Key Stage (1-2)

Cambridge Primary is an international education programme, typically for young pupils (5 to 11 years). It starts students on an exciting educational journey, setting out what they should be able to do at each stage of their primary education.The programme develops young pupils who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged.Cambridge Primary includes assessment that proves and improves learning.Cambridge Primary develops students skills and understanding through the primary years in core subjects, namely English, Mathematics, Science,which form an excellent foundation for future study; Cambridge Lower Secondary, and for progression to other educational systems.It provides a natural progression throughout the years of primary education.

The curriculum aims to enable learners to communicate confidently and effectively and to develop critical skillsin order to respond to a range of information, media and texts with enjoyment and understanding.

Learners who follow this framework will develop a first- language competency in English based on a curriculum designed to be successful in any culture and to promote cross- cultural understanding. The Cambridge Primary English curriculum framework provides a solid foundation on which the later stages of education can be built.

The Cambridge Primary Mathematics curriculum focuses on principles, patterns, systems, functions and relationships so that learners can apply their mathematical knowledge and develop a holistic understanding of the subject.The curriculum framework explores the following five content areas:

The Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework explores the following four content areas

Cambridge Primary includes optional tests to help us assess your child’s development, compare individual pupils and class performance, and report progress to you and your child.There are two assessment options: Cambridge Primary Progression Tests and Cambridge Primary Checkpoint: Cambridge Primary Progression Tests – for each stage and marked by teachers and Cambridge Primary Checkpoint – at the end of the primary programme.

• provide detailed information about the performance of your child for each stage starting from year 3 onward in all the core subjects (English – Science – Maths).
• enable teachers to give structured feedback to students and parents
• enable teachers to compare the strengths and weaknesses of individuals and groups
• are marked by teachers in your school.

• Designed to test skills, knowledge and understanding at the end of the primary programme in English, maths, science and Cambridge Global Perspectives.
• Cambridge Primary Checkpoint tests are used at the end of Cambridge Primary and offer feedback on a student’s strengths and weaknesses in the key curriculum areas of English, mathematics and science.
• Cambridge Primary Checkpoint tests are marked by Cambridge and provide schools with an external international benchmark for student performance – an invaluable source of information for students, parents and teachers.
• There is also a Cambridge Primary Checkpoint assessment for our Global Perspectives course – students produce a team project that is marked by teachers and moderated in Cambridge.
• Provides foundation for further study – it is an excellent preparation for Cambridge Lower Secondary for students aged 11 to 14 years, and for progression to other educational systems.

For Cambridge Primary English, the curriculum is presented in five content areas or strands. These are further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. The framework promotes an enquiry-based approach to learning to develop thinking skills and encourage intellectual engagement. The five strands and sub-strands are: