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Primary
KRISTEN REGISTER
HEAD OF PRIMARY
At CGB we inspire and prepare our learners for an evolving world. In Primary and Secondary, through empathy and progressive teaching and learning, we empower everyone to act on their beliefs, thereby cultivating independent thinkers who are able to meet the demands of the twenty-first century.
FOUNDATION STAGE
The Foundation Stage is a very important stage in a child’s education. It should be a rewarding and enjoyable experience in which children explore, investigate, discover, create and consolidate their developing knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes.
Nursery – Reception
During the Foundation Stage at CGB, we aim to bring many of these aspects of learning together effectively. We carefully plan and structure activities, which are fun, relevant and motivating for each child. The curriculum that our children follow is called VESS, which stands for a Meaningful Life with Balance and Wisdom , and is designed to bring cultures of thinking to the forefront of each classroom.
KEY STAGE 1-2
We follow the National Curriculum of England for English and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) and the Mastery Approach for Mathematics, which is also aligned to the National Curriculum of England. As of August 2013, we use the IPC (The International Primary Curriculum) for the Foundation Subjects.
The International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is an internationally-minded, thematic, cross-curricular and rigorous teaching structure which helps to provide pupils with a dynamic and progressive understanding of the world they live in as well as prepare them for their fast paced and ever changing future life as workers and adults.
Each IPC unit incorporates a range of subjects including Science, History, Geography, Computing, Design Technology, Internationalism, Art and PE, providing many opportunities to link literacy and numeracy skills. The learning activities are designed to develop knowledge, skills and understanding and to facilitate the IPC Learning Goals:
- Enquiry
- Resilience
- Morality
- Communication
- Reflectiveness
- Cooperation
- Respect
- Adaptability
The IPC’s stress on International-mindedness
Seeing things from multiple perspectives adds value to the holistic education we aim to offer at CGB. The skills of independent learning and co-operation with others are of key importance and pupils are encouraged to develop not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes and values, which help them to become world citizens.