Curriculum Areas Archives - Brilliant International Private School Sharjah

Foundation Stage

bipswpmkm — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 08:50:35 +0000

Here at BIPS, we follow the British Curriculum, The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children. The EYFS is more than a curriculum it is a framework designed to support an integrated approach to early learning and care. It gives all professionals a set of common principles and commitments to deliver quality early education and childcare experiences to all children. Teachers deliver individualised learning we a common aim to provide children the best possible start in life. Every child is supported individually to make progress at their own pace this is achieved through play and inquiry based activities.

The EYFS principles which guide the work of all practitioners are grouped into four distinct but complementary themes:

A Unique Child
Positive Relationships
Enabling Environments
Learning and Development

In regards to each child’s learning and development and how they go about this in the Early Years, the EYFS curriculum sets out the Characteristics of Effective Learning into the three categories:

Playing and Exploring
Active Learning
Creating and Thinking Critical

Within the EYFS curriculum, there are seven areas of learning:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development –PSED
Communication and Language –CL
Physical Development-PD
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding of the World
Expressive Arts and Design-EDA

In the Early Years Department within BIPS, we aim to provide an inclusive education for all students. Personal, Social & Emotional development and Communication & Language development continues to be the focus for Preschool year and we will be monitoring the outcomes to ensure we have a solid foundation to build on when entering Reception Year. In Reception the focus will be on Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding of the World and Expressive Arts and Design. Whilst still continuing to embed the three core areas. This is preparing your children for the transition to their Primary Education.

Learning occurs through a cumulative process, allowing your child to build on their prior knowledge through new experiences and in a play-based environment. Your child will build on their comprehension through innovative activities and an engaging and stimulating atmosphere.

The EYFS is a curriculum looking at individual child’s need it provides teachers opportunities to plan intentions for your child’s incremental next steps of development. BIPS recognises each child as unique, with individual needs and abilities. Teachers track your child’s progression through a series of observations long narrative, snap shot, photographs and your child’s individual work. Which allows the teacher to determine a pace suitable for them. Each child will have a learning journey, this is a collection of purposeful observations collated during your child’s time at school. This is evidence of your child’s attainment and progression which clearly links to the seven areas of learning. We at BIPS encourage you the parents to be involved in your child’s learning Journey and education. We will encourage you to bring in photographs of things your child has achieved at home and for you to write comments and inform us of things that have been of interest to your child. It is our aim to work together as parents as partnership to support, extend and enhance your child’s learning and development.

At BIPS we assess children’s progression by using a selection of materials as example evidence of children’s attainment within their initial Learning Journey. In the third term of the reception year we categorized evidence into the 17 early learning goals (ELGs) creating the EYFS Profile. Which is given to the new teachers in the primary section of the school.

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Primary ( Cambridge)

bipswpmkm — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:00:54 +0000

Cambridge Primary starts the learners on an exciting educational journey, setting out what they should be able to do at each stage of their primary education.

Likewise, it is an excellent preparation for Cambridge Lower Secondary, and for progression to other educational systems. As a whole, the programme provides a broad and balanced education for the learners, hones them holistically and helps them to thrive throughout their schooling.

The programme is typically for learners aged 5 to 11 years and develops skills in ten subjects including English, Mathematics, and Science which will give plenty of opportunities to develop creativity, expression, and wellbeing in a variety of ways. The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is also included in the ten subjects as it is now a part of the educational experience worldwide and regarded as a new ‘literacy’ alongside reading, writing and numeracy. Along with these subjects is the Guided Reading that engages the students in every facet of the reading process and applies that literacy power to all instructional contexts. To give balance, the subjects Music, Arts and Physical Education are offered and are separately taught to give learners a platform to express themselves, spark imagination and creativity and develop transferable skills. In line with the UAE’s goals and values, the MOE subjects such as Arabic, Social Studies, Moral Education and Islamic Studies are also included in the programme of study.

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Lower Secondary

bipswpmkm — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:01:44 +0000

Lower Secondary Curriculum

Cambridge Lower Secondary is typically for learners aged 11 to 14 years. It helps you prepare students for the next step of their education, providing a clear path as they progress through the Cambridge Pathway in an age-appropriate way.

Our Lower Secondary curriculum provides uninterrupted continuation from our Primary Programme and a very clear progression pathway for our Upper Secondary courses. Our curriculum is regularly adapted towards the needs of all our students offering a broad and balanced curricular to enable all students to succeed.

The following subjects are taught at Lower Secondary:

English
Mathematics
Science
Arabic (A & B)
Islamic Studies (A & B)
Social Studies (A & B)
Moral Education (A & B)
French
Urdu
Music
Physical Education
Art
Information Technology

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Upper Secondary

bipswpmkm — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:02:00 +0000

Cambridge Upper Secondary is typically for learners aged 14 to 16 years. It offers learners the route to gaining Cambridge IGCSEs. Cambridge Upper Secondary builds on the foundations of Cambridge Lower Secondary, although learners do not need to complete that stage before this one. During Year 10, students have the opportunity to choose option subjects to study at IGCSE Level, alongside a number of core subjects. Students will study either Double Award Science or a minimum of 2 single Sciences. Unless special dispensation has been sought, all students have to take the following compulsory subjects:

English Language
Mathematics
Business Studies
Information Technology
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Physical Education (non-examined)
Islamic Studies (for Muslim students only)
Arabic as a First Language (for Arab passport holders only)
Arabic as a Second Language (not compulsory for non-Arab students from Year 11)

If students do not continue with Arabic as a Second Language or only select 2 science subjects, students have the opportunity to choose additional subjects. The option subjects include:

Geography
History
French
Urdu
Physical Education
Students also have the opportunity to take examinations in their home language

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Post 16 – Advanced

bipswpmkm — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:14:53 +0000

Brilliant International Private School is pleased to offer AS and A level qualification for the academic year 2022-2023.

At BIPS, we have personalized teaching support with bespoke and tailored pathways for all our students. One of our main feature is small class size with personal academic advisors for each of our Post 16 students. During our first year delivering Post 16, we are capping the class size to a maximum of 9, allowing for full time learning for all independent of the COVID protocols in place next year.

Cambridge International AS & A Level develops learners’ knowledge, understanding and skills in:

In-depth subject content
Independent thinking
Applying knowledge and understanding to new as well as familiar situations
Handling and evaluating different types of information source
Thinking logically and presenting ordered and coherent arguments
Making judgements, recommendations and decisions
Presenting reasoned explanations, understanding implications and communicating them logically and clearly
Working and communicating in English.

Cambridge International A Level is typically a two-year course, and Cambridge International AS Level is typically one year. Some subjects can be started as a Cambridge International AS Level and extended to a Cambridge International A Level.

International A levels are also recognized by all the top universities worldwide. International A levels are similar to A levels but they have a more flexible, modular structure than A level and the syllabus content is designed to have greater international relevance.

Ministry of Education Curriculum for Muslim and Arab Students

The Year 12/13 timetable for Muslim students also includes two compulsory lessons of Islamic Education. Students registered under Arab passports will study Arabic for four lessons per week and complete the Ministry of Education curriculum and subsequent internal assessments. Whilst those students wishing to continue with their Arabic studies will have 4 lessons of Arabic B.

Subjects we offering are:

Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Business Studies
Mathematics
English Language
Information Technology
Other selected subjects on request

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