OUR CURRICULUM
Learning
At LBBIS we follow the British Curriculum of the United Kingdom with bespoke local subjects. Our Primary provides a well balance curriculum with clear objectives in all areas and we employ the latest teaching practice from around the world. LBBIS follows the guidelines of the Iraqi Ministry of Education international schools guidelines.
The British Curriculum is divided into Key Stages of Learning which are:
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Early Years Foundation (EYF) runs from ages 3 to 4 also known as FS1 and FS2
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Key Stage 1 (KS1) runs from ages 5 to 6 also known as Year 1 and 2
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Key Stage 2 (KS2) runs from ages 7 to 11 also known as Year 3 to 6
EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGES 1 & 2
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- Reception
OVERVIEW
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Children start Foundation One in the September after their third birthday. The Early Years Foundation Stage is a two-year phase.
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Class size does not exceed 18, where possible. Teaching assistants support the class teachers in the delivery of the curriculum and specialist teachers deliver the programme for Music, Computing, PE as well as an informal approach to Arabic.
The learning environments are well resourced and maintained providing the pupils with a range of multi-sensory activities.
There is a full-time teaching assistant in Foundation One central area who adds valuable support to a wide range of activities including group work and language development through role play. Display areas celebrates the children’s work across all curriculum areas.
Many classrooms have interactive white boards to support the children's learning; these offer ways to support and consolidate day to day skills and allow access to the world outside through interactive websites.
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Many classrooms have interactive Be Touch Screens to support the children's learning; these offer ways to support and consolidate day to day skills and allow access to the world outside through interactive websites.
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The pupils have a dedicated play area featuring a range of activities, including wheeled vehicles, keeping them fully occupied at break times! As well as the permanent playground, the staff provide a wide range of changing outdoor activities to match the seasons.
Foundation children spend an increased amount of curriculum time outdoors during the cooler months with art, physical, creative, mathematical and language tasks and resources available outside.
An after-school care club exists for those parents who wish to extend their child’s stay at school beyond the normal finish time of 1:30pm, but it must be noted this incurs an extra charge.
CURRICULUM
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Children follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, based around seven areas of learning.
The emphasis throughout the Foundation Stage is on engaging the children in first-hand learning experiences with a very strong emphasis on play and early communication skills.
Role play is used as a way of developing the children's expressive language skills; these areas change regularly in classrooms and central areas.
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Parents are actively encouraged to support their children's development through reading and home/school linked phonic and letter formation activities.
Opportunities to enrich the curriculum are developed through trips and visitors. Parents are invited into school to attend school production that are appropriate to the children's age.
The children have great fun preparing for these through songs, actions, dance and some speaking parts. Similarly, visitors with special skills and experience are invited into class to further enrich the curriculum.
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YEARS 1-9
(Key Stages 1 to 2)
- Prep School
OVERVIEW
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The curriculum for the Primary Phase is lively, engaging and designed to meet the needs of all our pupils. We aim to develop creative, confident and inquisitive learners, who are ready to progress onto the next stage of learning by the end of the Primary Phase.
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The learning environments are well resourced and maintained providing the pupils with a range of multi-sensory activities. Display areas celebrate the children’s work across all curriculum areas. All classrooms have interactive whiteboards or TVs to support the children's learning.
CURRICULUM
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Key Stage One - Years One and Two
A smooth transition takes place between Foundation and Key Stage One. The structure of the curriculum is as follows: English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography are the core subjects with additional specialists’ subjects of Music, Art, Computer skills and P.E. Arabic and Islamic Studies are offer to all Muslim pupils.
In addition, pupils receive Iraqi Social Studies and Moral Education.
Links across the curriculum are made wherever possible and all activities are planned and delivered to maximise first-hand experience and respond to differing learning styles. Role play continues to be used as a way of developing expressive language skills; role play areas change regularly in classrooms and central areas.
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Key Stage Two - Years Three to Six
A smooth transition takes place between Key Stage One and Key Stage Two. The structure of the curriculum includes the following: English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography. Arabic and Islamic Studies is offered for Muslim pupils.
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Subject specialists deliver the Computing (ICT), Music, Arts and Physical Education programmes. Links across the curriculum are made wherever possible and all activities are planned and delivered to maximise first-hand experience and respond to differing learning styles.
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Subject specialists deliver the Computing, Music and Physical Education programmes. Links across the curriculum are made wherever possible and all activities are planned and delivered to maximise first-hand experience and respond to differing learning styles.
Wherever possible the pupils are taken out of school for activities that support and enrich the curriculum. For example, Y3-6 pupils go on a residential trip where they get the opportunity to engage in many ‘hands on’ outdoor activities. Similarly, local artists and visitors with special skills and experience are invited into class to enhance their learning.