Primary (Age 5-11)

Subcategories

• Art and Design (0067)

  Cambridge International Primary Art and Design (0067) gives learners a platform to express themselves, sparking imagination, creativity and developing transferable skills. Students explore and push boundaries to become reflective, critical and decisive thinkers. They learn how to articulate personal responses to their experiences.

  Art & Design is taught through a broad range of investigative, art-making and reflective activities. These include a number of study areas, for example painting, print making, model making or digital art.

  Students develop creative skills that will help with many aspects of their future learning and development. They will:

  • learn to see themselves as artists and become increasingly reflective and independent
  • develop the skills needed to express creative ideas and to communicate visually
  • understand their place and the place of others in a creative, innovative and interconnected world.

• Computing (0059)

  This new Computing curriculum helps learners understand how computers work. This stimulating course gives students the opportunity to look inside a computer to understand the purpose of different components. They will develop coding skills on visual programming languages, such as Scratch, and learn that computers can only perform actions that humans ask them to do.

• Digital Literacy (0072)

  Digital literacy is an essential skill for learners of all ages, including the youngest primary students. The digital world allows us to connect, collaborate, innovate and discover new information on an ever-broadening scale, and learners must be able to effectively use technology from the very beginning of their educational journey.

  Students develop the digital skills that will help with many aspects of their future learning and development. They will:

  • understand their place, and the place of others, in an interconnected world and make educated decisions about the information that they encounter online
  • develop knowledge and understanding that will allow them to respond to, and evaluate technology of the future
  • develop skills to create increasingly sophisticated documents and presentations
  • learn how to become positive contributors to the digital world
  • use digital technology safely and protect their own physical and emotional wellbeing.
• English (0058)

  Cambridge Primary English encourages a life-long enthusiasm for reading, writing and spoken communication. Learners develop English skills for different purposes and audiences.

  This curriculum is for learners who have English as a first language, and can be used in any cultural context.

  Learners develop skills and understanding in four areas: reading, writing, speaking and listening. They will learn how to communicate effectively and respond to a range of information, media and texts.

• English as a Second...

  Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language (0057) curriculum empowers even the youngest learners to communicate confidently and effectively. It helps them to develop the skills needed to respond to a range of information, media and texts. The programme promotes active learning, develops thinking skills and encourages intellectual engagement.

  This subject is for learners who speak a language other than English at home, there is no expectation that they will have prior experience of English before starting this course.  The curriculum is based on the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), used across the world to map learners’ progress in English.

• Global Perspectives...

  Cambridge Global Perspectives (0838) develops the skills of research, analysis, evaluation, reflection, collaboration and communication. It strengthens the links across English as a first or second language, mathematics, science and ICT Starters. 

  Research says that the earlier students start to develop and practise their skills, the greater the impact on their learning. Making Cambridge Global Perspectives available to younger students will develop and embed cross-curricular skills at an earlier age, supporting them in their studies as they progress to and beyond.

• Humanities (0065)

  This flexible primary humanities curriculum helps learners develop a lifelong curiosity about our world and its people. Through their studies of people, the past and places, learners build knowledge and skills to engage empathetically and insightfully with history, their physical world and their communities.

  Learners will explore the world, its people and places, locally, nationally and globally, in the past, present and future. They will explore humanities topics by building knowledge and developing discipline-specific skills, which will help them actively engage with the subject. This will help them understand the world better and improve their ability to think critically and work with others.

• Mathematics (0096)

  Maths helps us to think analytically and have better reasoning abilities. This primary mathematics curriculum encourages life-long enthusiasm for analytical and rational thinking.

  Learners develop a holistic understanding of the subject, focussing on principles, patterns, systems, functions and relationships. They will become mathematically competent and fluent in computation, which they can apply to everyday situations. ‘Thinking and working mathematically’, a unique feature of the curriculum, encourages learners to talk with others, challenge ideas and to provide evidence that validates conjectures and solutions. When learners are thinking and working mathematically, they actively seek to make sense of ideas and build connections between different facts, procedures and concepts. This supports higher order thinking that helps them to view the world in a mathematical way.

• Modern Foreign...

  Cambridge Primary Modern Foreign Language provides a flexible framework that can be adapted to teach any foreign language, except for English. Learning another language fosters cognitive abilities, cultural understanding, and academic success so that learners can become confident, global communicators.

  With this framework, learners will discover the joy of learning and using a new language, whilst gaining a deeper insight into how languages function. They will also develop empathy and an appreciation of people from different cultures through exploring cultural contexts of languages. Additionally, this framework equips learners with essential skills for further study.

• Music (0068)

  Music fosters creativity and builds confidence. It helps learners to express themselves and shows them the importance of communication as they learn to connect with other musicians and with audiences.

  What will students learn?

  Learners explore music as performers, composers and informed listeners. They make, understand and appreciate music from different cultures, times and places, helping them to develop leadership and collaboration skills as well as self-confidence.

• Physical Education (0069)

  Physical education is a vital part of a balanced school curriculum. Regular exercise improves physical and mental health and there is growing evidence that it improves academic performance across the curriculum. Establishing good patterns of exercise in primary school provides learners with the foundation for an active and healthy lifestyle.

  This subject is about learning to move and moving to learn. Learners develop skills through a wide variety of age-appropriate physical activities, including games, gymnastics and dance.

• Science (0097)

  This exciting new primary science curriculum helps learners develop a life-long curiosity about the natural world and enables them to seek scientific explanations to the phenomena around them.

  Students will learn to think scientifically and develop practical skills alongside knowledge and understanding, which is vital for explaining the world around us. Improving learners’ awareness of science in the world around them develops their sense that ‘science is for me’, helping to connect themselves to the subject.

• Wellbeing (0034)

  Cambridge Primary Wellbeing is a holistic programme that encourages learners to reflect on and understand themselves, foster positive relationships with others and empowers them to be safe and active participants in an ever changing world.

  Primary learners are in a period of development where they are learning new things, exploring the world around them, and developing important social and emotional skills. When learners have a positive sense of wellbeing, they are more likely to feel confident, motivated and engaged in their learning.