International Primary Curriculum

​ The IPC has been developed to provide support to teachers so that four main aims can be  achieved. 
They are:
• To help children learn the subject knowledge, skills and understandings they need to  become aware of the world 
      around them
• To help children develop the personal skills they need to take an active part in the  world throughout their lives
• To help children develop an international mindset alongside their awareness of their  own nationality
• To do each of these in ways which take into account up-to-date research into how  children learn and how they can be encouraged to be life-long learners

The IPC has a simple but comprehensive structure

Everything is based on clearly defined learning goals which lay out the subject, personal and international knowledge, skills and understandings children need at different stages of their primary school life:

  • Learning Goal
A specific statement of what children should ‘know’, ‘be able to do’ or develop an ‘understanding’ of at different mileposts. The IPC contains learning goals for each subject of the curriculum, for personal development and for ‘international mindedness’.

  • Learning Target
An IPC learning target is a refined learning goal specifically related, where appropriate, to the content of each unit of work.

  • A Process of Learning
The units of work provide practical activities which teachers can use in the classroom plus a wealth of other supportive information. Each unit is structured to make sure that children’s learning experiences are as stimulating as possible.

IPC Unit  Structure

All the units follow the same process as described below:

1. Entry Point
The entry point is an activity for children that begins each unit of work and provides an exciting introduction to the work that is to follow. Entry points can last from one hour to a week, depending on the age of the children and the appropriateness of the activity.
2. Knowledge Harvest
The knowledge harvest takes place in the early stages of each unit and provides an opportunity for children to reveal what they already know about the themes they are studying. This bank of knowledge can then be added to, developed and even challenged by the teacher, throughout the course of the unit.
3. Explain The Theme
This activity involves the teacher helping the children to see the ‘big idea’ of the unit of work before embarking on the subject learning.
4. Big Picture
The big picture provides teachers with subject-based background information to the issues contained within the unit.
5. Research Activity
Each IPC unit has a research activity and a recording activity. Research activities always precede the recording activities. During research activities, children use a variety of methods and work in different group sizes to find out a range of information.
6. Recording Activity
During the recording activities, children interpret the learning they have researched and have the opportunity to explain it in ways which feature their multiple intelligences.
7. Exit Point
The exit point has two main purposes. First, to help children pull together their learning from the unit and second, to celebrate the learning that has taken place.
Follow this link to see all of the great IPC units that will be covered this year!
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