CURRICULUM

Key Stage

Early Years Foundation Stage

At IPS, we believe in the holistic development of learners by providing an enabling environment that encourages students to learn and grow.

KEY STAGES 1-3

IPS aims to provide learners with the best possible start and support through quality and consistency in early years settings. Learning and development are encouraged in a healthy, safe, secure, and anti-discriminatory environment through age-appropriate activities and experiences.

We believe in providing opportunities for partnership between parents and teachers for the holistic development of learners. Our lessons and activities are designed to achieve the early learning goals that equip learners with knowledge, skills, and understanding.

In Kindergarten, our curriculum is based on the British Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Our EYFS curriculum nurtures not only the interests and talents of our students but also motivates them to be lifelong learners.

The EYFS at IPS includes Kindergarten 1 (ages 3-4) and Kindergarten 2 (ages 4-5).

KEY STAGES 1-3

Our EYFS curriculum is based on the following principles:

Every learner is a unique child, constantly learning:

  • To be resilient, capable, confident, and self-assured.
  • To be strong and independent through developing positive relationships.
  • To benefit and develop competently in enabling environments with teaching and support from adults.
  • To recognise that each learner develops and learns at different rates.
  • To adjust practices to provide education and care for all learners.
Areas of Learning and Development 1. Communication and Language
    • Listening, attention, and understanding
    • Speaking
2. Personal, Social, and Emotional Development
    • Self-regulation
    • Self-management
    • Building relationships
3. Physical Development
    • Gross motor skills
    • Fine motor skills
4. Literacy
    • Comprehension
    • Reading
    • Writing
5. The Natural World
    • Numbers
    • Numerical patterns
6. Understanding of the World
    • Past and present
    • People, culture, and communities
7. Expressive Art and Design
    • Creating with materials
    • Being imaginative and expressive
8. Thai Language and Culture

More Learning Opportunities

To complement the above-mentioned subjects, IPS offers regular assemblies, performances, field trips, festival celebrations, clubs, sports days, and fairs to enhance our students’ overall development.

Our Unique Approach

We believe in hands-on learning and a learning-through-play approach. Our lessons are designed to provide young learners with indoor, outdoor, whole-class, and small-group learning experiences.

 

Key Stages 1-3

The school teaches a broad range of subjects covering all  aspects of the National Curriculum in England.

CORE SUBJECTS:

  • English/ESL:  Adopting carefully planned methods to develop children’s reading, creative writing, and speaking skills with accurate grammatical usage.

 

  • Maths: Helping students explore numbers, shapes, space, and measurements and tackle numeric and algebraic problems through various teaching methods.

 

  • Science: Developing skills such as observing, evaluating, and explaining scientific phenomena through practical experiences. In secondary school, students specialise in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

Other Subjects:

  • Humanities: An integrated field of study, including History and Geography.
  • Modern Foreign Languages: French, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi.
  • Thai Language and Culture.
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Computing.
  • Personal, Health, and Social Education (PHSE).
  • Art and Design Technology.
  • Physical Education.

The National Curriculum framework document, as well as the Programmes of Study and Attainment Targets, can be retrieved from here.