Why Cambridge?

A presentation for parents & students

Presenter Name: Laoise Kelly

Job title: Principal Date: 16th September 2019

Cambridge Pathway

How do students benefit from the Cambridge Pathway?

Cambridge helps us to prepare students

for life – helping them to develop an

informed curiosity and lasting passion for

learning.

Cambridge has design programmes that

stretch, challenge and inspire students of

all abilities.

The programmes help students to

develop deep subject knowledge,

conceptual understanding and higher

order thinking skills.

Cambridge qualifications are widely

recognised by universities and

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What do our students study?

Cambridge offers a wide range of

subjects

Over 70 Cambridge IGCSEs

Over 50 Cambridge International AS & A

Levels

Students can choose the subjects

they love and are best at.

We design programmes to

challenge students, and get them

excited about what they’re learning.

Flexible programmes enable

teachers to use examples from local

contexts and cultures.

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an astronaut’s helmet

How does a Cambridge programme work?

The Cambridge Pathway leads

seamlessly from primary through to

secondary and pre-university years, for

5 to 19 year olds.

They take students on a journey

through:

Cambridge Primary

Cambridge Lower Secondary

Cambridge Upper Secondary

Cambridge International AS & A

Level.

Students can join at any stage.

How does a Cambridge programme work?

When designing programmes, Cambridge

starts by identifying what a student needs to

learn.

Students have to demonstrate

understanding and the core knowledge of a

subject.

Exams are there to recognise, reward and

encourage learning.

Flexible assessment structures maximises

time for teaching and learning.

How are Cambridge students prepared for the future?

Cambridge Pathway gives students

the skills they need for life.

Students develop higher order

thinking skills to apply what they’ve

learned including:

solving problems creatively

thinking for themselves

doing their own research and

communicating it

working with other people on a

project they’ve designed

together.

How do Cambridge programmes help students applying for university?

Cambridge qualifications are

accepted and valued by

employers and universities

around the world, including

MIT, Harvard, Oxford and

Cambridge.

They are recognised as

qualifications that prepare

and equip students with the

skills they need to succeed

both at university and

beyond.

How do Cambridge programmes help students applying for university?

Universities value the

independent research, critical

thinking skills and the deep

subject knowledge that our

qualifications bring.

Cambridge works with these

universities when revising

qualifications – getting expert

advice to make sure preparing

students to succeed at

university and beyond.

Cambridge students are very well-

prepared for our curriculum and we find

that they have a lot of confidence, but also

that they have good deep subject

knowledge, and the ability to think

critically.

Stuart Schmill, Dean of Admissions,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Introduction to the Cambridge Approach

The Cambridge approach to teaching and learning

is a collaboration between the teachers and the

learners.

1. The role of the teachers is to plan and deliver

exciting and interesting lessons.

2. The role of the learner is to engage, to ask

questions, to apply existing knowledge and to

develop new ideas, skills and strategies.

• This cycle of planning, teaching,

consolidation, feedback and

assessment describes all of the

work that the teachers do in the

classroom at our school.

The Cambridge approach is cyclical.

Planning

Teaching

Application, Practice

and Consolidation

Feedback

Assessment

Assessment

Skills Knowledge

Plan next steps

Build on what they know

Apply in context

Assessment

• Assessment is central

to our teaching, both

formative and

summative.

• Assessment helps

teachers to plan for the

next steps in learning.

Assessment

1. Day to day – quizzes , teacher

observation

2. At the end of a stage – Cambridge

Progression Tests and Progress

Checkers

3. Primary Check Point

Learning Ladders

Learning Ladders is an ongoing assessment tool.

Teachers use this each week to track children's progress.

This helps teachers to record what information the

children have learned and what information the children

need to know.

This assists with revision and planning future lessons.

Termly reports are based upon the children's ongoing

progress records on Learning Ladders and the test results

at the end of each term.

Creative Curriculum

At Cardiff International School we offer a

creative curriculum.

Problem Solving

Group Work

Projects

Fun methods to grab the children's

attention

At Cardiff International School…

We aim to create an atmosphere

of trust in our classrooms when

students and teachers feel valued

and respected.

This helps our students to be

motivated to continue and

improve.

Self Assessment

1. With teacher feedback we aim for the students to

become more reflective so they will begin to self assess.

2. A reflective learner will be one that is anxious to improve

and to do better every time.

3. This will help our students to become more:

CONFIDENT REFLECTIVE

INNOVATIVE ENGAGED

The Cambridge Curriculum Frameworks -

Comprehensive

Cumulative

Flexible

English Curriculum

The curriculum for E2L – English as a

second language is developed for

International Schools like our own.

This is based upon Council of

Europe's Common European

Framework of Reference for

Language.

Differentiation – depending on needs.

LO

In each class teachers share

the Learning Objective.

Students know what they need

to do.

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Find out how the Cambridge

Pathway can benefit your child:

cambridgeinternational.org/parents

Homework

Homework will be given to the children each

week. It should be returned on Tuesday.

May contain projects, worksheets, research,

creative work.

Will most often be revision but may contain

new work to challenge the students.

Contact your child’s teacher if you are not

sure.

Birthdays

Please do not ask your teacher to host a

birthday party for your child.

You are welcome to send in small treat

for the other children to take home.

The school day is very busy! Thank you

for understanding!

Reading

Reading is essential. Your

child should read for at least

ten minutes every day.

Listen to them read, read

with them, read to them. Let

them see you read.

Studies show that the

amount of time spent

reading is directly linked to

the students academic

scores.

Guided Reading – Key Stage 2

This takes place each morning form 7.30 to 8am.

This is a chance for your child to practice their

reading in a structured manner with their teacher.

The children are exposed to a wide variety of

books and texts with activities based upon these.

Please ensure that your child arrives on time

every day.

Guided Reading – Key Stage 1

In Key Stage 1 we follow the

Cambridge curriculum for

phonics.

We support this with the

Jolly Phonics programme.

This is taught and

rehearsed each morning.

Guided Reading + Phonics

Spellings

Our New Website!

We have put

lots of work into

our new website.

Have a look at it

– it has plenty of

information

about our

school.

Enrichment Programme

This academic year we are

offering an enrichment

programme for our students.

This will be a chance to reinforce

positive behaviour in our school.

The children will attend classes

with different teachers in the

school weekly.

The classes will change termly

and will be full of fun and learning

for our children.

Communication

Dojo – send a message to the

teacher or the school.

Phone reception

Make an appointment to meet

with us.

Call in.

Email

Parents suggestion box at

reception

Parent Teacher Association

Working together for the

wellbeing of our students.

Help organize events

Celebrate our school

Promote our school

Promote parental involvement

in our school

Please add your name if you

can commit.

Thank you for your support!

Parents Orientation Evening

7.30 am Cambridge Presentation in the Gym (for those who cannot

make the evening time)

2.15 Cambridge Presentation in the Gym

2.45 Year 1 Presentation 1B

3.00 Year 2 Presentation 2A

3.15 Year 3 Presentation 3A

3.30 Year 4 Presentation 4B

3.45 Year 5 Presentation 5B

4.00 Year 6 & 7 Presentation Library

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