Primary
BETHAN WILLIAMS
HEAD OF PRIMARY
At CGB, we inspire and prepare our learners for an evolving world.
Our truly international environment brings together students and staff from diverse cultures and experiences, creating a community where global-mindedness, empathy, and curiosity thrive. Through progressive teaching and strong relationships, we nurture independent, reflective learners ready to contribute positively in an interconnected world.
FOUNDATION STAGE
The Foundation Stage is a vital part of a child’s educational journey. At CGB, we believe these early years should be filled with curiosity, creativity, exploration, and joy, laying the foundations for lifelong learning.
Nursery – Reception
Throughout the Foundation Stage, children are encouraged to explore, investigate, discover, create, and develop their understanding of the world around them through purposeful play and meaningful experiences. We carefully plan engaging and motivating learning opportunities that support each child’s academic, social, emotional, and personal development.
Our Foundation Stage curriculum is guided by the VESS model (Vida Equilibrada con Sentido y Sabiduría – A Meaningful Life with Balance and Wisdom), which places cultures of thinking at the heart of every classroom. Through this approach, children are encouraged to become reflective, curious, and independent learners from an early age.
KEY STAGE 1-2
We follow the National Curriculum of England for English and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) and the Mastery Approach for Mathematics, which is also aligned to the National Curriculum of England. As of August 2013, we use the IPC (The International Primary Curriculum) for the Foundation Subjects.
The International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is an internationally-minded, thematic, cross-curricular and rigorous teaching structure which helps to provide pupils with a dynamic and progressive understanding of the world they live in as well as prepare them for their fast paced and ever changing future life as workers and adults.
Each IPC unit incorporates a range of subjects including Science, History, Geography, Computing, Design Technology, Internationalism, Art and PE, providing many opportunities to link literacy and numeracy skills. The learning activities are designed to develop knowledge, skills and understanding and to facilitate the IPC Learning Goals:
- Enquiry
- Resilience
- Morality
- Communication
- Reflectiveness
- Cooperation
- Respect
- Adaptability
The IPC’s emphasison International-mindedness
Seeing things from multiple perspectives adds value to the holistic education we aim to offer at CGB. The skills of independent learning and co-operation with others are of key importance and pupils are encouraged to develop not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes and values, which help them to become world citizens.