OUR INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM AT BSG

Giving Your Child Responsibility In Our British Primary School Curriculum

What makes us stand apart from other primary schools in China? Our drive to encourage our young students to be academically inquisitive and to take responsibility or initiative in their learning. Our diverse primary school curriculum opens the doors to a more structured phase of their schooling, as they build strong foundations for a successful future.  

We foster a personalised learning environment, as our teachers invest their years of experience into your child’s development. Under the guidance of our Nord Anglia international team, our young students become truly global citizens, embark on a range of challenging extracurricular activities, and make lifelong friends. 

Learn more about one of the finest primary school curricula in China, including our core subjects, learning goals, and how we track your child’s development and progress.

Our Primary School Curriculum Has Two 'Key Stages' 

• Key Stage 1 (KS1) 
  • Years 1 and 2 (students 5 to 7 years old)
    
    
• Key Stage 2 (KS2)
  • Years 3 to 6 (students 7 to 11 years old)
    
    

Learning Goals In Our Primary Curriculum

Our curriculum consists of four areas of achievement:

• The ability to express oneself in oral and written form and to remember facts accurately and use them constructively, where appropriate.
• The ability to apply knowledge through practical tasks, problem solving, investigation skills, and the use of oral and written language.
• The development of personal and social skills, such as the ability to work with others and to take on a leadership role within a group.
• The development of confidence that comes through self-discipline and the commitment to learn and persevere even when tasks seem difficult.

Primary School Subjects

Our major subjects and areas of learning are as follows:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Music
• History
• Geography
• Chinese
• Digital Literacy
• Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)
• Physical Education (PE)
• Art
• Personal, Social, and Health Education (PSHE)
• English as an Additional Language (EAL), as appropriate
  
  

How We Assess & Track Progress

 All Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students have a baseline assessment at the start of the academic year. Using this information, our teachers predict students' attainment for the end of the year and help set individual targets for English and Numeracy. 

These targets are shared with parents, and students then work towards them in class. Gifted and talented students can also be identified at this point, as well as those who need extra support.

As the year progresses, we assess your child in the following ways:

• Observing them working in their ability groups
• Asking them questions or giving them complex problems or tasks to solve
• Reviewing their completed work
• Completing end of unit assessments – i.e., after finishing a science unit of work 
• Completing external UK-based assessments (linked to the English National Curriculum)
• Completing regular online assessments using a formative assessment programme

At regular intervals throughout the term, we ask our teachers to review each student's attainment and identify patterns and trends. Teachers then tailor their lesson planning to individual students’ strengths and areas of development to ensure each student makes optimal progress.