CIE Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
| Upper Secondary 16-18yrs |
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| Middle Secondary 14-16yrs |
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| Lower Secondary 11-14yrs |
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| Primary 5-11yrs |
Vocational Qualifications
Teachers' Qualifications
Cambridge International Primary Programme
Resources
Primary Curriculum Framework
The Cambridge Primary Curriculum Framework identifies a comprehensive set of learning objectives for English, Mathematics and Science for each year of primary education. It forms the core of the Cambridge International Primary Programme.
- Provides a natural progression through the six stages of primary education
- Is a valuable structure that focuses on what children should be able to do at each of the primary stages
Download the Cambridge Primary Curriculum Framework *
Primary English Curriculum Framework (149Kb)
Published support resources
CIE has worked with leading educational publishers to provide recommendations for published resources for use with the Primary Programme. We aimed to determine those materials that best reflect the content of the primary curriculum for English, Mathematics and Science. The recommended teaching schemes were identified through a process of content mapping, quality assurance and feedback from trial schools. The materials provide a variety of printed and electronic resources for both students and teachers.
Teaching schemes recommended by CIE
English schemes
- Reading scheme: Oxford Reading Tree published by Oxford University Press
(for Stages 1 and 2) - Language scheme: Quest published by Oxford University Press
(for Stages 3 to 6)
Mathematics scheme
- New Heinemann Maths published by Heinemann
Science scheme
- Explore Science published by Heinemann
Mapping documents to link each of these schemes with the Cambridge Primary Curriculum Framework are available on the Primary Teacher Support website.
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Primary Teacher Support resources
The Primary Programme includes a suite of support materials to help teachers plan and deliver the Primary Programme. Upon registration, Centres will receive access to the following resources:
- Primary Teacher Support website
Registered schools will have free and unlimited access to the Primary Teacher Support website. The site contains administration and support resources, including schemes of work for each stage of the Primary Programme. News and information on primary events and training also are provided. - Online training course
Primary Programme registration includes one year’s subscription to an online training course. The course allows an unlimited number of teachers within the school to learn at their own pace over the first year, and covers essential teaching skills. Teachers are encouraged to reflect on their own teaching experience and required to carry out activities.
Because we work closely with publishing partners and curriculum providers, CIE can recommend text books, work books and other teaching resources that closely match the learning outcomes of the Primary Curriculum Framework. These resources can be purchased separately and mapping documents are available to show how the resources support teaching.
Information for Parents
The following fact sheets can be reproduced to provide information for parents. The context is the same on both, but one is black and white for ease of reproduction.
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