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IPC INTERNATIONAL
PRIMARY CURRICULUM
FUTURASKOLAN, GÅSHAGA
THE BEGINNING
It all began in the 1980’s with the introduction of
the UK National Curriculum to Shell’s English-
speaking schools located around the world.
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SKILL DEVELOPMENT & INTERNATIONAL-MINDEDNESS
Fundamental to the IPC approach to learning is a clear progression in skill
development. This even applies to the personal learning goals which
emphasise adaptability, resilience, cooperation and respect and which, as a result
of progressive skill development, help children to become able and inspired
learners.
As for the international context, it’s not just an add-on. International-
mindedness is embedded into all IPC learning to ensure that children grow up
with a very clear global understanding.
IPC FOCUS AND THE FUTURE
No one can properly predict the nature of work that will be available for today’s
primary age children by the time they are adults. Many of the jobs they will have
simply don’t yet exist, especially in the fields of ICT, technology and science.
So the principle of the IPC is to focus on personal, academic and international
learning that will prepare children, wherever they may live, for the world
of tomorrow.
EXAMPLE: ALL ABOUT ME
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Early Years
In this unit the children are going to be finding out all about themselves, their new friends in the class and all of the exciting things they can do now
that they are at school.
They will be:
Playing with bricks, blocks, sand and water and in the house
Painting pictures of themselves
Listening to stories
Singing songs
Counting
Learning everyone’s name
EXAMPLE: A DAY IN THE LIFE
The Big Idea
It can be fun to imagine what we want to do when we grow up. The world is full of lots of different and exciting jobs. But we
should remember to celebrate the things we can do now – the hobbies and interests that we enjoy, and the learning we do
at school to help us achieve our goals.
EXPLAINING THE THEME
In Society, we’ll be finding out:
About the jobs people do in our school
About the jobs that our parents and family do
About the people who help us
How a service works and the jobs that it creates
How to create an imaginary family for our soap opera/show
In Art, we’ll be finding out:
How to create a portrait of ourselves to show the things that we do
How to create a style sheet for one of our characters, exploring their clothes, hobbies and interests
In Geography, we’ll be finding out:
EXPLAINING THE THEMEIn History, we’ll be finding out:
About the jobs people used to do in the past
What our local area might have looked like a 100 years ago
In Music, we’ll be finding out:
How to create theme music for one of our characters
How to sing and perform the main theme music for our soap opera/show
In Technology, we’ll be finding out:
How to make vehicles for our street map
How to make a uniform for one of our characters
In International, we’ll be finding out:
LEARNING BY PLAY
LEARNING BY PLAY
LEARNING BY PLAY
LEARNING BY PLAY
THANK YOU!