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The ICA sets out to answer a question – “How well do we identify the impact of improved learning on the learners themselves?”

The focus on improving learning has been the DNA of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) since it began some twenty-one years ago. That same focus flows through the veins of the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) and International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) and it now provides the genetic architecture of the ICA Recognition and Accreditation Framework. But the ICA sets out to answer a question – “How well do we identify the impact of improved learning on the learners themselves?”

A middle years curriculum designed for evolving adolescent brains

Between childhood and adulthood, hormones kickstart a phase of significant change. While some physical changes may be noticeable, there are less obvious changes taking place in our brains, which can contribute to making teenage years a rollercoaster.

A Primary Curriculum preparing learners for a transforming world

The primary curriculum encourages learners to be globally competent, socially conscious and motivated to positively contribute within a local and/or global context, something that has become increasingly essential over the last few years especially during this historic moment in time.

Guest Blog: What inspired a new IEYC Unit focused on outside play

Something magical happens when children go outside. That moment the door opens to the playground and a stampede forms itself out of the door with children yelling ‘yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhh’ with their hands up in the air.

Guest Blog: Looking back, looking forward with the IEYC

It feels like only yesterday I was sitting down with Janice Ireland, the creator of the IEYC curriculum. It was 2016 and I was at the Fieldwork Offices in London – and over much coffee and plenty of cake, we were planning out the very first of the IEYC units.

IMYC2020 – Making the Mathematical Connection

We are excited to announce that IMYC Big Ideas now feature support for Mathematics teachers, developed in collaboration with mathematics teachers within the IMYC global community. A range of optional tasks that cover IMYC Mathematical strands have been created that provide authentic links to all nine of the IMYC Big Ideas.

Action Research for Improving Learning

What makes the implementation of the International Curriculum successful and learning effective differs by context and by individual learner. There is an abundance of research that could inform school decision making, but there are also opportunities for research into what is successful and what we could do better in our own schools.

Host your very own IPC Birthday Party!

We would like to invite all our global community to host their own IPC 21st birthday party wherever you are in the world!

Guest Blog: My Adventure with the IPC

My first introduction to the IPC came in 2002, so not quite twenty years ago, when I was the Principal of Berlin International School. I had recently returned to Europe from living and working in New Zealand, where I had undertaken studies at the University of Auckland into something called, “Infolink”, looking at ways to create an enquiring mind in young children and improve learning.

Guest Blog: How we navigated being a new IPC school with staff new to the curriculum

Razum International School is a primary school in Singapore, which opened in August of 2019. As the school was a start-up and the staff were all new to IPC, this was a challenge, that I can confidently say we have overcome. Over the past 2 years, we have learnt so much about IPC.

IMYC2020: The tumultuous teenage brain

The IMYC recognises that teenagers have particular needs and is designed to support and improve their learning through this critical time. Six needs of the teenage brain have been identified as important, and the IMYC has been designed with these in mind.

Guest Blog: Connecting children to offer solutions and support to one another on a global platform

World leaders could certainly learn a thing or two from listening to the suggestions of children in solving world problems! Not only did our first global summit demonstrate this – it flagged up many other surprise benefits.

IMYC2020 Rubrics

Assessment is integral to the Process to Facilitate Learning and therefore rubrics should be discussed as part of learning.

Guest Blog: Celebrating change as an IPC Trainer

As an international trainer for the IPC, this year has been full of changes, just like so many teachers in schools around the world.

Guest Blog: IEYC - What difference has it made to our School?

When I was invited to write for this blog I thought I’d like to focus on what has been remarkable since we started working with IEYC. Snapshots of our children and their parents enjoying the Entry and Exit Points, teachers discussing the best use of our environment to support children's learning instantly came to mind.

Guest Blog: Navigating this Pandemic

Guest Blog: Implementing Virtual Learning in Kindergarten

Kindergarten at Apple Green School aims to be engaging and supportive of our families by creating a calm and secure learning environment.

Guest Blog: Virtual Reality (VR) Experiences Enriching Learning at The Grange Institution

From our experience, virtual reality can empower teachers to conduct highly engaging lessons that leads to possibly greater retention of knowledge.

Guest Blog: My 20 Year Journey With The IPC

Guest blog written by Mary van der Heijden

The IPC 20th Birthday Celebrations

2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC). Over the next 12 months, we're excited to be able to share with you updates coming to the curriculum, inspiring stories from some member schools, our birthday celebrations, and ways for you to get involved too!

Leading the IPC in its 20th year!

It’s hard to believe that the International Primary Curriculum is turning twenty years old! With a wide reach and having influenced and inspired millions of children and thousands of teachers, we are delighted to be leading the IPC into the 2020s.

Guest Blog: Improving learning through IMYC Exit Points

I am fortunate enough to be the IMYC coordinator at Khartoum International Community School (KICS) in Sudan. At KICS, the Year 7/8/9 cohorts are each made up of two groups of learners; all of which are taught by a wonderful team of enthusiastic, supportive and knowledgeable teachers. This year, there has been a focus on improving our Exit Point structure.

I am so glad I managed to get everything done this week… said no teacher ever!

Guest blog written by Judy Dawson from Greengates School in Mexico

Implementing the International Early Years Curriculum on an Island

Implementing the International Early Years Curriculum in a school requires strategic planning and support, but what happens when a new school is opened on a small island in the Indian Ocean, where the first language is French and only local staff are available to implement a programme they haven’t heard of?

Being Bored - Allow Genius in Early Years

Guest Blog: Implementing the IPC Course and its impact on teaching and learning

Guest Blog: Leading the IMYC at NAIS New York

This year, I was lucky enough to take on the post of IMYC lead at Nord Anglia International School in New York City. Teaching here, using the IMYC framework has led to some wonderful educational discoveries for both myself as a practitioner, but more importantly for the students. The IMYC ethos has ensured that students feel connected to and challenged by their learning and has created a wonderful atmosphere for debate, evaluation of and progress in students thought process.

IMYC in action at TH School, Vietnam

IEYC at the International Curriculum Conference Singapore 2019

IPC at the International Curriculum Conference Singapore 2019

IMYC at the International Curriculum Conference Singapore 2019

IEYC Guest Blog: Learning Through Play – Sounds Like Fun!

Takeaways from the Bett and Education Show in London

New Year's Resolution Series: Jacqueline Harmer

New Year's Resolutions Series: Therese Andrews

HMCI commentary from the Ofsted annual report and the international curriculum programmes

Early Years Training Hub Launch

Why a recent article in The Telegraph is wrong

My Visit to the US

I had the privilege of visiting the US last week, on a tour of Boston, New York and Washington DC. I couldn’t resist visiting some of our member schools and seeing what great learning was taking place.

IT Robot – Learning Tool Or Babysitter?

While the older generation might be little fearful of new technology, children’s natural curiosity has always embraced it.

Guest Blog: How I’m implementing the International Early Years Curriculum in Hanoi, Vietnam

Using the IPC in a Bilingual Model

Our View of Assessment

Assessment of the progress that children make in school is perhaps one of the leading debates in education

Escape Room linked to Knowledge Skills and Understanding in the IPC

We decided to create a Google form where the learners would have to use the Knowledge they gained to unlock clues.

Surviving and Thriving in Tokyo

Here I was in Tokyo, Japan ready to attend the ACE 2018 Conference “Surviving and Thriving” Education in Times of Change.

Ofsted’s new focus on Curriculum is an opportunity for Key Stage 3 to become good again

Therese Andrews, Head of IPC and IMYC responds to the recent tes article by Rob Campbell: http://bit.ly/2yrYmPV

IMYC visit to NAIS Al Khor

It was a pleasure to visit NAIS Al Khor in Qatar recently to work with their teachers on the implementation of the IMYC in their school. Living in the desert can bring certain challenges for teenagers; these include the early starts to avoid the afternoon heat, which we know doesn’t necessarily align with teenagers’ circadian rhythm – meaning they’re predisposed to sleep for longer in the mornings.

Old School – A Day Off From Child Centred Play

Why is the Big Idea at the centre of the IMYC Learning Process?

Enhancing IPC learning with Now>Press>Play

Our latest IPC collaboration

My visit to St Leonard’s Primary School, Lambeth, UK

Read about one of our intern's visit to St Leonard's Primary School

My Summer Internship at Fieldwork Education

Read the latest blog about our summer intern's expereince at the Fieldwork office.

What do children say about learning with the IPC?

A Q&A with IPC students

IMYC Exit Points - Curiosity magnets?

Will we learn something if we we're not curious about it?

Moderation In All Things

Read the latest blog from our Head of IMYC, Verity Welch

Finding your way with the IPC

Our new IPC Route Plan

The Mother of invention

A special Mothers Day blog from our Head of IEYC

New IPC unit - All Aboard

Find out more about our new IPC unit.

Creating IPC World Language Learning Goals

Our Head of IPC, Anna Vaughan explains more about creating our new World Language Learning Goals

New IPC units - World Languages

Our Head of IPC catches up with the writer of our new language units

Our latest collaboration with Jigsaw PSHE

When IPC met Jigsaw

Personal Learning Goals at the International School of Bremen

Read about the International School of Bremen and their approach to Personal Learning Goals

New IPC unit - The Story of English

Find out more about one of our new IPC units

New IPC unit - Space Scientists

Find out more about our new science focused unit.

New IPC units - The Islands

Our 3 new geography units for the IPC

Explaining the International Primary Curriculum (IPC)

Our Head of IPC, Anna Vaughan explains how the IPC can improve learning in your school

From Sakhalin International School - The IPC and the UN Global Goals

Read a guest blog from Craig Jones on how Sakhalin School in Siberia is using the IPC to improve learning

Target Practice - it's Swings and Roundabouts

Online reading resources for your schools!

There are a whole host of free resources on the internet to help bring reading in your school to life.

The Reading for Pleasure Conference

Read Anna's latest blog about the Reading for Pleasure conference

Our collaboration with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

There was a sense of urgency conveyed by many speakers at the Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Conference held in London on the 5th October.

My first year with the IPC

As I approach the end of my first year as Head of IPC here at Fieldwork Education I’d like to reflect on the great opportunity there is for the IPC to connect teachers and students throughout the world who are focused on improving learning.

Healthy Eating - Fit For Life!

Verity Welch, our Head of International Early Years Curriculum talks about developing a healthy eating ethos

Messy Play – It’s Not Rocket Science!

Children are curious, keen to learn and as early years practitioners we should spend their time enhancing these natural lines of enquiry.

Is Finland scrapping subjects?

The Gender Divide

Enabling an environment that supports learning for both boys and girls