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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.

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.

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.

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: 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.

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

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

IPC at the International Curriculum Conference Singapore 2019

Takeaways from the Bett and Education Show in London

New Year's Resolution Series: Jacqueline Harmer

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

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.

Using the IPC in a Bilingual Model

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.

Enhancing IPC learning with Now>Press>Play

Our latest IPC collaboration

What do children say about learning with the IPC?

A Q&A with IPC students

Finding your way with the IPC

Our new IPC Route Plan

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

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

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.