Course Overview: Grades & Stages (Secondary)
This section will help you understand the course progression of the program offered by Vinschool which are found below.
Grades and Course Progression
- Secondary (Grade 6- Grade 9). DETAILS
The curriculum framework is a planning tool. The learning objectives within it are designed to promote progression in learning from Foundation classes to Stage 7 to Stage 9, and onwards into Upper Secondary. It enables development of knowledge, understanding and skills through a spiral approach: by revisiting and engaging with topics and skills at deeper levels and in different contexts across the stages.
The tables below contain example learning objectives which show how development of knowledge, understanding and skills progresses across the stages, but access to the full text will provide you with more comprehensive details on the learning objectives and the scheme of work. Please click on the picture to view a larger version of the tables.
To enable effective progression in your Secondary and High School teaching of English as a Second Language at Vinschool, you need to be familiar with the progression of knowledge, understanding and skills across stages. To do this, you may kindly contact your HoDs for support.
Stages
Secondary has the following stages:
- Foundation 1
- Foundation 2
- Stages 6 - 11
The Curriculum Framework of Cambridge International Education is adopted by Vinschool and it provides a comprehensive set of learning objectives for different stages. The curriculum framework is typically for learners aged 11 to 19, but it is important to know that students are assigned to different stages and because of this, they may join different moving classes in ESL.
The learning objectives in the curriculum framework provide a structure for teaching and learning. They also provide a reference for checking learners’ development of knowledge, understanding and skills. The learning objectives are divided into main areas of learning called ‘strands’ which run through every stage: Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking. Please click on the picture to view a larger version of the strands.
Please ask your HoD for the copy of Teacher Guide from Cambridge Assessment International Education to have more access to the curriculum framework, the progression in learning, and the schemes of work that best suit your learners in the classes assigned to you.