A presentation of the 'myths, realities and areas that will create costs for the PYP and Cambridge Primary programmes.

1. P R I M A R Y S C H O O L P R O G R A M M E S F O R S O U T H
A F R I C A N S C H O O L S
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANISATION
AND CAMBRIDGE
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS - MYTHS,
REALITIES (TRUTH) AND COSTS

2. PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME -
MYTHS
• INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANISATION
(IBO)
• PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME (PYP)
• UNSTRUCTURED – framework provided
• STUDENTS DO NOT LEARN TO WRITE OR READ
PROPERLY
• THE KNOWLEDGE BASE IS NOT SOUND
• I DON’T RECOGNISE THIS TYPE OF TEACHING AND
LEARNING SO IS IT VALID?

3. PYP - TRUTHS
• STRUCTURED – CONCEPTS, KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, ATTITUDES and ACTION
• ALL SUBJECTS COVERED IN THE
FRAMEWORK OF THE CURRICULUM
• TEACHERS DESIGN & CREATE THE
CURRICULUM – PYP CHANGES AS THE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCHOOL GROWS –
FOCUS ON LOCAL TO GLOBAL
• ONE CURRICULUM FROM 3-12 YEAR OLD
STUDENTS
• ALL UNITS OF LEARNING BASED ON SIX
THEMES COVERING DISCIPLINES OF
LEARNING
• NOT AGE-BASED, DESIGNED AROUND
PHASES SO STUDENTS CAN LEARN AT
DIFFERENT RATES

4. PYP - TRUTHS
• TRANS-DISCIPLINARY – CONCEPTUAL PLATFORMS
CREATE CONNECTION
• COLLABORATIVE AND INDEPENDENCE FOCUS
• DEEP NOT SHALLOW – 6 UNITS A YEAR
• INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING
• ASSESSMENT RELIES ON BROAD RANGE OF TOOLS
AND STARTEGIES
• DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER AND LIVING THE
ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
• EXTERNALLY VALIDATED – PROCESS OF
AUTHORISATION
• PROFFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT – ON-GOING PART OF
UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVEMENT
• NOT A SIMPLE FRAMEWORK TO IMPLEMENT -

5. COSTS – PER CHILD
SCHOOL OF 500 STUDENTS
• AFFILIATION – PER ANNUM
• SITE VISITS – PRELIMINARY AND AUTHORISATION PER
VISIT (4 YEAR CYCLE)
• LOW RESOURCE COSTS – NO SMALL, HIDDEN COST
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – PER ANNUM
• FIRST 4-YEAR CYCLE

6. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL
EXAMINATIONS (CIE)
MYTHS
• IS A COMPLETE PRIMARY CURRICULUM – 3
SUBJECTS
• ‘EASY CHOICE’ – OFTEN USED AS A HOMESCHOOL
CURRICULUM

7. CIE – TRUTH
ENGLISH, SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS
INTER-DISCIPLINARY
YOU WILL NEED A SECOND
CURRICULUM FOR THE FIRST 9 YEARS
(CAPS)
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED
RIGOROUS – examination-based
HAS ANNUAL TESTING FROM YEAR 3
AND ‘CHECK POINTS’ AT YEAR 3, 6.
STRUCTURED ON YEARS & AGES
IT CAN IMPACT ON AGES DEPENDING
ON THE SCHOOL.
YOU WILL NEED A DIFFERENT
CURRICULUM FOR 4/5 YEAR OLD
STUDENTS.
TRAINING – TEACHERS NEED TO BE
TRAINED - ASSESSMENT
CHANGES – CURRICULUM DOES HAVE
ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES
TEXTBOOK BASED / INQUIRY BASED

8. CIE - COSTS
Inspection (registration) fee.
Annual affiliation
Resources – Curriculum and resources
updated every three years (+-) – lots of
small costs ICT Starters, postage,
remarks, late entry fees.
Student examinations:
Primary Checkpoints: per subject per
student PD – (face-to-face/ online)
Conference: and international travel costs
would be the norm from South Africa