Taaleem schools are committed to providing a solid academic grounding by delivering stimulating and creative educational programmes within our caring, secure and nurturing environments.
To encourage our students to appreciate the real-world relevance of their learning, and to foster in them a thirst for knowledge, each of our schools further enriches the whole education process through a combination of strategies that reach far beyond the confines of the classroom. These strategies include imaginative, first-hand experiences involving the use of integrated technology, art, music, speech and drama-based activities, physical education, research assignments and hands-on experiments. The intellectual rigour of our curricula combined with the time we invest in developing the whole student means that our graduates are well equipped for further education or any other aspect of adult life.
Taaleem Curricula
- Incorporate the highest quality of academic programmes available in any school environment across the world
- Inspire in each student a real passion for life-long learning
- Ensure each student achieves the best set of academic qualifications to which his or her abilities will stretch
- Enable our students to embrace the intellectual rigours of further education and adult life with confidence and enthusiasm
- Span a rich and balanced spectrum of practical experiences that nurture essential life-skills such as creativity, lateral thinking, compassion and effective communication.
UK National Curriculum
Established in 1988 and followed by schools across the United Kingdom and thousands of British schools around the world, the UK National Curriculum is designed to provide pupils with an introduction to the essential knowledge that they need to be educated citizens.
A broad and balanced curriculum, it focuses on the moral, cultural, mental and physical development of each child, so as to prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life. Year groups are divided into Key Stages, from Early Years, Key Stages 1 to 4 through to Sixth Form, with students formally assessed at the end of each Key Stage.
Teaching and learning take an enquiry-based approach, with an emphasis on problem solving and nurturing students’ ability to learn. Additional Humanities, Languages and Arts subjects, together with Personal, Health and Social Education and Physical Education are mandated for students up to the age 15.
At 16 years of age, all students will also sit public examinations – GCSE’s or IGCSE’s – and may then study further until age 18 when they will usually sit 3 or 4 A (Advanced) level exams or equivalent which are a pre-requisite for university entry.
After GCSEs, students may choose to pursue either an academic or vocational track. Students on a vocational track can choose to obtain a work qualification such as the BTEC or OCR Nationals. Students continuing on an academic track attend sixth form colleges during Years 12 and 13.
Age Groups: FS 1 to Year 13, 3 to 18 year olds
IB Curriculum
Pioneering a movement of international education in 1968, the non-profit foundation now offers four high quality and challenging educational programmes to students aged 3-19 years old. Through a unique curriculum with high academic standards, we champion critical thinking and a flexibility for learning by crossing disciplinary, cultural and national boundaries. The IB currently engages with more than 1.4 million students in over 4,775 schools across 153 countries. To find out more, please click here
The International Baccalaureate Curriculum is a truly global curriculum followed by around 4,500 schools across the world. The International Baccalaureate (IB) was founded in 1968 to help students grow into internationally-minded adults who will help create a better world through cultural understanding and mutual respect.
Based on inquiry, action and reflection, IB programmes empower young people for a lifetime of independent learning and in collaboration with others. The curriculum is centred on the IB Learner Profile that represents 10 key attributes of IB learners: inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective.
It aims to be informative rather than definitive, inviting an ongoing conversation and regular review from both learners and teachers through its four programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), Diploma Programme (DP), and the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP).
The IB Diploma Programme is considered by some the ‘gold standard’ preparation for entry to university. University admissions tutors from top universities around the world continue to go on record with regards to this. The IB Career-related Programme has a vocational bias and prepares students for further/higher education, apprenticeships, employment and for university.
Age Groups: Pre-KG/EY 1 to Grade 12, 4 to 18 year olds
American Curriculum
The American Curriculum encourages students to study a broad range of subjects throughout their school career. Schooling is broken down into Elementary (4 to 11 years of age), Middle School (11 to 13 years of age) and High School (14 to 18 years of age, Freshman/Senior), with teaching focused on academia, personal and social development. At elementary level students concentrate on developing essential skills such as reading, writing and arithmetic, physical education, music, arts, science, history and geography. Foreign languages are often introduced in Middle School.
By Middle and High School level, the curriculum becomes more flexible, with students offered a selection of compulsory (Maths, English, Science, English, Social Studies etc) and elective classes (foreign languages, economics, art etc). Students are regularly assessed by their teachers and receive annual report cards. They can also earn credits from their subjects that can be used toward College entry. Students will leave High School with a High School Diploma. Those wishing to attend university will have to take either a Standardized Assessment Test (SAT) or Advanced Placement (AP), that are administered at their school by the College Board on behalf of all universities. The American Curriculum is recognized by all US and Canadian universities and also universities globally.
Age Groups: Pre-KG to Grade 12, 4 to 18 year olds
French Curriculum
The French curriculum, established and followed by schools in France and across French international schools worldwide, provides a rigorous and comprehensive framework that promotes academic excellence, critical thinking, and global citizenship. The curriculum emphasizes intellectual, moral, and physical development while fostering creativity and cultural understanding.
Age Groups: Maternelle to Terminale – FS1 to Grade 13
