Curriculum Outline: Cambridge Lower Secondary English

Cambridge Lower Secondary English
Curriculum outline
Cambridge Lower Secondary offers a curriculum that schools can shape around how they want their
students to learn. It develops learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and
engaged. Cambridge Lower Secondary builds skills, knowledge and understanding in English, English
as a Second Language, mathematics, science and Cambridge Global Perspectives™. It is for learners
typically aged 11 to 14.
There is a curriculum framework for each Cambridge Lower Strand: Writing
Secondary subject. Each framework is organised into three • Develop broad writing skills.
stages corresponding to the first three years of secondary
education. They reflect the teaching target for each year group • Select and develop content and use register and language
and provide comprehensive learning objectives. appropriate to genre, purpose and audience.
We organise the Cambridge Lower Secondary English • Structure and organise ideas coherently using sections
curriculum in three content areas or ‘strands’. Each strand or paragraphs.
is further divided into ‘sub-strands’. • Use a range of sentence structure and punctuation
accurately to convey meaning and create particular effects.
Strand: Reading
• Develop broad reading skills. • Use accurate spelling.
• Demonstrate understanding of explicit meaning in texts. Strand: Speaking and listening

• Demonstrate understanding of implicit meaning in texts. Students learn how to speak for a variety of purposes,
• Explain, comment on and analyse the way writers use such as to explain, describe, narrate and analyse. They will
stylistic and other features of language and structure in texts. use a range of vocabulary and practise speaking fluently
• Recognise conventions and evaluate viewpoint, purpose, and clearly.
themes and ideas in texts.
Cambridge Lower Secondary English – Curriculum outline
The Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum encourages Here are some examples from the Reading strand
learners to be confident, creative and capable of applying their for Stages 7 and 9 of the Cambridge Lower Secondary
skills to respond to a range of information, media and texts with English curriculum.
enjoyment and understanding. It is designed to be successful
in any culture and to promote cross-cultural understanding. Stage 7
It provides a solid foundation for further stages of education Strand: Reading
such as Cambridge IGCSE™. Demonstrate understanding of explicit meaning in texts
• Extract the main points and relevant information from a
text or IT source, using a range of strategies such as
skimming and scanning.
• Select, collate and summarise ideas from texts, using
notes where relevant.
Demonstrate understanding of implicit meaning in texts
• Use inference and deduction to recognise implicit meanings.
Stage 9
Strand: Reading
Demonstrate understanding of explicit meaning in texts
• Select from a range of strategies and use the most
appropriate ways to locate, retrieve and compare
information and ideas from a variety of texts.
Demonstrate understanding of implicit meaning in texts
• Develop interpretations of texts, supporting points with
detailed textual evidence.
• Use a repertoire of reading strategies to analyse and explore
different layers of meaning within texts, including bias.
How can I access the full curriculum framework?

Only schools offering Cambridge Lower Secondary can access the full curriculum framework.
• If you are a Cambridge Lower Secondary school you can download the full curriculum framework from our password-
protected Cambridge Lower Secondary support site
• If you are a Cambridge school and would like to offer Cambridge Lower Secondary, complete and return our Additional
Qualification Types form.
• If you are not a Cambridge school and would like to find out more about Cambridge Lower Secondary, complete our
Expression of Interest form at www.cambridgeinternational.org/join
Learn more! For details of Cambridge Lower Secondary, go to www.cambridgeinternational.org/lowersecondary

or contact our Customer Services team at info@cambridgeinternational.org or call them on +44 1223 553554.
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• Demonstrate understanding of explicit meaning in texts. Strand: Speaking and listening

How can I access the full curriculum framework?

Learn more! For details of Cambridge Lower Secondary, go to www.cambridgeinternational.org/lowersecondary

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