What Is a Cambridge School? What Should a Cambridge School Offer?
A Cambridge School is the name given to schools authorised to deliver the international curriculum. We explain the qualities a Cambridge school should have for our parents.
Cambridge School is the name given to schools authorised by the Cambridge International Examinations centre to deliver the Cambridge international curriculum, which is followed by more than 10,000 schools in over 160 countries worldwide. This curriculum is a program recognised by leading universities and companies, embracing cultural diversity and universal values, and preparing students for university and their careers through intensive foreign language education. In this article, we look at the qualities a Cambridge school should have.
What Should a Cambridge School Offer?
Four Core Qualities
Qualified staff
Intellectually accomplished, creative teachers with outstanding language skills.
Flexible structure
Freedom of choice and broad opportunities based on the student's interests and curiosity.
Comprehensive laboratories
Field-specific laboratories for learning through experience.
Technology facilities
The equipment to deliver lessons such as STEM and robotic coding.
Qualified Staff
Because of its broad range of subjects, its flexible structure and the fact that some core lessons are taught in English, a Cambridge School needs teachers who are intellectually accomplished, professionally creative and gifted in language.
Flexible Structure, Laboratories and Technology
The Cambridge curriculum gives students the freedom to choose subjects according to their interests and curiosity, so the school must have a flexible structure and broad physical facilities to meet this diversity. Comprehensive, field-specific laboratories are critically important for learning the subjects in depth. And to prepare students for the needs of the 21st century, the school should be equipped to deliver technology lessons such as STEM and robotic coding.
A Cambridge school carries not only a curriculum, but also the staff, the laboratories and the technology to deliver it properly, all together.
In brief
- A Cambridge School is a school authorised to deliver the international curriculum.
- Qualified staff, a flexible structure, comprehensive laboratories and technology are essential.
- The aim is to prepare students well equipped for university and their careers.
You can find how the curriculum works in our Cambridge International Curriculum article, and its stages in our Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Upper Secondary articles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can any school become a "Cambridge School"?
No. The title of Cambridge School is given to schools authorised by the Cambridge International Examinations centre to deliver the curriculum.
Which lessons are taught in English at a Cambridge school?
Alongside intensive foreign language lessons, some core subjects are also taught in English, which requires language proficiency from the teaching staff.
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