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The Curriculum Documents: An Introductory Part Which

The document discusses the components of a CEFR-aligned curriculum including the Curriculum Framework, Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessment Document, Syllabus, and Scheme of Work. It describes each component and explains that the Scheme of Work provides lesson outlines linked to learning standards and textbook activities to help teachers plan lessons aligned to the curriculum. Teachers should use the Scheme of Work and textbook together, including reading the introductory sections of the Scheme of Work at the start of the year.

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The Curriculum Documents: An Introductory Part Which

The document discusses the components of a CEFR-aligned curriculum including the Curriculum Framework, Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessment Document, Syllabus, and Scheme of Work. It describes each component and explains that the Scheme of Work provides lesson outlines linked to learning standards and textbook activities to help teachers plan lessons aligned to the curriculum. Teachers should use the Scheme of Work and textbook together, including reading the introductory sections of the Scheme of Work at the start of the year.

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The curriculum documents

The CEFR-aligned curriculum is described in documents designed to support learning. In this


section of the training we will review the documentation and think about how it can be used to
support classroom delivery.

The curriculum is designed to support learning through the use of effective standards, teaching
practice and assessments. The documents are made up of four components and you need to be
familiar with all of them. These four components are: 

1) The Curriculum Framework: A description of the overall content for each teaching context
(primary or secondary school) including the language and skills that students should achieve in
each level matched to identified Content and Learning Standards. 

2) The Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessment Document (DSKP): This document


incorporates a mapping of the English Language Content, Learning and Performance Standards
as well as pedagogical approaches aligned to the CEFR.

3) The Syllabus: A detailed description of the topics, language, specific skills and related skills
covered in each level linked to the textbooks and resources being used.

4) The Scheme of Work (SoW): A detailed description of how to deliver lessons for teachers
including lesson outlines linked to learning standards, examples of differentiation and suggested
activity ideas. The lesson outlines provide logically staged lesson sequences using pupil-centred
activities that have clearly identified aims and outcomes. 

There is also a textbook with suggested learning activities. The SoW helps the teachers see the relationship
between the learning activities in the textbook and the learning standards in the curriculum. Teachers are
also supported by the Teacher's Book which gives teachers a step-by-step instruction on how to deliver the
lesson. It is very important that teachers use the SoW and the textbook, including the Teacher's Book,
together when planning a lesson.  

The SoW is a useful tool for teachers at lesson planning stage as it contains useful guidance
including pre-lesson and post-lesson activities and references to textbook activities that are
linked to the learning standards. The SoW contains several parts:

 An introductory part which…

1. explains how the SoW works

2. explains how lessons are organised and any exceptions or notes to pay attention to
3. contains a section on differentiation strategies, generic pre- and post-lesson activities
and a glossary to explain terms found in the SoW and Content/Learning Standards for the
grade.

 Lesson cycles: contain all the lesson outlines with instruction on how to adapt teaching
and learning in order to meet the learning standards in each lesson. 

It is very, VERY important to read through the introductory part at the beginning of the school
year and refer to sections like differentiation strategies, generic pre- and post-lesson activities
and the glossary.

You can download each of the documents from the Document library at the top of the page.

Once you are confident that you understand their overall purpose and intended use by teachers,
click on the quiz below to check your understanding.

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