Tanglin Trust School - Junior School

Information on curriculum – Junior School

The curriculum taught at Tanglin Trust School is based on the revised orders (2000) of the UK National Curriculum for England, which was first established by the Education Reform Act (UK) of 1988.

The professional staff at the School has also supplemented this curriculum to reflect the needs of students living in an international setting in Singapore. The result is that the curriculum taught at Tanglin Trust School is broadly based and promotes the students' moral, cultural, mental, aesthetic and physical development.

Our curriculum aims to prepare students for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life. It is organised into Key Stages:

Foundation Stage	3 to 5 years of age	Nursery and Reception
Key Stage 1	5 to 7 years of age	Years 1 and 2
Key Stage 2	7 to 11 years of age	Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
Key Stage 3	11 to 14 years of age	Years 7, 8 and 9
Key Stage 4 Studies leading to a General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)	14 to 16 years of age	Years 10 and 11
Key Stage 5 (Sixth Form) Studies leading to a General Certificate of Education at Advanced level (A level)	16 to 18 years of age	Years 12 and 13

When students are enrolled at Tanglin Trust School, parents are sent detailed curriculum documents for the Key Stage relevant to their child or children.

Please click here to view "Introduction to Level Descriptions"

Key Stage 2 – 7 to 11 years of age

The core subjects that students in Key Stage 2 study are: English; mathematics; science; and information and communication technology (ICT).

The foundation subjects studied are: Languages (French and Chinese); history; geography; art and design; music; and physical education.

Students also study personal, social, health and citizenship education (PSHCE). The study of PSHCE is important at Tanglin as the School aims to develop independent, confident, tolerant and responsible young people who have an understanding of the world in which they live.

National Curriculum Tests are administered at the end of each Key Stage to show a student's performance on a particular day at the end of the Key Stage.

From September 2008, students at Tanglin Trust School will study French and Chinese throughout Key Stage 2. French is also studied into Key Stage 3, and students also study a second foreign language choosing German, Chinese or Spanish.

For further details please contact the Junior School on jr.sch@tts.edu.sg