British Curriculum Overview
GEMS FirstPoint offers The National Curriculum for England taught by fully qualified and experienced staff. The British education curriculum has achieved a reputation for quality and is recognised and respected around the world. One of the huge benefits is how transferable it is – students can move seamlessly from country to country or move back to the UK while studying the National Curriculum of England.
GEMS FirstPoint School has designed its British curriculum stages around the global needs of our students. Fundamentally, we offer the National Curriculum for England; however, we also incorporate the goals and values of GEMS Education and the rich national influence of the UAE. This mix results in students being offered a modern, exciting and educationally advanced curriculum.
The value of receiving an international education in a global environment cannot be measured, and students are encouraged to discover more about the world and are supported in doing so.
The student body is multi-cultural with members from more than 90 countries represented. All lessons are taught in English. Students are prepared for the GCSE examinations, AS and A levels and ultimately for universities of their choice. Whilst maintaining a strong focus on academic success at FirstPoint, we also endeavour to develop well-rounded students who are prepared for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.
The curriculum is organised into blocks of years called ‘key stages’ (KS). The key stages in British Curriculum are divided into Foundation Stage, sometimes called ‘Early Years’ (ages 3 to 5), KS1 (Years 1 & 2), KS2 (Years 3 to 6), KS3 (Years 7 to 9), KS4 (Years 10 & 11), followed by KS5 (Sixth Form).
To view the Key Stage 4 options booklet for 2024 -2025, please click here.
To view the Key Stage 5 options booklet for 2024 -2025, please click here.
To view the KS3 Assessment Overview for Term 2, please click here.
To view the KS4 Year 10 Assessment Overview for Term 2, please click here.
To view the KS4 Year 11 Assessment Overview for Term 2, please click here.
To view the KS5 Assessment Overview for Term 2, please click here.
More To Explore
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Our Approach to Teaching and Learning
Teaching across FirstPoint is consistently outstanding and ensures maximum pupil outcomes and ‘no limit’ attitudes.
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Academic Ethos
FirstPoint School is an exceptional school where we combine British academics and heritage.
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Career Advice and Higher Education Guidance
As a student at FirstPoint, you have access to personalised guidance from our career and higher education advisor and support from the GEMS career network.
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Inclusion
Our commitment to inclusion is an essential part of what makes FirstPoint School a distinctive, progressive and unique community.
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Internships
Students in Year 12 have the opportunity to pursue an internship one day a week through the year.
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English as a Second Language
Across the school, over 250 learners access our whole-school literacy intervention programme.
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Modern Foreign Languages
The Modern Languages department is a one the most successful departments at FirstPoint with our students achieving amazing results for GCSE and A-Levels.
