A warm welcome from Carole Denny

Vice Principal and Head of Primary School

The development of the whole child is at the heart of BSB’s primary education programme. Learning in the Primary School is about developing personal, emotional and social skills as well as being an intellectual and academic process. We aim to help children find their voice – their own unique, personal significance. We encourage them to think about what their contribution will be in the world – how they will try to make a difference as responsible and engaged members of the School community as well as citizens of the world.

BSB has high expectations for all its learners. In the Primary School we pride ourselves on knowing each child as an individual in order to help them make progress. Teachers in the Primary School plan to scaffold success for all learners from their point of entry. This means that learning opportunities are planned so that all students are challenged appropriately, by providing work that is a little too hard and then providing support systems to enable students to work through their difficulties to achieve success.

Above all, we are interested in the learning process - learning how to learn and how to apply skills and knowledge across an ever-increasing spectrum of experience. From the earliest age we ensure that children have an enjoyable experience of school and are motivated to learn and improve. This positive attitude is supported by a team of highly professional teachers who are themselves engaged in lifelong learning and model effective habits of mind.

The curriculum is based on that of the National Curriculum for England and Wales, adapted to reflect the needs of an increasingly international and multicultural student body and to capitalise upon the opportunities of being in Belgium at the heart of Europe. We aim to build on the children's background knowledge and experience to equip them with the skills, strategies and a love of learning that will inspire them to succeed whatever the next step on their educational journey.