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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.
The Primary School enjoys excellent resources and provides a stimulating and varied environment. The children are spread geographically across the school campus, housed in three buildings:
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Year Group
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Location
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Age Range
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No of classes
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UK Key Stage
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| Kindercrib |
Kindercrib
(Lower Primary)
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1-3 year olds
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Birth to Three Matters
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Kindergarten
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Tintin
(Lower Primary)
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3-4 year olds
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2 classes
AM and PM
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Early Years/
Foundation Stage
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Reception
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Tintin
(Lower Primary)
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4-5 year olds
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3 classes
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Early Years/
Foundation Stage
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Year 1
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Tintin
(Lower Primary)
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5-6 year olds
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3 classes
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Key Stage 1
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Year 2
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Tintin
(Lower Primary)
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6-7 year olds
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3 classes
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Key Stage 1
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Year 3
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Rubens
(Upper Primary)
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7-8 year olds
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4 classes
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Key Stage 2
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Year 4
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Rubens
(Upper Primary)
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8-9 year olds
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4 classes
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Key Stage 2
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Year 5
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Rubens
(Upper Primary)
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9-10 year olds
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4 classes
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Key Stage 2
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Year 6
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Brel (via Rubens)
(Upper Primary)
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10-11 year olds
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4 classes
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Key Stage 2
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Children proceed from Primary School to Secondary School on successful completion of Year 6.
The Primary Senior Management Team works to ensure coherence, consistency, continuity and progression across the whole primary age range. As Head of Primary, I have two offices - one in Tintin for Lower Primary and one in Rubens for Upper Primary. The two Assistant Heads are assigned to the lower and upper primary age groups and are located in their respective buildings. There are also two Primary School Offices where the Primary Secretaries deal with issues specific to each section of the Primary School.
If you have any questions regarding these pages or the Primary School in general, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Carole Denny
Vice Principal & Head of Primary School
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