The faculty will enhance further the integration of standards and benchmarks into their assessment and instruction to improve learning experiences for students.

Curriculum and Assessment Teams will support the process for ongoing, school-wide, systematic, curriculum development.  This will include the application of the results of formal and informal student assessment data, action research projects, relevant ideas adopted through professional development work and the recommendations from educational research.

The Native Language Enrichment Programme will be reviewed, developed and expanded to provide a more meaningful link for students with their native culture through additional resources and the further integration of this program with the curriculum.

The curriculum for the Performing Arts will be further developed and expanded to provide improved learning opportunities for students in music, drama and dance, including extracurricular activities.

Parent Survey related questions

     • I believe the curriculum meets my child's needs.
     • The school offers academic challenge for able students.
     • The after school non sports programme (eg arts, music, clubs etc) provide for my child's needs.

Assessment tools will be further developed to reflect best practice for measuring the extent of each student's acquisition of the skills, knowledge, and understanding specified in our curriculum. 

Student assessment tools will provide teachers with the information needed to differentiate instruction based on each student's previous educational experience, culture, learning needs, intellectual ability, and learning style.

A strategy for the timely gathering of accurate and reliable student performance data will be refined.  Results will be used to guide teaching and direct curriculum development.

Professional development plans will be developed and supported to ensure that teachers, administrators, students and parents understand our assessment strategy, assessment tools, and the appropriate interpretation of assessment results.

Parent Survey related questions

     • I am satisfied with the frequency and thoroughness of reporting on my child's school progress.
     • Teachers use a variety of methods to assess my child's learning.
     • The school takes account of my child's learning style.

ACS Cobham aims to bring enhanced awareness and understanding to our students of the key challenges facing our world. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills will be developed through the use of content that has global relevance and importance. Ethical thinking will be taught as a key component of decision-making. Students will acquire intercultural understanding necessary for addressing global challenges.

Parent Survey related questions

     • I am satisfied with the multicultural and international experiences offer to my child by the school.