| The subjects taught are:
English (often referred to as Literacy)
Maths (often referred to as Numeracy)
Science
Humanities
Information technology
Art
Physical education (PE)
Personal and Social Education
Arabic
Islamic Studies
Quran
French (from Year 7)
Primary Phase
The school uses the National Curriculum for England and Wales as the basis of its curriculum but makes adaptations to meet the needs of second language learners. Teachers are expected to use a range of ESL strategies during their lessons. The emphasis is on lessons that are designed for maximum student participation so that the boys at Al Maha become confident, enthusiastic and independent learners.
The National Literacy Strategy is quite extensively adapted, particularly in Years 1 & 2, in order that the boys can develop their vocabulary and their speaking and listening skills. Units of work for English are planned around themes and stories so that students are introduced to new work, be it vocabulary or grammar and punctuation, in a meaningful way. Each week lessons are planned so that students are given the opportunity to practice a whole range of skills, speaking, listening, reading, writing, spelling and handwriting.
The maths curriculum follows the National Numeracy Strategy very closely.
The school’s science planning follows the QCA units of work.
The school is in the process of developing its Social Studies curriculum (History and Geography). The aim is to cover the objectives laid down in the programmes of study from the National Curriculum but to teach those skills through topics that have more relevance to local students. Therefore some of the topics covered are based on QCA units of work, and some have been adapted by the school.
The school follows the QCA units of work for Information Technology.
The school follows the QCA units of work, with slight modifications, for Art.
The Arabic, Islamic Studies and Quran curricula are those provided by the Ministry of Education. |
