Taylor’s International Schools (TIS), are the latest additions to the Taylor’s Education Group and offers a global learning experience based on the highly values National Curriculum of England. From Early Years to Secondary, TIS provides the best learning environments that are designed to enable students to challenge in reaching their potential as well-rounded, passionate lifelong learners and purposeful leaders to stay one step ahead of the rest.

 

         Taylor’s International School Kuala Lumpur offers a stimulating and supporting setting, through sound balance of academic excellence and opportunities for personal development. The school has based their academic curriculum upon the National Curriculum of England and Wales, with the addition of International Primary Curriculum (IPC), which uses a thematic approach to make the content more relevant and interesting. The school carries out an International Curriculum in Malaysia which means they blend both worlds of the East and West together with Malaysian languages, topics, cultures, with those of the western world. The school fosters a learning environment in which respect for the individual, as well as diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems are of equal importance. In addition, to this social awareness, the school’s aim is to engender in their students a broad understanding of global issues; ultimately, both will be vital in establishing a fairer and more peaceful world. The school’s purpose statement and core values gives more in-depth details of this ethos. The purpose statement of Taylor’s International School Kuala Lumpur; “To educate the youth of the world to take their productive place as leaders in a global community”.  The core values of Taylor’s International School Kuala Lumpur are respecting and caring for each other, being dedicated to a culture of excellence, openness in communication, acting with integrity, being passionate in what we do and creating enjoyable environments.

 

          The international Curriculum in Taylor’s International School for Key Stage 1 and 2 is based on the National Curriculum for England and Wales. This National Curriculum divides a child’s education into four compulsory Key Stages namely Key Stages 1 and 2 and Key Stages 3 and 4. During my assistanceship I was assigned in a year 3 classroom with my mentor being Ms Keren. According to the National Curriculum, year three falls under the category of Key Stages 1 and 2.

 

In Key Stage 1 and 2 the teacher;

• Help to prepare students for the adult world.

• Introduce them to a wide range of subjects and studies.

• Make them more independent and self-aware.

• Help them to learn and think for themselves.

• Give them confidence to join in, to ask questions and to help others.

• Lay the foundation for academic success for secondary and beyond.

 

The subjects taught at Key Stage 1 and 2 at TISKL are -:

• Art and Design

• Bahasa Malaysia

• Drama

• English

• Geography

• History

• Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

• Mandarin

• Mathematics

• Music

• Physical Education (PE)

• PSHE/Agama

• Science

 

What are the Key Outcomes at Key Stage 1 and 2?

 TISKL aims and objectives are to make sure all of their students;

 

• Experience exciting and interesting lessons.

• Are actively involved in lessons.

• Are able to do things for themselves.

• Make progress and achieve high standards.

• Have extra support if they are not achieving their potential.

• Are included, stimulated and make progress.

• And their families are informed and involved.

 

        Students are assessed at TISKL, by using various assessment methods and techniques for all subjects throughout the academic year, including peer and self-assessment, teacher assessment of group and individual work and marking of tests, Students would also be given end of topic or unit tests in some subjects which help reinforce the learning covered in the context of the classroom.