Head of Primary Message Week 37

Today marked a fantastic milestone in our school calendar with our very first achievement awards for students in Year 1 to Year 6 presented by Mr Crook. We came together to celebrate outstanding individual achievements across Reading, Writing, Maths, and Science. Huge congratulations to all of our incredible winners who were nominated by their class teachers. 👏 👏 👏

The Driving Force Behind Success

These student successes do not happen in isolation; they go hand-in-hand with the dedication, growth, and collective excellence of the incredible staff team at ISB Primary. Staff continue to work tirelessly to transform our community into a true 'learning school', an environment where continuous improvement is lived by students and staff alike.  

To celebrate the wider achievements of the staff team who guide your children every day, here are a few highlights that reflect their world-class expertise and commitment:

Pioneering Educational Research

Our staff do not just teach; they are proactive researchers in child development. Staff regularly lead action-research projects in critical areas like oracy, formative feedback, sensory needs, and purposeful digital technology to directly enhance daily classroom learning.  

High-Level Professional Qualifications

Through established partnerships with professional development providers, our staff have access to top-tier training. This also includes a pathway with the University of Warwick, to achieve UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), ensuring our classrooms are led by highly qualified global professionals.  

Bespoke Curriculum Innovation

The staff team has co-constructed and refined a rigorous, internationally-mapped curriculum tailored specifically to our unique context in Brunei. This includes our robust Phonics programme, a deep conceptual Maths Mastery approach, and a revitalised, practical Science curriculum designed to spark lifelong curiosity. Not to mention all the work to ensure our students are global citizens who also have a good understanding of their home/host country.

Enhanced Classroom Support

Learning Assistants and Learning Support Assistants are experts in providing the additional scaffolding needed to ensure every child succeeds in every lesson. Backed by targeted pedagogical training, they work directly alongside class teachers to maximise individual student learning and inclusion.  

An Unwavering Dedication to Care and Safety

Our staff have deeply embedded advanced safeguarding systems and comprehensive student wellbeing tracking. This ensures that child protection, mental health, and academic rigour always sit safely side-by-side. Our ethos is that first students needs to feel safe and secure, then they need to be happy in school, and then they can learn. It's in that order, always.

Behind every student achievement award celebrated today is a highly coordinated, resilient, and forward-thinking team of Class Teachers, Learning Assistants, Learning Support Assistants, specialist staff, Heads of Year, and support staff. We are incredibly proud of our staff team, and we thank them for their unwavering expertise and commitment to making ISB Primary a world-class environment for your children.  👏 👏

Thank you for your continued partnership. If you have any questions about these upcoming events, please do not hesitate to message us in Seesaw.

Mr. Michael Everett

Head of Primary

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Week 38 (Next Week)

Monday 22nd June: New Pre Kindy (26/27 cohort) Stay and Play (1pm - 1:45pm).

Friday 26th June: Year 6 Ceremony and Parade.

Week 39

Tuesday 30th June: Year 6 Bowling trip.