8 December  2008               

The Curriculum Support Programme at Amnuay Silpa

The ANS Curriculum Support Programme has been specifically designed for students who do not currently have the necessary competency in different skill areas in English language to be able to access the main objectives of our curriculum. Our main aim is to improve student confidence to communicate in English and to encourage  independent study habits. Therefore we will work in small groups (2 -7 students) and also offer one-to-one support.

 How the programme will work:

           Each student will be assessed and given their own report card along with their own Individualised Educational Programme to monitor each student's  progress. As a curriculum support teacher Ms. Heider will prepare support lessons to focus on speaking, reading, and writing skills. Ms. Heider will also improve each student’s progress by giving in-class support.

          The ANS Curriculum Support Programme consists of a minimum of 160 minutes face-to-face support with the support teacher each week. The students will get 3 support lessons in different subjects depending on their needs and 1 support lesson in English. We will teach and work in small Learning Support Classes that will give the students access to the same learning objectives as the other students in their normal tutor group. Research and results from schools in Europe has proven that curriculum support programmes really work.

The second integral part of the Curriculum Support Programme is for students to have access to a minimum of 120 minutes after school in sessions on Fast ForWord, an accelerated English software programme the cost of which is  already included in the price of the programme.  Parents are invited to come and test the this language software for themselves.

          We also offer homework support. Ms. Heider will be available each day from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. to correct and explain any written work. It is the student's own responsibility to ask for help.

     Reporting  will be done once every two weeks. The report card will be in Thai and English and it will be attached to the student’s diary. Report cards monitor the student’s achievements and also identify their targets and needs. This allows us to create and Individualised Educational Plan for each student. Report cards need to be signed every two weeks by the parents and students. Personal e-mails and face-to-face meetings are available at any time.

          Flexibility is a key part of the programme and as soon as your child is judged ready,curriculum support for individual students will be phased out.