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Our Primary curriculum and resources

For international schools following a British curriculum or our Pearson Edexcel iPrimary curriculum, our print and digital resources for 3 to 11-year-olds ensure you have all you need to prepare your young learners for success. 

Preparing your primary learners for success

Our Pearson international iPrimary curriculum is supported by print and digital teaching and learning content, to provide a complete, integrated teaching and learning experience for young learners aged 3–11.

On this page you'll find links to our international and UK primary programmes and resources and the teaching support for the primary stage in international schools.

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iProgress at every stage

iProgress is our complete continuum of academic curricula, qualifications and resources based on the latest English National Curriculum and designed specifically for international school learners aged 3-19. For primary learners, this comprises our Early Years and iPrimary curriculum.

We publish teaching and learning resources to support our international Early Years and iPrimary curriculum and also offer resources to support our UK primary curriculum, so whichever pathway you follow, you will find resources you need.

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Pearson Edexcel iPrimary

iPrimary is our international curriculum for 3 to 11 year olds for English, maths, science, computing and Global Citizenship.

Together with iLowerSecondary, iPrimary provides a complete international curriculum pathway from ages 5–14 and is excellent preparation for progression to International GCSE and International A Level (IAL®).

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Pearson Edexcel iLowerSecondary

iLower Secondary is our international curriculum for 11 to 14 year olds for English, maths, science, computing and Global Citizenship.

iLowerSecondary provides a complete international curriculum pathway from ages 11–14 and is excellent preparation for progression to International GCSE and International A Level (IAL®).

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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

Our Pearson Edexcel International GCSEs are globally recognised qualifications for international learners aged 14-16.

They are equivalent, grade for grade, to UK GCSEs and are studied in over 80 countries worldwide.

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Pearson Edexcel International A Level

Pearson Edexcel International A levels (IAL®) are globally recognised qualifications designed for students aged 16 to 18 who want to progress to the best universities around the world.

Explore International A Levels

Explore our primary curriculum resources by subject

Browse below our resources to support teaching and learning in early years, English, maths, science, computing and global citizenship at iPrimary / Foundation, KS1 and KS2.

Primary English & literacy resources

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Bug Club
(3–11 years)

Our whole school reading solution for 3-11 year olds, Bug Club is mapped to iPrimary and is helping more than a million children learn to read.

Bug Club resources

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iPrimary English

Available for fiction and non-fiction. These anthologies contain all the texts you will need to teach iPrimary English, with accompanying Activity Books.

iPrimary English resources

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Power English Writing

A complete writing programme for ages 7-11, which develops creative writing alongside technical skills through a genre‑based approach.

Power English Writing resources

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ActiveLearn Primary

ActiveLearn Primary is our online learning world for teachers and students, with all our UK primary programmes in one place, so you can accesse all your resources with a single login.

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Primary Maths, Computing and Global Citizenship resources

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Abacus
(3–11 years)

A flexible primary maths toolkit that puts you in control, with over 10,000 resources, activities, plans and assessment tools matched to the ENC maths curriculum.

Abacus resources

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Power Maths (3–11 years)

NEW White Rose Maths editions

A UK curriculum mastery focused programme designed to spark curiosity and excitement and nurture confidence in maths - now updated to match the new White Rose Maths schemes of learning!

Power Maths White Rose Maths resources

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Inspire Computing International

Inspire Computing is a new course for our iPrimary (5-11) and iLowerSecondary (11-14) Computing curricula and the English National Curriculum.

Inspire Computing

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iPrimary Global Citizenship

A unique 5-16 global citizenship programme combining a fully supportive curriculum with teaching guidance, printed and digital resources and assessments.

iPrimary Global Citizenship

Primary Science resources

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Pearson International Primary Science

Our primary science course for ages 5-11 fully matched to Pearson Edexcel iPrimary Science Curriculum and closely aligned to the skills of the National English Curriculum (ENC).

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Science Bug International

Spark the imagination of your young scientists with this hands‑on, experiential science programme. Packed with online and print resources to inspire the next generation of young scientists.

Science Bug resources

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Heinemann Explore Science

A comprehensive, easy‑to‑use, six‑level programme for schools following the Pearson Edexcel iPrimary curriculum or the CIE Primary Science Curriculum Framework.

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