Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives allows learners aged 11 to 14 to develop and embed the skills of analysis, collaboration, communication, evaluation, reflection and research before they start formal qualifications. These skills will support them during their lower secondary studies and prepare them for Cambridge Upper Secondary and beyond.
In response to feedback from our schools, we have made some small but important changes to Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives. We have:
- refreshed the aims and learner attributes to better align with Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Global Perspectives
- made changes to the learning objectives to make it clearer what learners should be able to do
- introduced definitions of ‘perspectives’ and ‘issues’, which are common across Cambridge Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE and O Level Global Perspectives
- refreshed the list of suggested topics
- added more guidance to the teacher guide to support teachers
- refreshed the Challenges and resources for each stage
- introduced new example Challenges and lesson plans for language support and teaching sustainability
- revised the assessment criteria for assessment in 2023 onwards. Instructions for this assessment are now in a separate document called Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives Checkpoint Instructions
- introduced new assessment guidance for assessing Stages 7 to 9
- added examples of the Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint Global Perspectives Research Report.
If you are a registered Cambridge International School, you can download the new curricula and resources now from the Cambridge Lower Secondary support site.