Our Learning

Journey

St. Julian’s can take your child through their entire education journey, from ages 3 to 18 (Nursery to Year 13). We are not a ‘one size fits all’ school and offer flexible learning pathways to all our students. Families have the opportunity to choose between the English Curriculum and the Bilingual Curriculum. Our innovative, dual curriculum is a highly successful, mutually beneficial system. Our native Portuguese speakers and anglophone students learn and play together from a young age, there is no better way to learn language, share culture and develop lifelong friendships. This is reflected by exceptional examination results and language acquisition for both our native and non-Portuguese speakers which inevitably grants access to world-class university destinations around the globe.

Two Learning Pathways

English Curriculum

Our English Curriculum begins with Nursery and goes right through to Year 13. Students follow the National Curriculum for England from 3 years old (entry is based on the child’s year of birth) leading to GCSE qualifications in Year 11 and then a choice of the International Baccalaureate Diploma or Career-related Programme in Years 12 and 13. Portuguese is an integral part of our programme and a compulsory subject up to the end of Year 9.

Bilingual Curriculum

The Portuguese National Curriculum is taught in both English and Portuguese from the age of 6 to 15 (1º to 9º ano). Our bilingual students are then seamlessly integrated into the English curriculum with a bespoke foundation programme leading to GCSE examinations before joining the IB programme in Year 12. Parents can choose this pathway from Reception or /Year 1, and we also welcome admissions from other schools. Both native Portuguese and non-Portuguese speakers graduate from the Bilingual section with outstanding language skills and international networks which will last a lifetime.

Non-Portuguese speaking parents can choose this option to turbo charge their child’s language acquisition by starting a younger child in the Portuguese section.

Preparing your child to shine

The St Julian’s ethos embraces both academic excellence and personal development. We ensure our students will leave school with both the qualifications and qualities to succeed in life. Whichever educational pathway is chosen, our students will learn from a young age how to use their imaginations and intuition effectively, how to to work both collaboratively and independently, how to manage risk and not be afraid to learn from mistakes. We teach all our students to think critically, adapt quickly, challenge assumptions and above all to be confident, resilient and prepared to flourish in a world which is changing at exponential speed.