Cambridge International Certificate Teaching Bilingual Learners 5887 - For examination in 2025-2030 - Version 3.1

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Cambridge International Certificate Teaching Bilingual Learners 5887 syllabus outlines a Cambridge Professional Development Qualification for teachers working in bilingual teaching and learning contexts, covering learning outcomes and the scheme of assessment from 2025 to 2030. Version 3.1 describes how candidates develop professional effectiveness, inclusive practice, and reflective professional growth, while integrating ongoing reflection, collaboration, and evidence collection. It also specifies eligibility, language requirements, qualification structure, assessment, and evidence expectations for completing the certificate and associated modules.

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Why choose Cambridge?

1 Introduction

Purpose of this document

Quality

2 The Cambridge teacher

Cambridge School Leader and Teacher Standards

Cambridge Teacher Standards

How to use the Standards

3 Syllabus overview

The PDQ Programme Leader

The Certificate syllabus

Eligibility

Language requirements

What is the qualification structure?

What does the Certificate involve?

How is the Certificate assessed?

Evidence requirements

Reflective journal

4 Certificate in Teaching Bilingual Learners

Introduction to the Certificate

Module 1 Exploring teaching bilingual learners through an additional language

Unit 1 Understanding principles of teaching bilingual learners through an additional language

Unit 2 Teaching a lesson for bilingual learners with a focus on understanding content

Unit 3 Teaching a lesson for bilingual learners with a focus on active learning and productive language skills

Assessment criteria

5 Support and resources for PDQ programmes

What is PDQ Connect?

6 Glossary

| Cambridge Professional Development | | --- | | Cambridge International Certificate | Syllabus Cambridge International Certificate Teaching Bilingual Learners 5887 For examination in 2025 to 2030 Version 3.1 Why choose Cambridge? Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications (PDQs) provide a strong framework to support the effective continuing professional development of candidates (teachers) . They help candidates to: • engage critically with relevant concepts, principles, theories and best practices from around the world • apply new ideas and approaches in reflective practice in their own teaching and learning context • formatively evaluate experiences to plan further development • transform the quality of teaching and school leadership to improve the outcomes of learners. Cambridge PDQs are designed to be integrated into schools’ professional development planning, activities and culture. They help schools to improve through cost-effective, sustainable programmes that benefit teachers and their learners. They demonstrate to parents, the school community and stakeholders that the school values and nurtures staff development. The Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching Bilingual Learners is for candidates who work as teachers in a bilingual teaching and learning context and want to: • develop their professional effectiveness as teachers supporting bilingual learners • gain the knowledge, skills and understanding to support an inclusive approach to teaching bilingual learners • find opportunities to develop a reflective approach to the development of their professional practice • progress in their career as teachers of bilingual learners Research indicates that effective teacher professional development: • is integrated into the everyday life of the school and the teacher • considers teachers’ prior knowledge and experience • offers opportunities for reflection and learning from experience • encourages and supports innovation and collaboration • helps teachers to develop their existing knowledge, skills and understanding of teaching and learning • enriches teachers’ learning through critical engagement with the theories of others • is sustained over time and supported by people with expertise. The Certificate is designed to provide for such professional development. School feedback: ‘The PDQ lays the framework of whole school collaboration and coherently brings learners, candidates, professional development community and school leaders together by consciously encouraging them to reflect, collaborate, think critically and work towards development of self while establishing a bird’s eye view of their role in the process.’Feedback from: Jennifer Johnson, Head of Digital Learning- Innovation & Resources, Karachi Grammar School (Middle Section), Karachi, Pakistan © Cambridge University Press & Assessment January 2022 Cambridge International Education is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press & Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Contents Why choose Cambridge? ............................................................................................... 2 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4 Purpose of this document 4 Quality 4 2 The Cambridge teacher .............................................................................................. 5 Cambridge School Leader and Teacher Standards 6 Cambridge Teacher Standards 6 How to use the Standards 6 3 Syllabus over

FAQs

What is the Cambridge International Certificate Teaching Bilingual Learners 5887 designed to achieve?

It is designed to support teachers working in bilingual teaching and learning contexts by developing professional effectiveness, inclusive approaches, and reflective development through the certificate programme.

For which examination period and syllabus version is this guidance intended?

The syllabus is for examination in 2025 to 2030, and the document provided is Version 3.1.

How is the certificate assessed and what evidence is required?

Assessment is organized around learning outcomes and a scheme of assessment, with specified evidence requirements and a reflective journal as part of the qualification process.

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