The CEFR-aligned Standards-Based English Language Curriculum (SBELC) aims:

• To enable pupils to communicate confidently, proficiently and competently;

• Be knowledgeable, respectful of other cultures and well-versed in emergent literacies;

• Make calculated decisions through critical and analytical thinking, and collaborate with others to solve problems creatively and innovatively in the real world.

The SBELC aims:

• To reinforce pupils’ basic understanding of the English language so that they are able to communicate in the language for knowledge acquisition, future workplace needs and to enable them to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts.

(Curriculum Development Division, 2018)