PRIMARY ENDLISH CURRICULU DEVELOPMENT WITHIN INDEPENDENT BILINGUAL BRITISH SCHOOLS IN PERU---ISSUES AND PRACTICE

INTRODUCTION
The issues surrounding curriculum development for the Primary English curriculum within an independent, bilingual, British school in Peru include areas such as the view of learning English within Peruvian society, particular aspects of bilingualism and intercultural tensions. A model for curriculum planning and development which analyses this context and discusses options for content and its structure, is presented below. Other aspects of a holistic curriculum, such as teaching and assessment methods, are not considered.