Some features of the new curriculum and education system:

1. Responsive to the needs of 21st century children facing 21st century challenges, in particular, challenges to their iman.

2. Covering a broad academic offering of subjects and skills, including: Quran, Quranic Arabic, Fiqh of worship, Aqeedah & Islamic philosophy, Islamic History, Akhlaq & Personal Development, Critical thinking and more.

3. A learner centred curriculum based on a vision of what we want our children to be like. 

4. In madrasah studies, the conventional areas of emphasis tend to be teaching children to read Qur'an and teaching them how to pray and practice the fundamentals. At Makarim we will do these things to a high standard, and in addition, we will place a great deal of emphasis with dedicated contact time to things like akhlaq and character education, Islamic philosophy, and Islamic spirituality.

5. To ensure high standards of delivery and overcome the shortage of local ulama (in contrast to places like London), we will implement a rigorous programme of training for all teachers delivered by Shaykh Shams and other leaders in Islamic pedagogy.

6. Our core curriculum will be taught to children aged 5-14 (yrs 1-9), with additional opportunities for excelling students such as hifdh (memorisation of the Qur'an), interventions for struggling students, and extra curricular activities. 

7. All of our children will benefit from outstanding facilities at the Hamptons Leisure Centre with some children also studying at upgraded facilities at our town Masjid.

Started with a transition period from September 2022:

From September 2022, we started the new curriculum with the youngest children, and made transitional arrangements for older children to fill gaps in previous learning and align their learning to the aims of the new curriculum as far as possible.