IPC Nederland

What IPC Nederland does

IPC Nederland, operating under the legal entity Great Learning Nederland B.V., provides a science-based primary school curriculum and education concept known as the International Primary Curriculum (IPC). The product is theme-based and combines clearly defined learning objectives with challenging thematic activities, delivered through a continuously updated online platform rather than static printed textbooks. Core methodology components include formative assessment via rubrics (Formatief Handelen / Assessment for Learning) and visual learning tools (Learning Wand and Icons) that explain the pedagogical process to teachers, parents, and other stakeholders.

The company sells annual school memberships (IPC Lidmaatschap) to Dutch primary schools (basisscholen), which grant access to the online curriculum units and bundled services including inspiration sessions, webinars on specific topics, and parent/guardian presentations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is shared upon request through information packages. Go-to-market is sales-led: prospective schools are reached via introduction meetings (kennismakingsgesprekken) and information packages, supported by email newsletters and social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram).

IPC Nederland is part of a broader educational ecosystem managed by Great Learning Nederland that includes IEYC (International Early Years Curriculum) for ages 3-5+ and IMYC (International Middle Years Curriculum) for secondary education, creating a continuous learning pathway (doorgaande leerlijn). The brand has been operating since 2012 with approximately 10 employees, serving customers primarily in the Netherlands with some curriculum activity in Singapore. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

IPC Nederland

Legal name

Great Learning Nederland B.V.

Website

https://ipc-nederland.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IPC Nederland, a brand under Great Learning Nederland B.V., provides a science-based, theme-based primary school curriculum (the International Primary Curriculum) to Dutch basisscholen via annual school memberships, bundled with the IEYC and IMYC curricula into a continuous learning pathway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Curriculum

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Homeschool Programs & Online Curriculum Schools (EDAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping Resources (State/NAEYC/Head Start) (EDACAJAN)

Keywords

• Primary school curriculum
• International education
• Global citizenship education
• Formative assessment
• Teacher professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Netherlands

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. IPC Membership: Schools pay for an IPC membership that provides access to the curriculum, keeps it current, and offers support through inspiration sessions, webinars, and parent information sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IPC Nederland delivers the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), a science-based, theme-based primary school curriculum for Dutch basisscholen. Schools access the curriculum via an annual membership that includes online, continuously updated curriculum units, inspiration sessions, webinars, and parent information sessions. The offering is part of a continuous learning pathway that also covers early years (IEYC) and middle years/secondary education (IMYC) under the parent Great Learning Nederland B.V.

Product overview

IPC Nederland offers a unified educational curriculum portfolio for primary and secondary schools. The core product is IPC (International Primary Curriculum), a science-based primary school curriculum delivered via a continuously updated web platform. It is complemented by IEYC (International Early Years Curriculum) for young children focusing on play-based learning, and IMYC (International Middle Years Curriculum) for secondary education — all forming a seamless continuing learning pathway (doorgaande leerlijn). The Assessment for Learning methodology provides formative assessment tools within the curriculum. Schools can access the curriculum through a membership model that includes inspiration sessions, webinars, and support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IEYC: International Early Years Curriculum - Het Jonge Kind curriculum for young children focused on learning through play
• IMYC

Products and services

• IPC (International Primary Curriculum) A science-based, theme-based primary school curriculum (basisschoolcurriculum) and education concept in one, designed for Dutch primary schools. It combines clear learning objectives with teacher freedom and challenging theme-based activities, delivered via online units that are continuously updated. Active global citizenship is embedded in the curriculum's DNA.
• IEYC (International Early Years Curriculum) - Het Jonge Kind The early years sibling of IPC, specifically developed for the needs of young children (ages 3-5+) where learning through play is central. Part of the same continuous learning pathway as IPC under Great Learning Nederland.
• IMYC (International Middle Years Curriculum) A curriculum for secondary education that forms part of the same continuous learning pathway (doorgaande leerlijn) as IPC, allowing schools to continue the thematic, process-based IPC approach into secondary education.
• IPC Lidmaatschap (Membership) Annual membership service for schools that keeps the IPC curriculum up-to-date and supports schools with inspiration sessions, webinars on specific topics, and parent/guardian presentations.

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Great Learning NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat Learning Nederland is the parent organization that holds IPC Nederland. It provides the broader educational ecosystem including IEYC (International Early Years Curriculum) and IMYC (International Middle Years Curriculum), creating a continuous learning pathway from early childhood through adolescence.
• IEYC (International Early Years Curriculum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIEYC is the younger sibling of IPC, specifically developed for the needs of young children (ages 3-5+) with learning through play at its center. Together with IPC, they form part of a continuous learning line managed by Great Learning Nederland.
• IMYC (International Middle Years Curriculum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMYC is the continuation of IPC for secondary education, allowing schools to continue the thematic and process-based approach into the middle years. IPC actively advocates for secondary schools to adopt IMYC to maintain the continuous learning line.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Baccalaureate (IB): IB offers the Primary Years Programme (PYP) as an international, inquiry- and concept-based primary curriculum for schools worldwide. It competes head-to-head with IPC for the same international-school and Dutch primary schools seeking an alternative to traditional subject-based methods.
• Fieldwork Education: Fieldwork Education is the global originator of the IPC, IEYC, and IMYC curricula and is the international parent organization of Great Learning Nederland B.V. It is the closest direct peer, operating the same curriculum products globally outside the Netherlands.
• Cambridge International Education: Cambridge Primary is an international curriculum for ages 5-11 offered by Cambridge Assessment International Education. It competes with IPC for international and globally-minded Dutch primary schools looking for structured, internationally benchmarked curricula.

Broad incumbents

• Blink Onderwijs: Blink is a Dutch publisher offering thematic, inquiry-based learning materials for primary education, making it one of the closest direct thematic competitors to IPC in the Netherlands. It targets the same shift away from traditional subject-based methods that IPC serves.
• Zwijsen: Zwijsen is a major Dutch primary education publisher (part of WPG Kindermedia) offering method-based curricula, reading schemes, and digital materials. It is one of the entrenched incumbent publishers competing with IPC for Dutch basisschool curriculum budgets.
• Malmberg: Malmberg is a long-established Dutch educational publisher providing full method-based curricula and digital learning platforms for primary education. It competes with IPC's thematic approach through its own subject-structured methodes that dominate the Dutch basisschool market.
• Noordhoff: Noordhoff is a major Dutch educational publisher (part of Noordhoff Group) covering primary, secondary, and vocational education with both print and digital offerings. It competes for the same Dutch primary school curriculum budgets as IPC.
• ThiemeMeulenhoff: ThiemeMeulenhoff is a Dutch educational publisher providing method-based curricula and digital learning resources for primary and secondary education. It competes with IPC for the same Dutch primary school curriculum budgets as one of the established method publishers.

Others

• Heutink ICT / Heutink Groep: Heutink is a leading Dutch supplier of educational materials, furniture, and ICT solutions to primary schools, often acting as a distribution channel through which curriculum products like IPC reach schools. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant in Dutch K-12 procurement.
• Stichting Leerplanontwikkeling (SLO): SLO is the Dutch national institute for curriculum development that defines kerndoelen and curriculum frameworks referenced by all Dutch schools. IPC's curriculum is built to align with SLO-defined standards, making SLO a comparable standards/curriculum authority adjacent to IPC's offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IPCNederland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipc-nederland
• Instagraminstagram.com/ipcnederland

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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