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In schools in England and Wales, Year 7 is the seventh full year of compulsory education after Reception, with children being admitted who are aged 11 before 1 September in any given academic year. It is the first year group in Key Stage 3 in which the Secondary National Curriculum is taught [6] and marks the beginning of secondary education. [7]
It suggested significant changes to the structure of the National Curriculum, including dividing Key Stage 2 into two shorter (two-year) phases. [18] In 2013, the government produced a draft National Curriculum, followed by a final version in September 2013, for first teaching in September 2014.
Key Stage 3 (commonly abbreviated as KS3) is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14. In Northern Ireland the term also refers to the first three years of secondary education.
At the end of Year 6 all children in state primary schools are required to take National Curriculum tests in reading and maths also called SATS. They then change schools to go to secondary school. Year 7 , age 11 to 12 ( 6th grade )
The National Curriculum only extends to pupils in Years 1 to 11 of compulsory education in England. Outside of the statutory National Curriculum assessment in years 2 and 6, the only other centrally collected assessment data is from GCSE exams, usually taken in Year 11, and from the phonics screening check in Year 1. [9]
The Key Stages were first defined in the Education Reform Act 1988 to accompany the first introduction of the national curriculum. The precise definition of each of the main 4 key stages is age-related, incorporating all pupils of a particular age at the beginning of each academic year.
Year 1: 5 to 6 Year 2: 6 to 7 KS2: Year 3: 7 to 8 Junior Year 4: 8 to 9: Preparatory or Junior Year 5: 9 to 10 Middle Year 6: National Curriculum assessments A grammar school entrance exam, often the 11-plus: 10 to 11 KS3: Year 7: None, though individual schools may set end of year tests, or mock GCSE exams. 11 to 12: Comprehensive or Secondary ...
In the compulsory state education system up to the age of 14, assessment is usually carried out at periodic intervals against National Curriculum levels. This is especially the case at the end of each Key Stage, at the ages of 7, 11 and 14, where students are statutorily assessed against these levels.