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The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the statutory framework for early years education in England, or, as stated on the UK government website: "The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5". The term was defined in the British government's Childcare Act 2006 ...
Students over 16 typically study in the sixth form of a school (sixth form is a historical term for Years 12–13), in a separate sixth form college or further education college. Courses at FE colleges (referred to as further education courses) can also be studied by adults over 18. Colleges can offer a wide range of options for study ...
Official mandation of education began with the Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) for England and Wales, and the Education (Scotland) Act 1872 for Scotland. Education policy has always been run separately for the component nations of Britain, and is now a devolved matter (by the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 , the ...
The Education Act 1870: Text and Commentary. (David & Charles. 1972). Parker, Stephen G., Sophie Allen, and Rob Freathy. "The Church of England and the 1870 elementary education act." British Journal of Educational Studies 68.5 (2020): 541-565. Smith, John T. "The Wesleyans, The 'Romanists' and the Education Act of 1870."
Text of the Education Act 2002 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Education Act 2002 (c. 32) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave schools greater autonomy to implement experimental teaching methods.
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments. The UK Government is responsible for England, whilst the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for Scotland, [6] Wales [7] and Northern Ireland, respectively.
The National Tutoring Programme is a UK Government scheme announced in June 2020 [1] and launched in November that year [2] forming part of a £1.7 billion catch-up fund to try to address learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [3] It outsources the tutoring of school children to 33 organisations, [4] most of them private companies. The ...
The Assisted Places Scheme was established in the UK by the Conservative government in 1980.Children who were eligible were provided with free or subsidised places to fee-charging independent schools - based on the child's results in the school's entrance examination (the fees contributions charged were based on an annual means test).