Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The National Curriculum was first introduced in Wales as part of the Education Reform Act 1988, alongside the equivalent curriculum for England. Following devolution in 1999, education became a matter for the Welsh Government. Consequently, some elements of the system began to differ from England.
Opening page of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 Further information: National Curriculum for Wales (2008–2026) In 2014, the Welsh Government commissioned Graham Donaldson, a professor at the University of Glasgow who had worked on reforms to education in Scotland , to conduct a report on reforming the curriculum in Wales. [ 1 ]
The National Curriculum for Wales may refer to; National Curriculum for Wales (2008 to 2026) - the curriculum currently being phased out;
National Curriculum for Wales (2008 to 2026), in force since 1999 The United States notably does not have one. The establishment of a national curriculum was explicitly banned in 1965, in Section 604 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (since moved to Section 2302 and codified at 20 U.S.C. § 6692 ).
The National Curriculum for England is the statutory standard of school subjects, lesson content, and attainment levels for primary and secondary schools in England. It is compulsory for local authority -maintained schools, but also often followed by independent schools and state-funded academies .
Wales is one of a handful of countries currently reforming their education systems. The Welsh government’s vision is set to overhaul the whole curriculum and assessment arrangements for ...
In Wales, statutory education begins in the term after a child's fifth birthday, although many children start primary school earlier than this or their parents choose to home educate them. Under the 2008 curriculum, between the ages of 3 and 11 a child's education was divided into two main stages:
This article provides an overview of education in Wales from early childhood to university and adult skills. Largely state-funded and freely accessible at a primary and secondary level, education is compulsory for children in Wales between ages 5-16 years old.