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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 .
The assessments were introduced following the introduction of a National Curriculum to schools in England and Wales under the Education Reform Act 1988.As the curriculum was gradually rolled out from 1989, statutory assessments were introduced between 1991 and 1995, with those in Key Stage 1 first, following by Key Stages 2 and 3 respectively as each cohort completed a full key stage. [2]
Fully searchable UK school guide independent and state A history of education in England by Derek Gillard, an advocate of the comprehensive system "The Skills for Life survey: A national needs and impact survey of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills" , Research Brief RB490 , Department for Education and Skills , 2003
Some children take National 4 or National 5 in their 4th year/S4 at high school (aged about 15/16). In some schools, if children are in top set in S3 (aged 14/15) they will study the Nat 5 course but they do not take the exams. National 4/5 are thought to be preparation for the Highers & Advanced Highers.
Notable national curricula are: Australian Curriculum is a planned curriculum for schools in all states and territories of Australia, from Kindergarten to Year 12. Its first stages were planned to start in 2013. [1] National Curriculum and Textbook Board for Bangladesh. National Curriculum Framework (NCF 2005) for India; in the United Kingdom:
The current national qualifications frameworks in the UK are: England: Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) for general and vocational qualifications regulated by Ofqual; Northern Ireland: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) Wales: Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) for all qualifications.
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In the UK, this is considered to be at the level of the GCSE, awarded at Year 11. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] For college and university admissions in the UK, a high school diploma may be accepted in lieu of the GCSE if an average grade better than D+ is obtained in subjects with a GCSE counterpart.