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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 state-funded compulsory school system is divided into Key Stages, based upon the student's age by August 31. The Early Years Foundation Stage is for ages 3–4. Primary education is divided into Key Stage 1 for ages 5–7 and Key Stage 2 for ages 7–11.
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, [1] Australia, [2] New Zealand, [3] Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore [4]), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary education of children who are 4 to 10 years of age (and in many cases, 11 years of age).
The ISCED definition in 1997 posited that primary education normally started between the ages of 5 – 8 and was designed to give a sound basic education in reading, writing, and mathematics along with an elementary understanding of other subjects.
The first three grades of primary school are called Algkool which can be translated as "beginning school" and can be confused with primary school. In some low density population areas Algkool is the only school available and students enter primary school in bigger towns. 1st grade: 7–8 years; 2nd grade: 8–9 years; 3rd grade: 9–10 years
It was found that 7.1% of Black students received higher actual grades compared to 6.6% of White students, 6.5% of Asian students and 6.1% of Mixed students. [34] In 2018, of all teachers in state-funded schools in England, 14.1% were from BAME groups. [35] 33.5% of primary school and 31.3% of secondary school pupils in England were from BAME ...
Design and Technology projects at Jordanhill School, Glasgow. Design and Technology (D&T) is a school subject taught in England to pupils in primary and secondary schools.It first appeared as a titled subject in the first National Curriculum for England in 1990. [1]
Key Stage 2 fits the later stage of primary education, often known as junior schools. Again, described by Sir William Henry Hadow , this took pupils up to the standardised break at age 11. Secondary education was split between Key Stage 3 & Key Stage 4 at age 14, to align with long-existing two-year examination courses at GCSE level.