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A study published in 2023 by Universities UK International (UUKi), the Higher Education Policy Institute and Kaplan International Pathways in collaboration with London Economics, has found that the economic impact of international students has risen steadily from £31.3 billion in 2018/9 to £41.9 billion in 2021/22. International students were ...
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is a school performance indicator in England linked to the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) results. [1]: 7 It measures students' attainment by calculating an average score from specified subject grades. The EBacc includes subjects which are studied in many subsequent university programmes. [2]
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 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, which tests children in Years 5 and 9 in science and maths, found England improved or maintained its scores in 2024. England came ahead of countries like Japan , Australia and Hong Kong in primary science, and also above Hong Kong in secondary science.
Pupils in Key Stage 3 must study a modern foreign language. [23] From September 2016, in England, AS levels no longer counted towards the A-level; many took AS level language courses up to year 12 only; the new A-levels are called linear A-levels. By 2017, there were 9,672 entries for French A-level, and 3,842 for German.
Terms used to refer to the English language spoken and written in England include English English [1] [2] and Anglo-English. [3] [4] The related term British English is ambiguous, so it can be used and interpreted in multiple ways, [5] but it is usually reserved to describe the features common to Anglo-English, Welsh English, and Scottish English.
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British English is the basis of, and very similar to, Commonwealth English. [44] Commonwealth English is English as spoken and written in the Commonwealth countries, though often with some local variation. This includes English spoken in Australia, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, and South Africa.