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Independent schools (also known as "public schools" (age about 13+) and "private schools" or "preparatory schools" (under 13) in the UK) generally operate a similar academic year, [1] often with shorter terms and longer holidays.
Senior (Public/Private school) KS4: Year 10: 14 to 15 University technical college: Upper school Year 11: GCSE: 15 to 16 KS5: Year 12: Advanced subsidiary level or school-set end of year tests. 16 to 17 Sixth form college Further education college Maths school: Year 13: A-levels, T- levels, BTEC, International Baccalaureate, etc. 17 to 18
An academic year, or school year, is a period that schools, colleges and universities use to measure the duration of studies for a given educational level. Academic years are often divided into academic terms . [ 1 ]
These are stated as being Level 2 at age seven, Level 4 at age eleven, and then Level 5 at age twelve, and level 6c level 8a at age fourteen. Children are expected to make two sub levels of progress per year, e.g.: average=4c in year 6, whilst average in year 7=4b, year 8=5c and finally, year 9=5a. [2]
The school year coincides with the calendar year, and the first term begins on January 2 (unless it is a weekend or a Monday). The school year comprises four terms of 10 weeks each. Term 1: January to March (Term 1 holidays: one week) Term 2: March to May (Term 2 holidays: one month) Term 3: July to September (Term 3 holidays: one week)
As a result, children in their first year of senior school (aged 11–12 years) might be in the first year, third year or seventh year. Where the same form number is used for two year groups, they are differentiated by the terms "upper" and "lower". The most senior forms are traditionally lower and upper sixth or first and second year sixth.
Key Stage 4 (KS4) is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other examinations, in maintained schools in England normally known as Year 10 and Year 11, when pupils are aged between 14 and 16 by August 31. (In some schools, KS4 work is started in Year 9.)
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.