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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 national curriculum covers pupils in primary school (ages 5 to 11; key stages 1 and 2) and secondary school (ages 11 to 16; key stages 3 and 4). It covers what subjects are taught and the standards children should reach in each subject.
Citizenship Education was introduced as a statutory subject in the English National Curriculum in 2001 following the recommendation of the Crick Report in 1998. This report, which had been commissioned by the New Labour government following its election victory in 1997, called for "no less than a change in the political culture of this country both nationally and locally: for people to think ...
Other subjects, especially religious studies, citizenship studies, computer science and physical education are compulsory in the majority of secondary schools since these subjects form part of the National Curriculum at Key Stage 4. English. English Language and English Literature; Mathematics; Science
Religious Education (RE) is a compulsory subject in the state education system in England, despite it not being part of the national curriculum. Schools are required to teach a programme of religious studies according to local and national guidelines.
The term PSHE was first introduced in the 2000 edition of the national curriculum, as a non-compulsory element that was encouraged to be taught in schools. [8] Whilst this was the first official introduction of the subject to the national curriculum, it had already existed in an informal context since the 1960s.
Basque Country historically provided three teaching models: A, B or D. [20] Model D, with education entirely in Basque, and Spanish as a compulsory subject, is the most widely chosen model by parents. [21] In addition, Navarre offers the G model, with education entirely in Spanish, without a Basque language subject option. [22]
National curriculum assessment generally means testing of students as to whether they meet the national standards. 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]