English Education System

General Context

What do you already know ?

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Complete the chartSecondaryPrimaryInfantJuniorGCSEKS TestKey Stage 1Key Stage 2Key Stage 3Key Stage 4Key Stage 5Sixth FormPost 16Further EducationHigher EducationDegreePre-school

Types of School

• Public ( Independent or private ) parents pay

• State or Local Authority

• Academy

• Academy Trust

• Federation

• Faith School

• Free School

• Studio school

What are key education issues for your country?

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Current Issues at Primary Level

• Changes to National Curriculum

• Narrowing the gap

• Teacher Recruitment – particularly with expertise in Maths, RE and PE.

• Removal of requirement to assess NC Levels

Current Issues at Secondary Level• Changes to GCSE Assessment

Linear Exams

Strengthening specifications (raising boundaries)

Inclusion of SPaG in all exams

• Teacher Recruitment – particularly in Maths, Science and MFL

• Narrowing the gap

• Removal of requirement to assess NC Levels

• Changes to Performance tables and thresholds

Current Issues in General

• Teacher recruitment

• Teacher work-load - hrs

• Constant interference with curriculum by successive governments

• Behaviour problems from phones and social media

• Academy and ‘free school’ agenda

• Changes to Inspection framework

• Radicalisation and ‘British Values’

• New teachers’ pay policy

Key Words

OfSTED

Outstanding

‘Satisfactory’ is now ‘unsatisfactory’

Radicalisation

Impact

Progress

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Positive

• Teacher training through School Direct, Schools Alliance, SCITT

• Reduced Inspection Framework

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