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Documents for schools about GCSE content.
The English national curriculum means children in different schools (at primary and secondary level) study the same subjects to similar standards - it's split into key stages with tests
The ‘basic’ school curriculum includes the ‘national curriculum’, as well…
Compulsory national curriculum subjects at primary school are: English…
Key stage 3 Compulsory national curriculum subjects are: English maths…
Children might also need to study relationships, sex and health education,…
Documents for schools about GCE AS and A level subject content for teaching from 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
A table setting out the specific subjects in which qualifications are being reformed to meet the requirements set by each regulator.
A collection of guidance documents used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications for British nationality.
Information about subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) support for initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment.
Subject content and assessment arrangements for students taking qualifications in the academic year 2022 to 2023.
Immigration staff guidance about British subjects and how to consider applications to acquire that status.
Overview of the support being provided for each qualification for students taking GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022.
An Ofsted subject report on the quality of science education in primary and secondary schools in England.
A series of reviews by Ofsted looking at the research evidence currently available about different curriculum subjects.
Guidance about programme cost weightings in the 16 to 19 funding formula for sector subject areas from 2023 to 2024 academic year.
A table listing the subjects that are not being reformed and the reasons why.
Conditions and requirements, and corresponding guidance, applying to GCSE qualifications being awarded in 2022.
Register initial teacher training (ITT) places for postgraduate courses starting in the 2016 to 2017 academic year.
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