Article by Kaye McArdle

Below you’ll find information on the UK Education arrangements covering Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It includes national curriculum, grading and examination topics and finishes off with a link to Key Stage Two.com, a fun educational resource tool for children aged 7- 11.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY (K-12) OVERVIEWMore than 90% of students in the United Kingdom attend publicly-funded state schools. Approximately 8.5 million children attend one of the 30,000 schools in England and Wales; in Scotland, 830,000 children attend about 5,000 schools, including pre-schools and other special education schools; and Northern Ireland sends 350,000 children to 1,300 state schools. Primary schools usually include both girls and boys. Secondary schools may be either single-sex or co-educational.Education departments in England, Scotland and Wales fund schools through a Local Education Authority (or Education Authority in Scotland). In Northern Ireland, schools are largely financed from public funds through five Education and Library Boards.

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