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• Updated: 5 March 2024

• Updated: 15 July 2022

• Updated: 9 April 2025

An Ofsted subject report on the quality of English in primary and secondary schools in England.

• Updated: 5 March 2024

• Updated: 16 July 2014

GCE AS and A level subject content for English language for teaching in schools from 2015.

• Updated: 9 April 2014

How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to.

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

GCE AS and A level subject content for English language and literature for teaching in schools from 2015.

• Updated: 9 April 2014

Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa (6 to 11 months). Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.