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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.
Subject content and assessment arrangements for students taking qualifications in the academic year 2022 to 2023.
Information about subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) support for initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
A table setting out the specific subjects in which qualifications are being reformed to meet the requirements set by each regulator.
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