ation or training and all suitable qualified people are encouraged to go into higher education. Almost 65 per cent of young people receive some form of further education (after the age of 16). Further education is provided both by the top two classes of a comprehensive and grammar school and by independent six-form colleges or tertiary colleges. Six-form colleges are schools which provide academic and nonacademic education beyond the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education), while tertiary colleges offer a range of full-time and part-time vocational courses as well as more academic ones. Many students attend college part-time, either by day or block release from employment or in the evening.students leave secondary school at the age of 18, they can enter either training courses or universities. p align="justify"> CURRICULUM FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
In order to raise educational standards, the Government has introduced the National Curriculum in state schools in England and Wales and has given school education of 14 - to 18-years olds a more practical basis. The object is to make the education more relevant to the working environment and to improve skills in science, technology and modern languages. Pupils in their last year of compulsory schooling are encouraged to undertake a period of work experience as part of their education. Previously, many students had tended to specialize too early, dropping important subjects like science, technology and foreign languages.National Curriculum defines four key stages, and ten statutory subjects: key stage 1 age 5-7 (infants) key stage 2 age 7 - 11 (juniors) key stage 3 age 11-14 (PRE-GCSE) key stage 4 age 14-16 (preparation for GCSE) three "core" subjects are English, mathematics and science and there are seven other "foundation" subjects - information technology, history, geography, music, art, physical education and modern foreign languages ​​(in Wales Welsh is also a core or foundation subject). children in key stages 1 to 3 must study the first nine of these subjects. In key 3 stage they must also study a modern foreign language (pupils in Wales must also study Welsh). Aged 14 to 16 must currently study the core subjects, technology, a modern foreign language and physical education plus either history or geography or short courses in both.must be sent an annual report on their child's progress at school, including assessment and examination results.not part of the National Curriculum, religious education for all pupils, and sex education for pupils in the secondary phase are statutory requirements. All schools must hold daily collective worship. Parents have the right to withdraw their children from both religious education and sex education classes, and from collective worship.curriculum in Scotland and Northern Ireland is only slightly different.
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