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Education in England. Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education. Local government authorities are responsible for implementing policy for public education and state-funded schools at a local level. State-funded schools may be selective grammar schools or non-selective comprehensive schools.
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments. The UK Government is responsible for England, whilst the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for Scotland, [6] Wales [7] and Northern Ireland, respectively.
The history of education in England is documented from Saxon settlement of England, and the setting up of the first cathedral schools in 597 and 604.. Education in England remained closely linked to religious institutions until the nineteenth century, although charity schools and "free grammar schools", which were open to children of any religious beliefs, became more common in the early ...
Oversight of education in England is the responsibility of the U.K. government and of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. However, the purpose of this document is to present a brief, general summary of education in the United Kingdom.
IDENTIFIERS. 589The English Education System: An Overview of Structure and Po. icy. A Briefing P. 1-00. 41p. one:0171 925. 048.Information Analyses (070) MF01/PCO2 Plus Pos. landThis paper provides an overview of the education system in England and of the government's policies for the education ser.
There have been two major policies introduced to raise UK participation in post compulsory education. The first is reform of the vocational qualification system, particularly the introduction of new employer focused qualifications such as NVQ and GNVQ, and the revitalisation of apprenticeship in the UK.
As outlined above, evidence-informed practice is now viewed by educational poli-cymakers in England as a driver of school and system self-improvement. In this ar-ticle, we have explored data in relation to the key factors likely to determine whether schools can and will engage in meaningful evidence use.
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