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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.
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. All state schools are subject to assessment and ...
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 ...
References to middle schools in publications of the UK Government date back to 1856, and the educational reports of William Henry Hadow mention the concept. [6] It was not until 1963 that a local authority, the West Riding of Yorkshire, first proposed to introduce a middle-school system, with schools spanning ages 5–9, 9–13 and 13–18; [7] one source suggests that the system was ...
Public school (United Kingdom) The playing fields of Rugby School, 1567, reestablished 1828. The rules of rugby football were codified here in 1845. In the England and Wales and parts of the British Commonwealth, a public school is a type of fee-charging private school [1] originally for older boys.
There are 16 local education authorities in the South West of England. [7] List of schools in Bath and North East Somerset. List of schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. List of schools in Bristol. List of schools in Cornwall. List of schools in Devon. List of schools in Dorset. List of schools in Gloucestershire.
Form (education) A form is an educational stage, class, or grouping of pupils in a school. The term is used predominantly in the United Kingdom, although some schools, mostly private, in other countries also use the title. Pupils are usually grouped in forms according to age and will remain with the same group for a number of years, or ...
Private schools in the United Kingdom. Merchant Taylors' School (1561) is one of the nine Clarendon Commission schools. Private schools in the United Kingdom (also called independent schools) [1] are schools that require fees for admission and enrollment. Some have financial endowments, most are governed by a board of governors, and are owned ...