Education in the United Kingdom

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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 directly responsible for England; whilst the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for Scotland,^[1] Wales^[2] and Northern Ireland, respectively. In England and Wales, the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) is applicable to children aged 5 and below, and the national curriculum is applicable to children aged 5+.

For details of education in each country, see:

• Education in England
• Education in Northern Ireland
• Education in Scotland
• Education in Wales

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• 1Stages
  • 1.1Ages and year groups
• 2Rankings
• 3See also
• 4References
• 5Further reading
• 6External links