National Curriculum
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The Education Maze
www.channel4.com/life/microsites/S/skool_daze/maze.html
Offers some sound advice on how to help your child's education at home, how to communicate better and where to look for information on choosing a school.
Exams
www.tes.co.uk/section/story/?section=
Archive&sub_section=Friday&story_id=377669&Type=0
Very interesting and in-depth discussion of the history of the British education system that covers the Black Papers written by Rhodes Boyson in the early 1970s.
LEA
www.dfes.gov.uk
Gateway of resources with information and services available to local education authorities. Provides the latest news and initiatives in education and offers info on the curriculum, different types of schools and much more.
National Assessment Agency
www.naa.org.uk/aboutus/tests/index.aspx
Responsible for developing and delivering the national curriculum tests. The site has guidance booklets and information on exams and funding.
National Curriculum in Action
www.ncaction.org.uk/
Great website where you can find examples of pupils' schoolwork and case study materials online – via subject or key stage.
The SATs Story
http://education.guardian.co.uk/sats/story/0,13294,1289880,00.html
The Guardian charts 13 years of Standard Attainment Tests (SATs), where the row over whether they do more harm than good continues.
The Two Faces of Examinations
www.hku.hk/cerc/3e.html
Very thorough and fascinating look at the history of exam-taking used in the education systems of a number of countries including the USA, England and Wales, France, Germany and China.
Understanding the National Curriculum
www.direct.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/Schools/
ExamsTestsAndTheCurriculum/ExamsTestsAndTheCurriculumArticles/
fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4016665&chk=9QQaw4
Find out more about the key stages and the core subjects that children are taught throughout their school life, as well as the levels they are expected to have achieved.
