2011 Overview for England
The following briefings provide a succinct description of the education systems in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They include information about the administration of education, the organisation of the various phases of the education system (from pre-school to higher education), special needs, teachers and quality assurance procedures.
The briefings are updated bi-annually. They were last updated in November 2011:
Further, more detailed information about the education systems in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is available in Eurypedia - The European Encyclopedia on National Education Systems.
Eurypedia has a chapter called Ongoing Reforms and Policy Developments, which provides information on policy initiatives relevant to four priority areas within ET2020 and other national policy developments. This covers information which Eurydice at NFER previously published as Current Debates and Recent Reforms.
Last reviewed January 2012.