INCA provides descriptions of government policy on education in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and Wales. It focuses on curriculum, assessment and initial teacher training frameworks for pre-school, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education in schools (3-19 age range).  A description for South Africa is under development.

 

The INCA website is funded by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) in England. Content is managed by the Eurydice Unit for England, Wales and Northern Ireland at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).  The initial teacher training sections are funded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA).

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News

April 2008

New INCA probe: coursework in five countries

A thematic probe examining coursework in national/state examinations in France, the Netherlands, Norway, Ontario (Canada) and Victoria (Australia) was uploaded to this website in April 2008. Data was collected in November 2007.

March 2008

Statutory assessment in Ireland

A new system of standardised testing is being introduced in primary education in Ireland.

March 2008

New curriculum in New Zealand

A new curriculum for compulsory phase education was launched in New Zealand on 6 November 2007. It is being implemented during the period 2007-2010.