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England : Assessment arrangements

• 6.1 First phase: Pre-compulsory, age up to 5
• 6.2 Second phase: Primary, age 4 or 5 to 11
• 6.3. Third phase: Lower secondary, age 11 - 16
• 6.4. Fourth phase: Upper secondary, age 16 - 18

Last reviewed and updated: 24-Nov-2011

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Qualifications
The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) set out the levels against which a qualification can be recognised in England (and Wales and Northern Ireland).  For a diagrammatic presentation of how the frameworks and qualifications sit together, see the following page of the Ofqual website: http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/2368.aspx

 

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