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, South Africa, 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). 

 

The INCA website is funded by the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) in England. Content is managed by the International Information Unit at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

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News

October 2009

Sex and relationships education in other countries

Desk research covering the nature and content of sex and relationships education in a selection of INCA and Eurydice Network countries is provided in this INCA Thematic Probe.

November 2009

NCCA launches a new early childhood curriculum framework

The Irish National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has published Aistear, a curriculum framework for early childhood education, to be used in the full range of settings. See sections 5.1 and 6.1 of the Ireland Archive.

October 2009

South Africa Archive added to INCA

A description of the education system in South Africa has been added to INCA bringing the total number of countries covered by the Archive to 21. The comparative tables have also been updated and now include South Africa.