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 International Information Unit at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

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News

April 2009

INCA website and the review of the primary curriculum in England

The INCA website has provided important contributions to a review of the primary curriculum in England being undertaken in 2009. For more information and to contribute to the consultation on the primary curriculum review, select the headline link above.

February 2009

Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence

Work continues on the development of the Curriculum for Excellence for 3- to 18-year-olds in Scotland. Select the headline link above for further information. Implementation is expected to begin in autumn 2009.

February 2009

The new French Socle Commun

The Socle Commun - the new fundamental core of knowledge and skills around which the curriculum for compulsory education is built - was introduced in September 2008. See the curriculum sections of the France INCA Archive for more information.