Education terms: K
13 terms starting with K, with where each one is used. Choose a term for related terms.
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- K-12 (Kindergarten to grade 12) United States
- The US term for the whole span of primary and secondary schooling.
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) England
- Statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England on safeguarding children, updated regularly; all staff must read at least Part one.
- Key person England
- In EYFS settings, the named practitioner responsible for a particular child's care and learning and for building relationships with the family.
- Key stage (KS) England Wales Northern Ireland
- A block of school years used to organise the national curriculum and its assessments. England has Key Stages 1 to 4 (with the EYFS before and 16 to 19 study after).
- Key Stage 1 (KS1) England Northern Ireland
- In England, Years 1 and 2 (ages 5 to 7). In Northern Ireland, Key Stage 1 is Primary 3 and 4 (after the Foundation Stage in P1 and P2).
- Key Stage 2 (KS2) England Northern Ireland
- In England, Years 3 to 6 (ages 7 to 11), ending with the KS2 national curriculum tests. In Northern Ireland, Primary 5 to 7.
- Key Stage 3 (KS3) England Northern Ireland
- In England, Years 7 to 9 (ages 11 to 14). In Northern Ireland, Years 8 to 10.
- Key Stage 4 (KS4) England Northern Ireland
- In England, Years 10 and 11 (ages 14 to 16), when most pupils study for GCSEs. In Northern Ireland, Years 11 and 12.
- Key Stage 5 (KS5) England
- An informal name for 16 to 19 education (Years 12 and 13) in England, such as A levels and T Levels. It is not a statutory key stage of the national curriculum.
- Key stage leader All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A leader responsible for teaching and learning or pastoral care across a key stage.
- Kindergarten United States
- The first year of formal schooling in most US elementary schools, for children aged about 5 to 6. Roughly equivalent to Reception (England) in purpose and Year 1 in age.
- Knowledge organiser All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A single page summarising the key facts, vocabulary and diagrams for a unit, used for self-quizzing.
- Knowledge-rich curriculum England
- A curriculum that sets out precisely the knowledge pupils should learn and builds it in a planned sequence.
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