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Welsh Education System: The educational system of Britain is remark-bly decentralized and subject to very little overt jntrol by either central or local government. Gotland and Northern Ireland have their own lucational systems, the Scottish differing marked-' from the English. Even in the unified system f education for England and Wales, Welsh jthorities are able to introduce significant dif-irences for the principality.
Instruction in Wales. Although Wales is not uite a separate partner in this diversified edu-ational system in the way that Scotland and Northern Ireland are, it has its own particular eeds and problems, and the decentralized sys-;m makes it possible to meet these in a specifi-ally Welsh way. Welsh regional interests are rotected by the central advisory council for ducation in Wales and Monmouth and by the ducation office for Wales, whose headquarters i Cardiff houses a permanent secretary, its own ierarchy of administrative officers, and a sepa-tte inspectorate.
These propositions will be examined and reflected upon with the benefit of nearly a decade of experience since the implementation of the National Curriculum.
Starting as it did by legislating for Key Stage 1 pupils, many teachers of young children had the opportunity to consider the teaching and learning of a defined set of knowledge, skills and processes which were to be assessed at or towards the end of the key stage. For the first time in the history of English and Welsh education system teachers were being told what to teach and when to make assessment judgements. In other words they were to be made accountable. |
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