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First School is a term used in some areas of the United Kingdom to describe the first stage of Primary Education . Some English Local Education Authorities have introduced First Schools since the 1960s . The notion of First Schools was mooted by the Plowden Report of 1967 which proposed a change to a Three Tier model including First Schools for children aged between 5 and 8, Middle Schools for 8-12 year-olds, and then Upper or High Schools for 12-16 year-olds. In practice, two main models were used:
although other options were implemented in different authorities. Following the introduction of the National Curriculum after the Education Reform Act 1988 , the new curriculum's splits in Key Stage s at age 11 encouraged the majority of Local Education Authorities to return to a two-tier system of Primary and Secondary School s. However, some First Schools still exist in various areas, including Staffordshire . In areas where the three-tier model has been replaced, first schools have been converted to Infant or Primary School s in many cases, or closed in others. No authority has introduced three-tier education in any area since 1995, although some new first schools have opened in areas which already have three-tier systems in place. SEE ALSO |
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