key stages and ages

Age 3–5. Y0. Nursery / Reception (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Key Stage (KS4)

Key Stage 1 (primary school Years 3 and 4) builds on Foundation Stage experiences, and Key Stage 2 (primary school Years 5, 6 and 7) builds on Key Stage 1 experiences. As children progress through these stages, they move from informal to more formal learning.
The Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower young people to achieve their potential and to make informed and responsible decisions throughout their lives. The learning opportunities provided should help young people to develop as individuals, contributors to society and contributors to the economy and environment.

Derby Virtual School works with children from foundation stage onwards. All transitions can be difficult for children in care, but the move from primary school to secondary school (from key stage 2 to key stage 3) can be especially daunting.
The Virtual School supports this transition and offers advice to schools about additional transition support for children in care.

Derby Virtual School works with children from foundation stage onwards. All transitions can be difficult for children in care, but the move from primary school to secondary school (from key stage 2 to key stage 3) can be especially daunting.
The Virtual School supports this transition and offers advice to schools about additional transition support for children in care.

Understanding your child’s changing and emerging growth and development is an important part of parenting. As infants and children progress through a series of growth stages, they may encounter physical and emotional challenges, and some relatively common problems during these years.
Listed below is additional information regarding growth at different ages and stages of a child’s life.

References:

http://ccea.org.uk/key-stages-1-2
http://www.derby.gov.uk/education-and-learning/derby-virtual-school/information-social-workers-foster-carers/key-states-explained/
http://www.derby.gov.uk/education-and-learning/derby-virtual-school/information-social-workers-foster-carers/key-states-explained/
http://www.choc.org/primary-care/ages-stages/
http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/international/uk/the-uk-school-system