Levels of academic qualifications
Undergraduate | Postgraduate | ||||
Masters student | PhD, also referred to as Postgraduate Researcher (PGRs) | Early Career Researcher (ECR) | Academic | Professor | |
First degree (Bachelors or Masters) | More research based than first degree | Specific area of research, gain title ‘Dr.’ | Working under more senior academic | Independent researcher | Overseeing specific areas of research |
National Curriculum Key Stages
Key Stage | EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 | KS5 |
Year Group | Reception | 1 & 2 | 3-7 | 7-9 (in most schools) | 10 & 11 (some schools start in year 9) | 12 & 13 |
Age Range | 4-5 yrs | 5-7 yrs | 7-11 yrs | 11-14y rs | 14-16 yrs (13 if in year 9) | 16-18 yrs |
Other Info | Start primary school (or infant if separate from juniors) | Start of juniors if separate to infants | Start of secondary school | GCSEs | AS/A levels |
General school term dates
Term | Autumn term | Autumn half- term | Spring term | Spring half-term | Summer term | Summer half-term |
Rough Dates | 1st week in September to week before Christmas | Usually mid October | 1st full week of January to week before Easter | Usually late February | Week after Easter to 3rd week in June | Usually mid May |
General university term/semester dates
Term | Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term | |
Rough dates | Last week in September to mid December | 1st full week in January to late March | Late April to mid June | |
Semester | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |