Education terms is the controlled vocabulary developed and maintained by the Department for Education.
The purpose of this page is to make Education terms available for anyone who wants to use it. XML and SKOS RDF files can be downloaded from the downloads section.
These files are provided as open source. More information about what open source means is available from the links provided on this page.
Background information about the files and the schema is available in the explanatory notes document.
It is important to understand that Education terms is not a closed file. It is maintained as a working controlled vocabulary. This means that it is updated with new terms and terms may be deprecated as required. Scope notes are regularly reviewed.
Release notes for Education terms are issued with each new version of the XML and SKOS RDF files. The document gives details of the changes made to the file since the last update, and any amendments made to the XML schema. The release notes for the previous version are also available.
To use the controlled vocabulary to browse the content of the Department for Education's website please visit the Education terms. For guidance on using it About Education terms can help.
