EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN
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INTRODUCTION
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by law education compulsory until 16 years old
children can be educated at home
free for all children from 5 to 16
all government-run schools, follow the same
National Curriculum = set plans
• school system can differ in Scotland, Northern
Ireland and Wales
• this presentation will focus on England
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
• primary school at the age of four or five
• reception year for four year olds
• leave primary education at the age of 11, moving on to
secondary school (High school)
• school from Monday to Friday, from about 08:55 - 15:30
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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
• academic year runs from September to July
• 39 weeks long, divided into six terms, separated by
holidays
• main School holidays are:
Christmas - 2 weeks
Spring - 2 weeks
Summer (end of July and the whole
of August) - 6 weeks
• There are also one week holidays:
end of October
mid February
end of May
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SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN ENGLAND
Education stages:
• Nursery Schools = 3-4 years old
• Primary Schools = 5-11 years old
o Reception – foundation year
o Infants – year 1 and 2
o Juniors – year 3 to 6
• Secondary Schools = 12- 16 (18) years old
• Further education
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS (5-11 year olds)
• almost always mixed sex, usually located close to
the child's home
• one teacher has responsibility for most of the work
• parents strongly encouraged to help their children
• small amounts of homework are set to all children
in most schools
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS (11 – 16 year olds)
• Most children at the age of 11
Comprehensive schools
• nearly 88 per cent of secondary
school pupils in England
• children of all abilities, a wide
range of secondary education for
children from 11 to 16 or 18.
Grammar Schools
• are selective, offer academically
oriented general education.
• Entrance based on a test of ability,
usually at 11.
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS – fee paying
schools
• 7% go to independent
schools (also known as
private schools and public
schools)
• Parents pay for their
children to attend
• not run by the government.
• The most famous public
schools are Eton, Harrow
and Winchester.
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FURTHER EDUCATION
Colleges
• 6th form - A levels, often tends to
prepare
for university
• Vocational qualifications - work related
qualifications
• Apprenticeship
University
• Undergraduate degrees take three years
to complete
• a master's degree is normally earned in
a
single year
• Some specialised degrees take longer
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SUBJECTS
Schools follow the National curriculum
Subjects for 5 -11 year olds
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English
Mathematics
Science
Information Technology
Religious Education
Design and Technology
History
Geography
Art
Music
Physical Education
In secondary school
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• Modern Foreign
Languages
• Citizenship
In addition to the NC
• RE
• Sex Education
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EXAMS
• GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary
Education).
• In state schools English, Mathematics,
Science, Religious Education and
Physical Education are studied during
the GCSE years of school
• Other subjects, chosen by the individual
pupil, are also studied.
• After completing the GCSE, some
students leave school, others go onto
technical college
• high school - A levels
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SCHOOL DAY
• nine o'clock, finishes at three
• Registration - the attendance of
every child is recorded
• Assembly - songs, stories,
school events and praying
• A period of lessons in the
morning with about 20 minute
break
• usually a 40 - 60 minute lunch
break
• Actual taught time as defined
by Department of Education is
23.5 hours weekly
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SCHOOL UNIFORMS
• Most school in England require children to wear
a school uniform.
• first introduced on a large scale during the reign
of King Henry VIII.
• School uniforms are required to be fair for both
genders, provide a reasonably low cost and
tolerate religious freedoms
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WHY UNIFORMS?
Why wear a Uniform?
• When we go on a school
trip we all look the same
and so can't get lost.
• Stops kids worrying about
what to wear each day.
• Everyone is equal.
• Parents don't have to shop
for expensive and varied
wardrobes for their
children to keep up with or
show-off to other children
• Wearing a uniform instils a
sense of pride and
discipline in students
Why not to wear a
uniform:
• Uniforms deny students
their right to personal
identity and selfexpression.
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BASIC UNIFORM
Boys
• Long grey or black
trousers (shorts may be
worn in the Summer)
• White Shirt or polo shirt
• School tie (optional in
most primary schools)
• Jumper or sweater with
the school logo on. The
colour is the choice of
the schools
• Black shoes
Girls
• long grey or black
trousers or skirt or
pinafore
• white shirt or polo shirt
• School tie (optional in
most primary schools)
• Jumper or sweater with
the school logo on. The
colour is the choice of
the schools.
• Black shoes
• During the summer term
girls often wear summer
school dresses.
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JUNIOR SCHOOL UNIFORM
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A SENIOR SCHOOL UNIFORM
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LUNCHTIME
• hot or cold dinner provided by the school
• or a packed lunch taken from home
• School lunches are priced around £1.60 – 2.00
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SCHOOL LIFE
• During break times and lunch times
the children go out and play in the
playground.
• Popular playground games are
hopscotch, tag, rope jumping,
adventure playground
• Many school have their own sport
teams
• The most popular sports are soccer,
cricket, rugby; other sports such as
basketball, swimming, rowing and
hockey
• Many schools offer a variety of
clubs
• Many students also learn a musical
instrument
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SCHOOL EVENTS
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Sports day
Festivals
School trips
Concerts
Mufti day
Fayres
Meetings and visits
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TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
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The grading
Parents meetings
system
Consultations
Teacher’s continuous assessment
0-U
At the end of each key stage, parents get a
1-G
report from the school informing them of:
2-F
- the results of child's tests (were there any)
3-E
- the teacher assessment levels child has
4-D
achieved
5-C
- the results for all the children in the child's
6-B
age group in the school
7-A
- the national results for the previous year
8-A*
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AN EXAMPLE OF A SCHOOL
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Do you have any questions?
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SOURCES
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http://www.histclo.com/schun/country/eng/schuneng.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.projectbritain.com/
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/tags/
private+school+scouts/default.aspx
http://www.flashley.staffs.sch.uk/school.html
http://www.mangotsfieldprimary.org/page_viewer.asp?page=
School+Uniform&pid=18
http://www.goring-by-sea.wsussex.sch.uk/parents/uniform.htm
http://www.wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk/index.php?module=P
ages&func=display&pageid=32
http://www.google.co.uk/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
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