EDUCATION IN GREAT EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAINBRITAIN

STATESTATE PRIVATE PRIVATE (PUBLIC)(PUBLIC) SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS

( 90% ) (10 %)( 90% ) (10 %)

3 stages of education:3 stages of education: PRIMARY (5-1PRIMARY (5-111)) SECONDARY (11-16)SECONDARY (11-16) FURTHER (16-18)FURTHER (16-18)

INFANT SCHOOLS (5-7)

JUNIOR SCHOOLS(7-11)

MODERN SCHOOLS GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS

AUTUMN TERM

(September- Christmas)

SPRING TERM(January –

Easter )

SUMMERTERM

(Easter – June)

A lot of people think that A lot of people think that school uniforms in England school uniforms in England are for the children from rich are for the children from rich families at the country’s best families at the country’s best public schools. But it is not public schools. But it is not always true. In fact, uniforms always true. In fact, uniforms first came to schools for the first came to schools for the poor because they were poor because they were cheaper. Today a lot of cheaper. Today a lot of British schools have British schools have uniforms.uniforms.

A* A* - Excellent - Excellent A –A – Very good Very good B – B – GoodGood C – C – SatisfactorySatisfactory D – D – PoorPoor E – E – Very poorVery poor F – F – Awful Awful

English schools offer a wide range of extracurricular activitiesEnglish schools offer a wide range of extracurricular activities ( school orchestra, music ensembles, sports, and etc. )( school orchestra, music ensembles, sports, and etc. )

7 % of British schoolchildren 7 % of British schoolchildren go to the private schools. go to the private schools. Parents pay for these Parents pay for these schools. The most famous schools. The most famous schools are called public schools are called public schools and they have long schools and they have long history and traditions. history and traditions. Children of wealthy or Children of wealthy or aristocratic families often go aristocratic families often go to the same public schools to the same public schools as their parents and as their parents and grandparents. The teachers grandparents. The teachers of the private schools pay of the private schools pay personal attention to each personal attention to each pupil. Boys and girls don’t pupil. Boys and girls don’t study together at these study together at these schools. schools.

Eton College is the most Eton College is the most famous English all boys famous English all boys public school. public school.

COLLEGES

Some 16 years pupils go to colleges of further education to study for more practical diplomas.

6th FORM COLLEGES

They prepare pupils for a national exam called “A” level (advanced level) at 18. Children need “A” level to enter a university.

UNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITIES COLLEGESCOLLEGES POLYTECHNICS MAGISTRACYPOLYTECHNICS MAGISTRACYThey accept students with A-levels from 18. The oldest They accept students with A-levels from 18. The oldest

and the most famous universities are and the most famous universities are OxfordOxford and and CambridgeCambridge. .