EDUCATION

IN BRITAIN

BRITISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

types of school

stages

subjectsschool year

uniforms

TYPES OF SCHOOL

- “Private” school “Public” school=(you have to pay)

• “Boarding” school(students can sleep at school)

- “State”/” Comprehensive” school( run by the goverment/free education)

STAGES

Nursery education (2/3 – 5 years old)

Primary School Infants

Juniors

Secondary School (11- 16 years old)

- Secondary Modern schools

• Technical Schools

Sixth Form / College (A levels)

- Grammar schools(for gifted children)

(5- 7 years old)

(7- 11 years old)

General Certificate of Secondary Education(GCSE)

Vocational Studies

University (18- 21 years old)

(16-18 years old)

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Arts

Master of Art

Bachelor of Science

Master of Science

Doctor of Philosophy

: a document you receive after training.

: the award you receive after finishing university sucesfully.

SUBJECTS

English language & literature

Modernlanguage Science

(Biology & Chemistry) Technology /

Computer Studies

History &Geography

Physical Education Maths

Music & Art

1 + 1 = 2

Aa Bb Cc

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SCHOOL YEAR

3 terms

9 a.m – 3.30 p.m

(1 hour for lunch)

Timetables

Holidays

9 weeks

At EasterAt Christmas

In summer

UNIFORMS

The Traditional English SchoolboyThe traditional school boy is dressed in blazer, cap and short trousers, and carrying a shiny leather bag. The time-honoured blazer with the school badge on the breast pocket is still worn by many pupils, but caps, short trousers and small sacks are now mostly the preserve of the more traditional preparatory.

The Eton Suit(early 1900s)

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