EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN

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EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN
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INTRODUCTION

• 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 0855 -
  1530

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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
• Reception foundation year
• Infants year 1 and 2
• 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
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Information Technology
• Religious Education
• Design and Technology
• History
• Geography
• Art
• Music
• Physical Education

• In secondary school also
• 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 self-expression.

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BASIC UNIFORM

• 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.

• 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

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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

• Sports day
• Festivals
• School trips
• Concerts
• Mufti day
• Fayres
• Meetings and visits

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TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
The grading system 0-U1-G2-F3-E4-D5-C6-B7-
A8-A

• Parents meetings
• Consultations
• Teachers continuous assessment
• At the end of each key stage, parents get a
  report from the school informing them of
• the results of child's tests (were there any)
• the teacher assessment levels child has achieved
• the results for all the children in the child's
  age group in the school
• the national results for the previous year

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AN EXAMPLE OF A SCHOOL
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• Do you have any questions?

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