Education in Great Britain

1. Education in Great Britain

2.

Education - образование
Primary - начальное
Secondary - основное
Further - дальнейшее
Higher - высшее
Compulsory - обязательный
Optional - дополнительный
Subject - предмет
Infant - младший
Juniour - старший

3.

• Education
• Primary
• Secondary
• Further
• Higher
• Compulsory
• Optional
• Subject
• Infant
• Juniour

4.

4 stages of education:
• PRIMARY (5-11)
• SECONDARY (11-16)
• FURTHER (16- …)
• HIGHER

5.

INFANT SCHOOLS
(5-7)
From 5 till 11=
6 years
Pupils learn how
to read, write and
count. They sing,
dance, play.
JUNIOR SCHOOLS
(7-11)

6.

from 11 till 16= 5 years
Children study compulsory (core)
subjects:
English, Literature
Mathematics
IT (information technology)
Religious Education
and optional courses:
one foreign language
one science subject
one art subject
History
Geography
PE (physical education)
Design and Technology

7. SECONDARY EDUCATION

After five years of secondary
education, pupils take GCSE
(General Certificate of Secondary
Education) examination.

8.

COLLEGES
Some 16 years pupils go
to colleges of further
education.
6th FORM COLLEGES (2 years)
They prepare pupils for a
national exam called
“A” level (advanced level)
at 18. Children need
“A” level to enter a university.

9.

• UNIVERSITIES
• POLYTECHNICS
MAGISTRACY
They accept students with A-levels from 18. The oldest and the most
famous universities are Oxford and Cambridge.

10. 5-11

primary
Infant
schools
5-11
Juniour
schools
secondary
11-16
GCSE
Further
Colleges
6th form
colleges
A-level
Higher
Universities

11.

STATE
SCHOOLS
( 90% )
PRIVATE (PUBLIC)
SCHOOLS
(10 %)

12.

• The most famous public schools in Britain are Eton, Harrow,
Winchester.
• A year at Eton costs 17,000 dollars. It is very old, and a lot of
important people used to be students there. It is an all-boys
school.
• Prince William, the Queen’s grandson, went to Eton too.

13.

AUTUMN
TERM
(SeptemberChristmas)
SPRING TERM
(January –
Easter )
SUMMER
TERM
(Easter – June)

14. SCHOOL UNIFORM

Today a lot of British schools have
uniforms. Usually they differ only
in colours but include a blazer, a
pullover, a shirt (a blouse),
trousers (a skirt), tights or socks,
shoes and boots, a scarf and
gloves of a certain colour, a cap or
a hat. School badge is on a cap
and on a blazer’s pocket.
One of the most important elements
of the uniform is a school tie.

15. M A R K S

MARKS
ENGLISH
RUSSIAN
А*(star)
Excellent
-
A
Very good
5
B
Good
4
C
Satisfactory
3
D
Poor
2
E
Very poor
1
F
Awful
-

16.

17. 5-11

primary
Infant
schools
5-11
Juniour
schools
secondary
11-16
GCSE
Further
Colleges
6th form
colleges
A-level
Higher
Universities

18.

• 1) Which stages of English education do you
know?
• 2) What do pupils do at primary schools?
3) Which marks do you know?
• 4) Which terms do you know?
• 5) Which clothes do English pupils wear?
• 6) What are compulsory subjects at secondary
schools?
• 7) Which optional coarses do pupils have at
school?
• 8) Which exams do pupils have and when?
• 9) What can you say about public (private)
schools?

19.

20.

Children study compulsory (core)
subjects:
English, Literature
Mathematics
IT (information technology)
Religious Education
and optional courses:
one foreign language
one science subject
one art subject
History
Geography
PE (physical education)
Design and Technology