The system of education in Great Britain

1. Презентація на тему The System of Education in Great Britain

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THE
THE SYSTEM
SYSTEM OF
OF
EDUCATION
EDUCATION IN
IN GREAT
GREAT
BRITAIN
BRITAIN
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2. План

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Primary schools
The national curriculum for
primary schools
Secondary Schools
Higher Education – Universities
Conclusion
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3. Primary schools

In England, children
start school when
they are 5 years old.
Sometimes, children
start just before their
5th birthday.
This is earlier than in
Russia and indeed
most other countries,
where children start
school when they are
6 or 7
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4. Primary schools

Primary schools in England are divided into two:
infant schools for ages 5-7 and junior schools for
ages 7 to 11.
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5. The national curriculum for primary schools

In infant schools (ages 5-7), the main emphasis is
on basic literacy and numeracy
- learning
In Junior
schools to
areread
and write and basic arithmetic.
required to teach: English,
Mathematics, Science,
  
Information Technology
(Computers), Religious
Education, Design and
Technology, History,
Geography, Art, Music and
Physical Education.
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6. Secondary Schools

At the age of 11 in England,
children leave primary school and
go to secondary school, and they
are required to stay at school until
they are 16. Most children go to
comprehensive schools. These are
schools for children of all abilities
that aim to teach the full range of
subjects. Comprehensive schools
became the most common sort of
secondary schools in the 1960s
and 1970s.
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7. Secondary Schools

Some children go to
grammar schools. These
are schools for the
academically more able
children. Children have
to pass a test to get into
grammar schools.
Grammar schools have
a long history in
England. Before the
introduction of
computers, children who
failed the test to go toвихід
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8. Secondary Schools

     Most state secondary schools in
England are now for boys and girls.
Until the 1960s and 70s, there were
separate schools for boys and girls.
The separate schools were most
common among grammar schools
and church schools.
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9. Secondary Schools

The National
Curriculum at
Secondary schools
includes:
English, Mathematics,
Science, Design and
Technology, IT,
History, Geography,
Modern Foreign
Languages, Art, Music
and PE.
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10. Secondary Schools

Children are required to
study a foreign language
for only 3 years. The most
popular are French,
German and Spanish.
Some schools offer other
languages, but many teach
only French and German.
Most children do not study
a foreign language for
more than 3 years.
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11. Secondary Schools

At age of 16, pupils take examinations in most of these subjects.
In England, the exams are called GCSEs (General Certificate of
Secondary Education) At the age 16 pupils have a choice.
    They can stay on at school to study for more exams, usually in
academic subjects, to qualify for higher education, or they can
leave and go to college to study for more exams or to get the
skills and qualifications they need for work.
Some pupils start work
at 16 and go to college
part time to get their
qualifications. Those
who want to go on to
Higher Education
(universities) specialise
in a narrower range of
subjects at the age of
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12. Higher Education - Universities

There are around 100 universities in
Great Britain. Some are very old.
Oxford and Cambridge were founded
in the 12-th and 13-th centuries and
are among the oldest universities in
Europe. Higher education began to
expand in the 19-th. The 3rd
university to be founded in England
was at Durham in 1832, and was
followed by other new universities in
major cities in the late 19-th and 20th centuries. There were further
waves of expansion in the 1960s and
the 1990s in both England.
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13. Higher Education - Universities

Most universities in
Great Britain teach a
wide range of
subjects - science
and engineering,
natural sciences,
humanities and
social sciences, law,
accountancy, and
some have medical
schools.
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14. Higher Education - Universities

The first degree in
England is called a
Bachelor's degree (BA or
BSс), and usually takes 3
years. Students usually
study only one or two
subjects in great detail
for 3 years. English
universities are unusual
in Europe for offering
such specialised degrees.
The reason is because to qualify for university,
students have to show that they have passed exams
in a broad range of subjects and so are prepare to
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specialise.

15. Higher Education - Universities

Although universities get
most of their funding
from the state, higher
education is not
free. Last year in
England the government
introduced a new
system. Fees have been
increased to £3000 a
year. British students do
not pay fees each year,
but after they have
graduated and when
their incomes reach a вихід

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17. Conclusion

The
government of
England is
committed to
providing a
high quality
education at all
levels from
primary schools
to universities,
and recognise
the importance
of education.
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