Education in England

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Education is important in England, as it is in Wales and Scotland too.

British children are required by law to have an education

until they are 16 years old. Education is compulsory, but school is not, children are not required to attend school.

They could be educated at home.

1. Until what age are British children required by law to have an education?

2. Is education in Britain compulsory or not?3. Are children required to attend school or

could they be educated at home?

Answer the questions:

Education is free for all children from 5 to 16. Full-time education is compulsory for all children aged

between 5 and 16 (inclusive) across England. This can be provided by state schools,

independent schools, or homeschooling.

About 94 per cent of pupils in England, and the rest of the UK, receive free education from public funds,

while 6 per cent attend independent fee paying schools or homeschooling.

Answer the questions:1. Is education in England free or fee?2. For children of what age full – time education is compulsory?3. What is the per cent of pupils in England receiving free education?4. What is the per cent of pupils in England receiving fee education?

CurriculumAll government-run schools, state schools,

follow the same National Curriculum. The School Year

The school year runs from September to July and is 39 weeks long.

For many areas the year is divided into six terms: September to OctoberOctober to DecemberJanuary to FebruaryFebruary to March

April to May June to July

(Some counties in England follow the traditional three terms a year.)The dates for school terms and holidays are decided by the local

authority or the governing body of a school, or by the school itself for independent schools.

Answer the questions:

1.What curriculum do all government-run schools, state schools follow?2.How long does the school year run?3.How many terms is the school year divided?4.By whom are the dates for school terms and holidays decided?

School holidaysThe main school holidays are:

•Christmas- 2 weeks •Spring - 2 weeks

•Summer - 6 weeks There are also one week holidays:

•end of October •middle of February

•end of May

When do kids start school?

Children normally start primary school at the age of four or five,

but many schools now have a reception year for four year olds.

Children normally leave at the age of 11, moving on to secondary school (High school).

Education stages:

Nursery Schools

3-4 years old

Primary Schools

5-11 years old

Foundation Stage - Nursery, Reception, (Infants) Key Stage 1 - Years 1 and 2 (Infants)

Key Stage 2 -Years 3 - 6 (Juniors)

Secondary Schools

12-18 years old

Years 7-13 (Key Stage 3, 4 & 5)

Answer the questions:

1. At what age do children start primary school?2.At what age do children leave primary school and move on to secondary school?3.Are there any schools now having a reception year for four year olds?

When do kids leave school?

In England, compulsory schooling currently ends on the last Friday in June during the academic

year in which a pupil attains the age of 16. Current government proposals are to raise the age

until which students must continue to receive some form of education or training to 18. This is expected to be phased in by 2015.

When do kids leave school?

At the age of 16, students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

take an examination called the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). Study of GSCE subjects begins at the start of

Year 10 (age 14-15), and final examinations are then taken at the end of

Year 11 (age 15-16).

Answer the questions:

1.What is expected to be phased in by 2015?2.What examination do the students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take at the age of 16?3.When does the Study of GSCE subjects begin?

In state schools English, Mathematics, Science, Religious Education and Physical Education are

studied during Key Stage 4 (the GCSE years of school);

in England, some form of ICT and citizenship must be studied and, in Wales, Welsh must be studied. Other subjects, chosen by the individual pupil,

are also studied.

What subjects do the students study in state schools?

In Scotland, the equivalent of the GCSE is the Standard Grade.

After completing the GCSE, some students leave school, others go onto technical college, the others

continue education at high school for two more years and take a further set of standardized exams, known as A levels, in three or four subjects.

These exams determine whether a student is eligible for university.

What do students do after leaving school?

Answer the questions:1. What subjects are studied in state schools during Key Stage 4?2.Can a pupil chose the subjects for individual learning?3.How is the equivalent of the GCSE is called in Scotland?4.Where can the students go after completing the GCSE?5.What exams determine whether a student is eligible for university or not?

Do children wear a school uniform?

Most school in England require children to wear a school uniform.

The uniformBoysLong grey or black trousers (shorts may be worn in the Summer)White ShirtSchool tie (optional in most primary schools)Jumper or sweater with the school logo on. The colour is the choice of the schools.Black shoesGirlsAs above.Girls may wear skirts During the summer term girls often wear summer school dresses.

School Terms

Term 1 September to October

7 weeks 2 days

Term 2 November to December

7 weeks

Term 3 January to February 5 weeks 4 days

Term 4 February to March 6 weeks

Term 5 April to May 5 weeks 2 days

Term 6 June to July 7 weeks 2 days

Total days - 195 days

On what days do the children attend school?

The children attend school from Monday to Friday, from 08:55 - 15:15.

School Year Begins 4 September

Sept Weekend -

October 5 days

Christmas 2 weeks

February 5 days

Easter 2 weeks

May day 1 day

May (end of) 5 days

School Year Ends 3rd week in July

Holidays

Why wear a Uniform?When the students go on a school trip they don’t look

the same and so can't get lost.A uniform 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 childrenWearing a uniform instills 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.

A typical school day

Students ArriveThe students start arriving on upper playground

from about 8:45 am. Most of the children walk from near

by housing estates but some travel to school by car.

The children wear a school uniform and carry their homework

and packed lunch in a school bag.

A typical school day

The StartSchool begins at 8:55 am.

The duty teacher blows a whistle and the children line up in their class groups.

They wait quietly for the teacher to send them to their classrooms.

On arriving in their classrooms, the children empty their bags and put their homework in the marking

trays/boxes. They hang their bags and coats on the pegs

in the cloakrooms (each class has their own cloakroom).

The children then go back into their classrooms.

Registration

Every morning the class teacher takes the attendance register.

The attendance of every child attending school each morning and afternoon

is recorded in a special book. The teacher reads out each child’s name in turn.

On hearing his/her name, the child replies 'yes Mrs. (teacher's name)'

and the teacher notes down in the book whether the child is in school or not.

Assembly

At 9:10 am the children go to assembly in the main hall.

They sit on the floor in rows with the youngest children at the front and the older children

at the back. As the children enter the hall they listen quietly

to the music playing. Each week has a different musical theme

and the children are asked to listen out for particular things.

First Lesson of the Day

The first lesson of the day begins at 9:30 am and lasts for an hour.

Electronic equipment in the Classrooms

Every classroom has the following:a computer

an overhead projectortape recorder / cd player

an interactive whiteboard with data projectorsportable TVs with video recorders to share

Break Time

The children have their morning break from 10:20 - 10:35 am.

Some children bring a snack from home to eat in the playgrounds.

This snack is usually a packet of crisps, fruit or a couple of biscuits.

The children play games on the playgrounds, adventure playground or in the summer term,

they play on large playing field. Football is a very popular game

but the children also play many other games . At the end of Break Time the duty teacher blows

a whistle. The children stand still and wait to be told to line up

in their class lines.

Break Time

Time Table 9:00 1st Period10:00 2nd Period11:00 - 11:20 Break11:20 3rd Period12:30 4th Period1:30 - 2:10 Lunch2:10 5th Period3:10 End of School

ClubsComputersCountry DancingFootballNetballNewspaper ReportersRecordersJudoEco/ ScienceEnvironmental ScienceDanceChoirDramaMathsCross Country

The British Government places great importance on the need to assess

and test pupils in order to know what they have achieved. Compulsory testing takes place at the ages of seven, eleven and

fourteen in England. All children in state schools are tested in English and

mathematics at the ages of seven, 11 and 14, and pupils aged 11 and 14 are also tested in science.

Most young people take GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)

examinations at sixteen, and many take vocational qualifications, A/S and A levels

(Advanced levels), at seventeen and eighteen.

School tests in England

Answer the questions:

1.At what ages does compulsory testing take place in England?2.In what subjects are the children in state schools tested at the ages of 7, 11 and 14?3.At what age do most young people take GCSE?

What types of schools do they have in England?

State SchoolsIn the UK 93% of the children in England and Wales go to

"state schools". State schools are non fee-paying, funded from taxes and most are organized by Local Authorities (LA).

Parents are expected to make sure that their child has a pen, pencil, ruler etc.

Parents are, however, expected to pay for their child's school uniform and items of sports wear.

Charges may also be made for music lessons and for board and lodgings on residential trips.

Schools may ask for voluntary contributions for school time activities - but no pupil may be left out of an activity

if their parents cannot contribute.

Answer the questions:

1.What are the parents expected to make sure?2.What are the parents expected to pay for?3.What charges may also be made for?4.What schools may ask the parents for?

Primary schools (5 - 11 year olds)

In the UK, the first level of education is known as primary education.

The pupils of this level are almost always mixed sex, and the schools are usually located close to

the child's home. Children tend to be with the same group throughout

the day, and one teacher has responsibility for most of the work they do.

Parents are strongly encouraged to help their children, particularly with reading and writing,

and small amounts of homework are set to all children,

even during the early years at school.

Answer the questions:

1.Who has responsibility for most of the pupils’ work?2.Are parents are strongly encouraged to help their children?3.In what work are parents helpful?

Secondary schools (11 - 16 year olds)Most children transfer at the age of 11 – usually to their nearest secondary school,

though the law allows parents in England and Wales to express preferences for other schools too.

A place has to be offered at the parents' preferred school unless the school has more applicants

than places; in that case it will admit the children who have

the highest priority under its published admission arrangements which can vary a little

in different places.

Secondary schools (11 - 16 year olds)Most secondary schools cater for both sexes.

They tend to be much larger than primary schools.Nearly 88 per cent of secondary school pupils in

England go to comprehensive schools, as do all pupils in Wales.

These schools take children of all abilities and provide a wide range of secondary education

for all or most of the children in a district from 11 to 16 or 18.

All children in Scotland go to non-selective schools.

Answer the questions:

1.Where do most children transfer at the age of 11?2.What does the law in England and Wales allow?3.What is the per cent of secondary school pupils in England going to comprehensive schools?4.What pupils do the comprehensive schools take?

Grammar Schools are selective, they offer academically oriented general education.

Entrance is based on a test of ability, usually at 11 (11+).

Grammar schools are single sexed schools. Children either go to a Boys Grammar School or

a Girls Grammar School. There are grammar schools in Northern Ireland

and in some parts of England.

Grammar Schools

Independent Schools 7% of the children in England go to

independent schools. Independent schools are known as private schools

and public schools . Parents pay for their children to attend these schools.

Nursery/Kindergarten 2 to 4 yearsPre-preparatory 3 or 4 to 7 yearsPreparatory 7 to 11 or 13 years

Public 11 or 13 to 18 years

Answer the questions:

1.What do Grammar Schools offer?2.What kind of schools are Grammar Schools ?3.Where are the most of Grammar Schools situated?4.What is the per cent of the children in England going to independent schools?5.Do parents pay for their children to attend these schools?

Preparatory SchoolsA preparatory school is a school to prepare pupils

to go to a public school. Public Schools

A public school is an independent secondary school. Public schools in England are not run

by the government. The entrance exams used by most public schools are known as Common Entrance exams and are taken

at the age of 11 (girls) or 13 (boys).The most famous public schools are

Eton, Harrow and Winchester.

Answer the questions:1.What is a preparatory school?2.What is a public school?3.What kinds of exams are taken at public schools?4.What are the most famous public schools?

Higher EducationAround 30% of the 18 to 19 year olds enter

full-time higher education. There are 46 universities in Britain.

The oldest and best-known universities are located in Oxford, Cambridge, London, Leeds, Manchester,

Liverpool, Edinburgh, Southampton, Cardiff, Bristol and Birmingham.

Good A-level results in at least 2 subjects are necessary to get a place at a university.

However, good exam passes alone are not enough. Universities choose their students after interviews.

Answer the questions

1.What is the per cent of the 18 to 19 year olds entering full-time higher education each year?2.How many universities are there in Britain? 3.What are the oldest and best-known universities?4.What results are necessary to get a place at a university?5.When do universities choose their students ?

Match the types of schools with the definitions.1. nursery a) a school for advanced education, especially in a particular profession2. Kindergarten b) a school in the US and Canada for children of 14 or 15 to 18 years old3. primary c) a school for children aged two to five4. secondary d) a school for children who are between three and five years old5. junior high e) a school for children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 186. high f ) a school for children between five and 11 years old in England7. elementary g) a school in the US and Canada for children aged between 12 and 14 or 158. college h) a school in the US for the first six years of a child’s education

Match the types of schools with the definitions.

Key: 1. d; 2. c; 3. f; 4. e; 5. g; 6. b; 7. h; 8. a

Match the words with their meanings.

1. student a) a student in their last year of high school or university2. pupil b) a student who is in the second year of study at a college or high school3. freshman c) a student in the first year of high school or university4. sophomore d) someone who is studying at a university, school5. junior e) someone who is being taught, especially a child6. senior f) a student in the year before the final year of high school or college7. graduate g) someone who is studying at a university to get a master’s degree8. postgraduate h) someone who has completed a university degree

Match the words with their meanings.

Key: 1. d; 2. e; 3. c; 4. b; 5. f; 6. a; 7. h; 8. g

Now , children, read the statements and express your agreementor disagreement

1. Most children start primary school at the age of 5.2. Children stay at secondary school until the age of 18.3. At the age of 16, students take an examination called theGCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education).4. At the end of each stage of education, students take A Levelexams.5. Most schools are mixed both for girls and boys.6. Many British students learn a foreign language from theage of 7.7. Most British students study French, but Spanish andItalian are also popular.8. Students have an hour break for lunch..9. The lessons finish at 6 o’clock in the afternoon.10. There are a lot of extracurricular classes in British schools.11. Eton, Harrow and Winchester are very popular independentschools in Britain.

1. (True)2. (False – to the age of 16)3. (True)4. (False – at the age of 18, at the end of the 6th form)5. (True – co-educational)6. (False – from the age of 11)7. (True)8. (True)9. (False – at 4 o’clock)10. (True)11. (True)

Answers:

Education in Great Britain

ACROSS:1. A set of courses, and their contents, for primary and secondarystate schools introduced by the Education ReformAct 1988 (two words separated with _).6. One of the oldest public schools for boys which was founded in 1567.9. One of the 3 “Rs” (core subjects) in primary school.10. One of the oldest public schools for boys not far from London.14. The second name of the Royal College of St. Peter.16. The Prime Minister of Great Britain who was also the fencing champion at Harrow School.19. One of the oldest public schools for boys, which is not far from Windsor.20. The national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications in Scotland.21. The name of this public school sounds the same as the name of Christopher Wren’s masterpiece.24. One of the oldest public schools for boys which was founded in 1552.

DOWN:2. ... Technology.3. Special school clothes for pupils.4. Today, pupils of this famous public school are still referred to as Carthusians.5. An independent school for boys which was founded in 1561 and originally located in the City of London (two words separated with _).7. A famous English romantic poet.8. A school examination which all pupils take at the age of 16.11. The oldest public school in England, which was founded in 1382.12. A school for children under 5.13. A famous English writer best known for his books for children who was educated at Westminster School.15. How many terms are there in the English school year?17. A meeting at school before classes.18. Schools in Great Britain founded by the local government or by local educational authorities.22. Schools in Great Britain which are free from state control.23. Payments for education in public schools.

KEY:Across: 1. National Curriculum; 6. Rugby; 9. Writing; 10. Harrow;14. Westminster; 16. Churchill; 19. Eton; 20. Highers; 21. St.Paul’s; 24. ShrewsburyDown: 2. Information; 3. Uniform; 4. Charterhouse; 5. Merchant Taylors’; 7. Byron; 8. GCSE; 11.Winchester; 12. Nursery;13. Milne; 15. Three; 17. Assembly; 18. State; 22. Public; 23.Fees

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

1. Do you go to a public school or a private one?2. What are the advantages of each type of school?3. Which type of school did you want to go to?4. Do most of your teachers take attendance?5. Do some of your teachers let class out early?6. What do you think when the teacher lets the class out early?7. Do you enjoy studying English? Math? Science? Art? Biology? Chemistry?8. What's your favorite subject?9. Why do you like it?10. Who is the teacher?11. Which subjects are you good at? (What are your strong subjects?) 12.Which subjects are you poor at? (Which subjects are difficult for you?)13. What classes do you not like? Why don't you like them?

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

14. Do you ever skip class?15. Do you have any evening classes? 16.Do you still keep in touch with your best friend in elementary school?17. Have you ever been absent?18. Have you ever been late for class? If so, why? Did the teacher get angry?19. Have you ever slept in class?20. How do you get to school?21. How long does it take you to get to school?22. What time does your first class begin on Tuesday?23. How much homework do you do every day?24. Do you have to wear a uniform to yours school? 25. Do you like wearing a uniform?26. Do you think school uniform is a good idea? Why/Why not?27. Are the clothes you wear to school important?

28. Do you feel pressure to wear expensive, designer clothes to school?

29.Do you think fashion is important at school?30. What do you like best about your school?31. What do you like the least about your school?32.What do you want to do after you graduate?33. What were some of the rules you have to follow at your school?34. Which rules do you think are unfair?35. Did you ever get caught breaking any school rules?36. Who is your favorite teacher?37. What course does he or she teach?38. Why do you like him or her?39. What are the major characteristics you think a teacher should

have?40. Who do you like to sit with in your classroom?41. Do you like to be taught by a male or female teacher?42. Which subjects do you think are not useful or needed any more?43. Do you think girls work together much better

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

School Uniforms (1)

RACHEL: Well I think they're a good idea, because you don't have to decide what to wear in the morning. You just get up and put your uniform on. You don't have to think "Oh no, what am I going to wear today?" So I think they're a good idea. There's no competition either between the girls and whatever!ANITA: It distinguishes you from other schools! Like our uniform's totally different to the Glede* uniform, it's a lot stricter. It just makes you stand out. It makes you look like a community, rather than just normal people, if you know what I mean!

School Uniforms (2)FREEWAY: Normal people? ANITA: No I didn't mean it like that! Just like everyday people on the street, that aren't at school. You can tell that you're still at school, in education. I think it looks really smart as well, and then we get a lot of people sayin' how nice we look... SARAH: Don't you think though that by wearing a certain uniform, the people who see you, they're going to identify you with the school, and have a stereotypical attitude about you. It's like people think about skinheads; they all dress the same if they want to belong to that group, and people immediately think they're all going to be hooligans, but it's not necessarily true.

School Uniforms (3)ANITA: You don't necessarily lose your own individuality by wearing a uniform; there's still something special about yourself as a person. Just because you're wearing the same things, it doesn't make you all the same; it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Don't worry about things like that!SARAH: There's another thing about uniform though; even if everybody wears exactly the same, they're all going to look different, because the same uniform isn't going to suit everybody. Therefore people who are a bit overweight or whatever, get ragged about it something rotten; I mean they do in this school, because our uniform is so unflattering for anybody who's a bit chubby!

School Uniforms (4)EMMA: I think people should have the chance to be individual when they wear clothes... It's like we're being forced to conform to something we don't want to do. Now we're in the sixth form, we don't have to wear uniform; but I can remember in the first year, second year, even if you like just stepped out of line slightly, by wearing different coloured socks than what you were supposed to, they really came down on you. It was really bad. They seemed really piggy as well. KATIE: I think that by putting us all in the same uniform, they're somehow trying to suppress our own identities; and they're saying like "oh we all have to look the same, we all have to think the same." That's how it seemed to me lower down the school anyway.

School Uniforms (5)SARAH: I think, um... I came from primary school, and we didn't have to wear a uniform there; and coming to secondary school and wearing a uniform, I don't know, I really enjoyed it, I used to be proud of it, of wearing it. But I think, yeah, there are faults in it, but I think there are the advantages as well! KATIE: I think that here sometimes, more emphasis was placed on the uniform, rather than our work; for instance, I got caught once by Mrs. Parker lower down the school, for wearing a too short skirt! And she's been after me ever since! So there you go! I prefer it now that we don't have to wear a uniform, but in actual fact, I didn't really mind wearing it lower down the school...

School Uniforms of the British Children

School Uniforms of the British Children

School Uniforms of the British Children

School Uniforms of the British Children

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