Educational system in Great Britain
WORDS OF WISDOM
- Live and learn.
- It is never too late to learn.
- Knowledge is power.
- To know everything is to know nothing .
- I know that I know nothing (So с rates) .
Vocabulary
- Free
- Private school
- Public school
- Kindergarten
- Nursery class
- Optional
- Compulsory
- To pass an exam
- Entrance examination
- Comprehensive school
- Grammar school
- Further education
Schools in Britain
- State
- Free
- Compulsory
- About 93 % of children
- Private
- Paid
- Public schools
- Boarding schools
- 7 % of children
- The most famous are Eton , Winchester
Eton
- Eton is a highly-exclusive private school for boys where children only from the richest families of Great Britain or princes from royal family study .
Prince William, the Queen’s grandson, went to Eton too.
Pre-school education
Kindergartens
Nursery classes
- State and private
- Optional
- Children are taught to sing , draw , they play different creative games
All children attend schools between the ages of 5 and 16
Primary school
Children attend primary school for six years, where they study English, mathematics, science, Religious education, history, geography, music, art and music, physical education (PE), information technology-IT (computers) and a foreign language.
SECONDARY school
- Comprehensive
- Grammar school
- Children pass the 11+ exams
SECONDARY school
Children study compulsory 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
The National Curriculum
- The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be followed in all state schools. Most private schools follow the National Curriculum, but they have more flexibility in the number of subjects on offe r.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
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M A R K S
E N G L I S H
А* (star)
R U S S I A N
Excellent
A
Very good
-
B
5
Good
C
Satisfactory
D
4
3
Poor
E
Very poor
2
F
1
Awful
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SECONDARY EDUCATION
- After five years of secondary education, pupils take GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) examination.
- Compulsory education ends at 16.
- Some people leave secondary school and go to colleges for further education.
- Some choose to stay at secondary school for two years more and prepare for a university
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE )
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) are the basic examinations which schoolchildren pass at the end of the first step of secondary education in England.
In each subject, the schoolboy can receive marks from A (the highest mark) to G (the lowest mark). The final result of GCSE will depend on the received marks for course and practical works during the year.
THE SIXTH FORM
The highest level in a secondary school . Students go into the 6-th form at the age of about 16 and stay there for 2 years , preparing to take their A- levels .
- сертификат о среднем образовании GCSE
= аттестат о неполном среднем образовании (9 классов средней школы)
= аттестат о среднем (полном) образовании (11 классов) + подготовительные курсы ВУЗа
- сертификат GCE/A Level
Further Education (FE)
- Further education is for students over 16 taking courses at various levels up to the standard required for entry to higher education .
- Colleges
Higher Education (HE)
- Britain has 89 universities (including 39 "new" universities which were created since the 1992 .
HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher education begins at 18 and usually lasts three or four years.
Students go to universities, polytechnics or colleges of higher education.
There are now about 80 universities in Great Britain .
OXFORD
- Oxford University is the oldest and most famous in Britain
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge is the second oldest. It was founded in the 13-th century and has 27 colleges
In the UK higher education academic year begins in October and consists of the trimesters of 8-10 weeks each.
Summer holidays last for four months, from June 1 to September 31 .
- степень бакалавра ( Bachelor ’ s Degree )
3-4 года обучения на дневном отделении ВУЗа
- степень магистра ( Master ’ s Degree )
+ 1 год обучения на дневном отделении ВУЗа
- степень доктора ( Doctor ’ s Degree )
+ 3 или более лет - исследовательская работ по какой-либо теме + защита диссертации
British bachelor
British bachelor's degree is recognized throughout the world and gives high chances of a successful career in any country.
This is the first stage of higher education.
British Master
Master's degree (second step) can be obtained by studying for one of two programs. Listen to the lectures and seminars at the end of exams, a thesis project and defend it or do yourself some research work for 1-2 years under the guidance of the supervisor (the supervisor) and the results of this work, you can assign a master's degree.
British Doctor
The highest degree is a doctorate degree. Supervisor selects the topic of the research project, student’s working on it for 2-3 years, and then publishes reports on the results of their work in scientific journals or websites, and published materials written thesis, which will protect them. If the dissertation is successful, then earned a doctorate.
Complete the table .
Class
School
Age
Reception class-year 1
3-4
Year 3 -6
5- 6
Year 7-11
7-11
Year 12-13
12-16
First year (fresher), second year, third/final year
17-18
19-21
