英国教育制度

UK Education System
Over hundred years old, the UK education system is basically structured in different levels. They are: • Pre-school or pre-preparatory education, • Primary education or Preparatory education , • Secondary education, • Further Education • Higher education.
Preparatory education and Primary education,
• Children attend a primary school for 6 years, from 5 to 11. Primary school may be housed in a single building with two departments: Infant and Junior or in separate schools, Infants (5 to 7) and Junior (7 to 11).
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 October October to December January to February February to March April to May June to July (Some counties in England still 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.
Primary pupils
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.
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British private boarding schools has a long history, has a strong teaching staff, high-quality teaching resources and a good learning atmosphere, the high rate of students in their studies into the elite percentage of large, mostly to gain admission into graduate schools such as Oxford and Cambridge, and even become political or economic and financial sectors of the elite, so called "elite education." British private boarding schools for Chinese students to establish relationships and to integrate into mainstream British society of the excellent choices and opportunities. Boarding school students from around the world, most of them came from celebrities, aristocrats, many politicians celebrities children in boarding school. Students Students can and the United Kingdom and the world to compete with students from around the world elite, access to university study and future success in social work skills. British private boarding schools can be divided into boys, girls only or coeducational school. Great emphasis on personal attention to students. Typically, each class is only eight students, subjects the teachers are able to understand the students the situation very much. Class, the teacher will encourage students to express their views freely. Each student is equipped with a personal tutor in particular. In addition, the daily routine of the school students have very strict requirements, from the up and goes to sleep, have a strict timetable. And other private schools compared to English boarding schools are more security, allowing parents to rest assured. The campus facilities, covers an area of the UK boarding schools are generally large, well-equipped, there is usually heated indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, golf courses, tennis courts and other facilities, there are individual schools and even its own race track and stables for the students to provide a more thoughtful and comprehensive development of a rich environment for personal development.
Boarding School
THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM（课程）
• One of the most important changes in education brought the Education Reform Act in 1988. It was the introduction of a National Curriculum for children aged 5 to 16 in all state schools. It consists of 10 subjects which all children must study at school
Secondary education
• A comprehensive school offers 5-year courses to pupils of all levels of ability. Promotion to a higher class every year does not depend upon examination results, it is almost automatic. Pupils never repeat the year.
Pre-school or pre-preparatory education
• It is kindergarten education for 3year-old to 5-yearold children
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The reference websites
• /studyabroad/countries/uk/uk-educationsystem.html • http://www.polytech.poltava.ua/education/ europa/gb_4.html • /customs/questions/educ ation.html