EDUCATION

EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITIAN

In Great Britian there are two types of schools: independent schools and state schools. In independent schools yo ha!e to pay "oney or yo can #et a scholarship$ state schools are for free. %a"o s independent schools are for e&a"ple Eton Colle#e or 'inchester (chool. These types of schools attended the "a)ority of the En#land*s #o!ern"ent. 'hen yo are fro" a poor fa"ily and yo *re #ifted$ the school or so"e o#anisation can #i!e yo a scholarship. In these schools yo s ally ha!e to wear a nifor"$ which incl des )ac+et$ collar or a tie and tro sers. These schools are "ainly ,oardin# schools. It "eans that the school has so"e +ind of dor"itory where p pils$ who li!e far away fro" the school$ can sleep. Chlidren in Great Britian s ally start attendin# school at the a#e of -. Before that$ they can #o to a +inder#arten or a n rsery school. After this they #o to primary school .-/01 where they learn how to write and read. These schools are "ore infor"al$ how children #row p it ,eco"es "ore for"al. After pri"ary school they attend junior school .0/221 where they spend a lot of ti"e on doin# handicrafts and other arts. Then ,eco"es secondary education. Children can #o to different types of schools. The first one is Grammar school$ it*s #ood for p pils$ who want to #o to a ni!ersity. There are "any scientific s ,)ects in these schools. The second one is Secondary modern school$ it pro!ides #eneral ed cation with an enphasis on practical acti!ities. The third one is Secondary technical school $ ed cation relates to id stry$ co""erce and a#ric lt re. The last one is comprehensive school. 3a)ority of p pils attend this school$ ,eca se children are accepted re#ardless their a,ilities. At the a#e of 24 p pils do their GCSE exam .General Certificate of (econdary Ed cation1. After that they can #o to wor+$ to % rther Ed cation Colle#e .%E1 or they can st dy for GCE exam .General Certificate of Ed cation1$ also +nown as A-levels. It*s so"ethin# li+e the #rad ation e&a" in the C5ech Rep ,lic. The Further Education College pro!ides co rses s ch as en#ineerin#$ coo+in# or hairdressin#. A/le!els is also an entrance to e&a" to the university. If yo apply for a ni!ersity$ yo can choose fro" "any pro#ra""es. There are two le!els: undergraduate and postgraduate. 'hen yo finish nder#rad ate pro#ra""e$ yo *ll #et a de#ree and yo can ,e Ba. of Arts or Ba. of (cience. 'hen yo finish pos#rad ate pro#ra""e$ yo *ll #et 3aster de#ree or Doctor of (cience 6 7hilosophy...de#ree. %a"o s ni!ersities in Great Britian are for e&a"ple O&ford or Ca",rid#e ni!ersity. There are special types of ni!ersities called Open University. E!ery,ody with a #reat a"o nt of "oney can attend this ni!ersity. 8o don*t need A/le!els. 8o 9) st: need a lot of "oney. Their de#rees are e; i!;lent to de#rees fro" other ni!ersities.