EDUCATION IN THE UK

Dovil Aleksait Kristina Ancinkeviit Daiva Galinaityt KTU, 2013

THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Primary education; Secondary education;

Tertiary education.

KEY STAGES
1.

2.
3. 4.

Key Stage 1 5 to 7 years old; Key Stage 2 7 to 11 years old; Key Stage 3 11 to 14 years old; Key Stage 4 14 to 16 years old.

PRIMARY EDUCATION
For children aged from 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) to 11 years; Key stage 1 and 2 of National Curriculum; 2 parts Infant/Nursery schools (age level 5-7) and junior schools (age level 7-11).

SECONDARY EDUCATION
For children from 11 to 16; Key stage 3 and 4 of National Curriculum; Can also include Sixth form (16-18); At the end secondary education GCSE exam.

GRADING SCALE
A > 80% (excellent); B > 70% (very good); C > 60% (improvement needed); D > 50% (close fail); E > 40% (fail); F < 40% (fail).

TYPES OF SCHOOLS
State schools; Private schools; Faith schools; Boarding schools; Single-sex schools.

STATE SCHOOLS
Funded by the government. Provide free education to pupils. Majority under control of local councils. Minority funded by central government. All local authority maintained schools follow the National Curriculum.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Also known as independent or public school in UK. Students must sit an entrance exam. Funded by charging students tuition-average 3000 per semester. Scolarships to reduce cost. High tuition used to pay for the best teachers and provide enriched learning environments.

FAITH SCHOOLS
Around a third of all state schools. Many linked to the Church of England. Sets the ethos of the school. May give priority to applicants who are of the schools faith. Also Jewish, Muslim and Sikh faith schools. In Church of England schools, Religious Education is monitored, but doesnt take much more of the timeable than in secular schools.

BOARDING SCHOOLS
Around 700 in UK. Most are private, very few state boarding schools. Students live in or near the schools ground. Most boarding schools also have day students. Students separated into residential houses. Senior staff appointed as housemasters, taking responsibility for pupils in their house.

SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS
Male

and female students attend separate classes. Most are private schools. Some studies show children from single-sex schools are outperforming those from mixed schools. Some people feel single-sex learning creates inequalities and gender stereotypes.

TERTIARY EDUCATION

It is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education; Students are generally aged 18 (17 in Scotland) or over; UK higher education is split into two levels: undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Most higher education courses have a modular structure.

COLLEGE
Between secondary school and university; Sixth form or further education and mature education; Prepare students for university degrees;

UNIVERSITY

Students can apply for a state-provided loan for tuition fee and living costs; Most degrees are 3-4 years;

Grading scale from 0%-100%;

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Motto: The Lord is my Light; Located in Oxford, England, United Kingdom; Exact date of foundation is unclear (about 1096); The oldest university in the English-speaking world; Second-oldest surviving university in the world; University has a long history.

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Scholarships: The Rhodes and Clarendon Scholarships. The University is a "city university: The Science Area, tenacre Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, the Sheldonian Theatre, Examination Schools, The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Christ Church Cathedral and etc.

Sheldonian Theatre

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Christ Church hall

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Christ Church

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
FROM HERE, LIGHT AND SACRED DRAUGHTS

The entrance to the administrative

centre of the university, the Old Schools The Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Located in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom; The University of Cambridge is rich in history; One of the world's oldest universities; The institute was formed in 1209; It includes 31 colleges and six academic schools; University forms part of the golden triangle of British universities

CHOOSING A COURSE

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UK EDUCATION SCHEME

REFERENCES
Brick, Jean (2006). "What is academic culture?". Academic Culture: A Student's Guide to Studying at University. Sydney, N.S.W: National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research. pp. 1 10. ISBN 978-1-74138-135-1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_England# Curriculum http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/introducin g_oxford/index.html http://www.cam.ac.uk/about-theuniversity/history?ucam-ref=global-header