Grading System: A = excellent B = above average C = averge D = passing but below average E = failure no credit Compulsory Sc!ool !

as " parts # $ey stages %: & '!e (st from t!e age of ) up to t!e age of * & '!e +nd one from t!e age of * up to t!e age of (( & '!e ,rd one from t!e age of (( up to t!e age of(" & '!e "t! from t!e age of (" up to t!e age of (.t falls into four stages: & /re0compulsory education # under ) years of age% & Compulsory education # )0(- % & 1urt!er education # (-0(2 % & 3ig!er education # over (2 years of age /rimary Sc!ool: & ) (( & two exams & one at t!e end of eac! $ey stage & exam !elps parents to c!oose a future sc!ool & A 4ursery sc!ool earlier5 at t!e age of , Secondary Sc!ool: & (( (& compulsory is learning foreign languages & 1renc!5 German5 Spanis!5 .talian or 6ussian & in (" t!ey can opt for t!e General 4ational 7ocational 8ualification0G9497989 0 to learn a trade # a mec!anic5 a !airdresser5 an electrician% & instead of ta$ing GCSE s at (-9t!e G478 !elps to find a :ob & G9C9S9E9 # General Cerificate of Secondary Education% 0 it is not a big exam 0 t!ey can ta$e from ) to (; GCSE9s 0 t!ey must pass * GCSE9s to go to university & w!en t!ey !ave passed it5 t!ey can c!oose between Sixt! 1orm College or a 'ertiary College Sixt! 1orm Education: & enable t!em to go to university

& t!ey can spend !ere two years # lower sixt! and upper sixt! % & in t!e end t!ey must ta$e exam w!ic! is called AD7A4CED <evel # A0<E7E<% & t!ey need only t!ree A0levels to go to university 'ertiary College: & furt!er education in a 'ertiary College enables t!em to learn a :ob and to get one
The educational system of G.B. is extreamely complex and bewildering. It is very difficult to generalize particular types of schools as schools differ from one to the other. The departament of education and science is responsible for national educational policy, but it doesn't employ teacher or prescribe curricula or text boo s. !ach school has it's own board of governers consisting of teachers, parents, local politicians, members of local community, businessmen and sometimes pupils. "ccording to the law only one sub#ect is compulsary. It is religious instruction. $chooling for children is compulsary from % to &', though some provision is made for children under % and some pupils remain at school after &' to prepare for higher education. The state school system is usually divided into ( stages )secondary and primary*.The ma#ority of primary schools are mixed.They are subdivided into infant schools )ages % to +*,and #unior schools )ages + to&&*. In #unior schools pupils were often placed in ",B,, or -.streams, according to their abilities. /nder the pressue of progressive parents and teachers the &&0 examination has now been abolished in most parts of the country. There are several types of schools in G.B.Grammar schools provide an academical cause for selected pupils from the age of && to &1. 2nly those children who have the best results are admitted to these schools. They give pupils a high level of academic education which can lead to the university. Technical $chools offer a general education with a technical bias and serve those pupils who are more mechanically minded. The curriculum includes more lessons of science and mathematics. $econdary modern schools were formed to provide a non. academic education for children of lesser attainment. The curriculum includes more practical sub#ects. ,omprehensive schools bring about a general improvement in the system of secondary education.