Estudios Sociales I

Education in Britain - Guide N 8

Complete:
State-funded schools are :______________________________________________
Private schools are: ___________________________________________________
Public schools are: ____________________________________________________
Age/s

Level of Education

Methods of teaching:
Primary school: ________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Secondary school: ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Exams students take at:
7:_____________________________________________________________________
11: ___________________________________________________________________
16: ___________________________________________________________________
18: ___________________________________________________________________
Exams organised, set and marked by: ________________________________________
At 16 students
__________ school
__________ a job
take part on ___________

__________ in education
for __________ years
studying __________ related
_________
in preparation for _________

University:
o Choose ____________________________________________________
o Normally selects students on the basis of :
o ______________________________
o ______________________________
o Accepts ____________________________________________________
Students with better exam grades ________________________________________
The majority of students complete their studies _____________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

Students are allowed to retake their courses only ____________________________

If you want to study full time for a first degree at a British University you apply through the
_________________________________________________________
The Open University allows people ______________________________________
to be students in _____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Its courses are taught through___________________________________________
Students ___________________________________________________________
The different types of universities in Britain are(complete with the characteristics)

The qualification from a university is called degree. In Britain students can get three types of
degrees:
1)__________________________________________________________________
2) _________________________________________________________________
3) _________________________________________________________________
Answer:
1) Whats the difference between an undergraduate and a graduate student? Whats a
postgraduate?
2) What are the three Rs?
3) Explain the difference between grammar schools, secondary modern schools and
comprehensive schools
4) Is education compulsory in Britain?
5) Is there a national curriculum in Britain? What does it state?
6) What is the LEA?
7) Explain how the school year is divides in Britain?
8) Britain governments attached little importance to education until the end of the XIX
century. What consequences did this have on education? Give examples
9) Debates about education in Britain centre around three matters. Which are they?