The school year in Britain starts in September. The lessons last 40-45 minutes.

British pupils wear a school uniform. The favourite colours are blue, grey, black and
green. The first foreign language they learn at school is French. Sometimes they also
learn a second foreign language: German, Spanish. British students have ten days at
Christmas and Easter holidays and six weeks in the Summer. Schools also have
special half-term holidays in the middle of each term.
Schools in England and America use their own marks: letters or percentage A -
excellent, B – good, C – satisfactory, D – bad, E – poor.
In most English schools forms start only at the secondary school, at the age of
eleven. So at the age of twelve British students go to the second form. At the age of
twelve Ukrainian students go to the sixth form.
The school day starts with assembly. All schools organise a short daily meeting
for the whole schools to give important information.
The five minutes between lessons is not a break. Pupils must use this time to
move quickly to the next lesson. During the lunch hour pupils have time to do many
things besides eating. They can also read in the library, participate in clubs or sport,
and go home.