EDUCATION IN

BRITAIN
- Organized by the Local Education
Authorities (LEAs)
- An LEA is the local government body.
- An LEA is responsible for state schools &
further education in a district.
- LEAs are funded by the central
government & by local property taxes
Educational System

- 2 sectors: state schools & independent

schools.
- Compulsory education.
- Further education.
- Higher education
STATE SCHOOL
Compulsory education
- From the age of 5 – 16.
- Be free for every child.
- Coeducational schools.
- 3 basic levels:
 Nursery schools : 2 – 4 (voluntary)
+ educational games
+ supported by the LEAs
 There's no law which provides for
education on the underfives.
 For children from
2 to 4 years old.
 Voluntary
STATE SCHOOLS
Compulsory education
 Primary school: 5 – 11
+ infant school: 5 -7
+ junior school: 7 -11
+ Eleven- Plus Examination
Infant ( aged 5-7)
 Learning reading, writing and arithmetic
 Much time send in modeling from clay or
drawing, reading and singing
Junior (aged 7-11)
 Marking the transition from play to ‘real
play’
 Pupils are streamed into A, B, C, D
streams, according to their ability
 Setting period of arithmetic, reading …
with many subjects: History, Geography,
Nature Study, Art & Music…
Primary School Pupils Build
Underwater Robots
Extra-curricular activities on offer to girls
in the Junior School
11- Plus Exams (Transfer Test
 Taking place in last year of primary
education.
 Determining whether a student went to a
grammar school or to a secondary modern
 Consisting of papers:
Verbal reasoning
Nonverbal reasoning
Mathematics
Writing
STATE Schools
Compulsory education
 Secondary school: 11 – 16 or 18
+comprehensive schools (1965): many
courses for children of all abilities.
+ Grammar schools: academic courses.
+ Secondary modern schools: general
education & various skills and handicrafts
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Compulsory education
- fee-paying schools & maintained by the LEAs
- Single – sex &boarding schools
- 3 basic levels:
 Pre-preparatory schools : 5-7
 Preparatory schools (Prep schools): 7 -13
+ Common Entrance examination
 Public schools: 13 -18
+ provide an academic & prepare for higher
education
+ do a lot of sports
FURTHER EDUCATION
- The standard school-leaving examination:
General Certificate of Secondary Education
(GCSE).
- Provided by the sixth forms in secondary
schools, sixth form colleges, & further education
colleges.
- Prepare for A-level & AS level.
- Offer many courses for both young people &
adults.
- Attended full-time, part-time or distance
learning.
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Provided by Universities & Polytechnics.
 Universities: independent institutes
+ Vice-Chancellor. Chancellor
+ Oxford Uni (12th cent), Cambridge Uni (13)
+ Degrees: BA, BSc, MA, MSc, Ph.D
 Polytechnics:
+ closer link with commerce & industry.
+ provide more technical & vocational bias.
 Open University (1969) : distance learning
MORE INFORMATION
- Examinations:
+ GCSE, A-level, AS level.
- National Curriculum:
+ 3 core subjects: English, Math, & Science
+ 7 Foundation subjects: history, geography,
technology, music, art, physical education, & a
modern language.
- School terms: Autumn term : 9-12, Spring term:
1-3, Summer term: 4-7.