英语国家概况 British Chapter 5 Education.pptVIP

Differences in education systems Key Stages and Tests Elementary and Secondary Education Two parallel school system: National curriculum: Elementary and Secondary Education state system—11-year compulsory education 5-11: primary schools (co-educational/ mixed schools) 11-16: secondary schools (90% are comprehensive schools) GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) Elementary and Secondary Education the most famous — Eton, Harrow and Winchester 6 percent of all British children Public School - Eton College Eton with the tutor Public School -- Eton College Eton Pupils Eton The royal family thinks the school is just the place for Wills. In this self-contained world, titles confer no privileges, and the prince is probably not the only boy with a bodyguard. Foreign leaders’ children and scions of Greek shipping magnates bring them along too. William is as near to normal at Eton as someone in his position wont to be. Many people there are richer than he is. There are many people whose family relationships are even more complex than his. Public Schools Harrow School East Ham Grammar School for Boys Grade A+ (4.0) A (4.0) A– (3.7) (excellent) B+ (3.3) B (3.0) B– (2.7) (above average) C+ (2.3) C (2.0) C– (1.7) (average) D+ (1.3) D (1.0) D– (0.7) (poor)? F (0) (failure) Study Pathways Higher Education Recruitment base on: Grades of AS, A-levels, GNVQs School references Interview Mostly funded by central government grants Except Buckingham University The Universities Oxford and Cambridge [12th and 13th centuries] College system and tutorial system 4 Scottish universities [15th and 16th centuries] St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh 3 other universities containing colleges [19th century] Durham, London, Wales 19th- and 20th-century universities starting from colleges Post-war universities, or university colleges, teaching a more balanced mixture of