UK 5 British Educational System.ppt

Lecture 5 The British Educational System School Today Pre-primary Schools Primary Schools Secondary Schools University / College Pre-Primary Schools Pre-school education is available (often on a fee-paying basis) for children aged 2 to 4/5 through playgroups and nursery schools (many are private). The emphasis is on group work, creative activity guided play. 1.State Schools (公立学校): 11-year Compulsory Education (5-16) State Primary School → Comprehensive School (84%), Grammar School (3%) or Secondary Modern School (7%) 2.Public Schools/ Independent Schools (公学/独立学校): Prep School → Public (Independent) School (7%) Question: What are the main differences between the two?  School Funding: State funding from central government; Supplemented by local finance Tuition fees; Endowments (捐赠) or donations from society (esp. alumni to their alma maters) Attendance: 93% vs. 7% Teaching Staff and Facilities: Public schools have better teaching staff facilities. Graduates: Students from the public schools are more promising, e.g. Eton College has educated 20 Prime Ministers, 6 Chancellors of Exchequers, etc. Primary Phase Compulsory education begins at 5 in England, Wales Scotland 4 in Northern Ireland. Pupils mainly attend state sector primary schools (co-educational or mixed schools). Infants Schools = First Schools (for 2 years from 5) Junior Schools (for 4 years to 11) There’s little or no specialist subject teaching great emphasis is on literacy numeracy in early years. Prep Schools (预备学校) (from 7/8 to 13) (separate; fees; entrance exam ) Secondary Schools State Schools (93%) 1. Comprehensive Schools (综合中学) (84%) (No entrance exam, general education) 2. Grammar Schools (文法中学) (“the 11 plus” examination 选拔优秀小学生毕业考 试, preparing students for higher education)(3%) 3. Secondary Modern Schools (现代中学) (7%) Public Schools = Independent Schools (7%) The National Curriculum English Design Technology Geography Mathematics Information