Слайд 2Introduction
All children in the U.K. MUST receive a full-time education from the
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age of 5 to 16.
Compulsory-required; mandatory; obligatory (p. 155)
Education in Britain is compulsory until the age of 16.
Слайд 3State Schools vs. “Public” Schools (p. 155)
State schools are paid for by
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the government
Government control
“Public” schools are paid for by the students and their families (fees)
More independent than government schools
Слайд 4Primary Education (p.156)
Ages 5-11
Religion, English, Math, Geography, Nature Studies, Hygiene, Art, Music,
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and Physical Education and Foreign Language
Most students go to the State Schools (95 percent)
Слайд 5Secondary Education (p. 158)
11-16
Grammar Schools
Oldest schools in UK. Top students go these
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schools
Comprehensive Secondary Schools
Most common type of secondary school (90% of students)
Not as much emphasis placed on test scores
Students may go to “sixth form” (Advanced Level) from the age of 16-18 if they would like to go to university.
Слайд 6“Public” Schools (Secondary) p. 162
Students pay fees (to send a student to
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a leading school, it may cost 41,000 RMB!)
Uniforms
Shaping character, a focus on classics and science
Слайд 7Gap Year
Many students take a year to figure out what they want
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to do with their lives
Students spend the year after high school as volunteers or workers in foreign countries
Слайд 8Higher Education (p. 164)
Before 1950, there were less than 20 universities and
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less than 200,000 students
By the mid-1990’s, Britain had 90 Universities
Now there are 1.1 million students
Слайд 9Oxford and Cambridge Universities
Are called the “Old Universities”
Started in 1167 and 1284
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AD
Were the only two universities in England until the 19th century
Oxford is the oldest university in Britain
Слайд 10The “Four” Scottish Universities
St. Andrews University
Glasgow University
University of Aberdeen
Edinburgh University
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Слайд 11Middle-Aged Universities
Universities founded between 1830-1930
Often referred to as “red brick” universities
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Слайд 12New Universities
Began in the 1960’s
Often referred to as “plate-glass” universities
More “modern”
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approach
Technical skills, etc.
Слайд 13The Open University (p. 167)
Founded in 1969
Open to everyone
Distance learning-classes are conducted
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through books, audio, the internet, and DVDs. Classes are not held on a campus!
Over 70% of the students are in full-time employment