Educational system in the United Kingdom

Active vocabulary
A-level – an examination that students in England and Wales take, usually
when they are 18.
To apply – to make a formal request for smth. such as job, place in the
university or permission.
Degree – a course of studying in university, college or the qualification given
when you’ve successfully completed the course.
Campus – the land and buildings of a university or college, including the
building where the students live.
To attend – to go on an event.
Grades = marks.
Hall of residence – college or university building where the students live.
Facilities – places or buildings used for a particular activity, industry or for
providing a particular part of service.
Full-time university – university where students study full-time.
Campus university – university which is situated miles from town and, unlike
university in the center of town, has it’s own facilities.
Student loan – a credit that UK government gives to their students to pay for
their education, and that students should repay when they’ll get a job.

FE or Further education
bachelor
You are 18
HE or Higher education
bachelor
master
doctor
MBA

Cardiff University
City University
Durham University
Imperial College London
King`s College London
London School of Economics and Political Science
Loughborough University
Newcastle University
Northumbria University
Royal Holloway University of London
The University of Reading
The University of York
University College London (UCL)
University of Aberdeen
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Bristol
University of Brighton
University of Cambridge
University of Dundee
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Southampton
University of St Andrews
University of Stirling
University of Surrey
University of Sussex
University of Warwick
All of them

UCAS form
(Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)
Marks for A-levels
Personal statement
List of Universities (not more than 6)

Study
Full-time
Part-time
From distance

Universities
Campus
Center-of-town
Far from town
Own facilities
Situated in the center of
a town
Town facilities

Special programs
Foundation
1 year
Not Oxford, Cambridge or medical ones
Different courses
International Baccalaureate
or BE
1 year
Pre-IB
Different subjects
After 16 y.o.