Система образования в великобритании

Schools in Britain

Денисова Юлия Владимировна

Учитель английского языка

МБОУ СОШ № 48

Ст. Черноерковской

2020

Education in Great Britain is compulsory and free for all children between the ages of 5 and 16.

Nursery schools or

playgroups

Many British children attend a nursery school from the age of 3, but it is not compulsory.

In nursery schools they learn some elementary things such as numbers, colours, and letters.

Apart from that, babies play, have lunch and sleep there.

Primary schools

Primary education lasts for 6 years.

It is divided into two periods: infant schools

(pupils from 5 to 7 years old) and junior schools

(pupils from 7 to 11 years old).

In infant schools children don't have real classes.

They mostly play and learn through playing.

It is the time when children just get acquainted with the classroom,

the blackboard, desks and the teacher.

When pupils are 7, real studying begins.

They do a lot of things in class.

40% of time — English

15% - Physical Education

12% - Art and Technology

They also do Mathematics, Geography and History.

Secondary schools

After six years of primary education children take exams in core subjects and go to a secondary school.

Compulsory secondary education begins when children are 11 or 12 and lasts for 5 years.

Most children go to state comprehensive schools. Parents do not pay for their education. It is free.

There are also about 500 private schools in Great Britain. Most of these schools are boarding ones, where children live as well as study. Education in such schools is very expensive, that's why only 5 per cent of schoolchildren attend them.

The most famous British private schools are Eton, Harrow and Winchester.

Secondary school children study English, Mathematics,

Science, History, Art, Geography, Music, a Foreign

language and have lessons of Physical training. Religious

education is also provided. English, Mathematics and

Science are called "core" subjects.

At the age of 7, 11 and 14 pupils take examinations

in the core subjects.

Gap year

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Young people in Britain usually take a gap year when they are about eighteen years old, before going to university. Most of young people use this year for travelling.

Universities usually select students basing on their A-level results and an interview.

The best universities are The University of Oxford, The University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, London Imperial College, London University College.

School year

The school year begins in September. It never begins

on Monday. The English don't think it is good to start

a new thing on Monday, so school usually begins on the

first Tuesday of September.

There are three terms in a school year. When the term

is over, schoolchildren have holidays:

Christmas holidays - 2 weeks

Easter holidays — 2 weeks

Summer holidays — 6 weeks

School day

Pupils usally have five lessons five days a week.

At four o'clock classes are usually over and pupils go home.

Schools offer after school activities such as sports club (swimming, football, netball, etc.) ITC (Information Technology) classes, book clubs, art clubs, drama and music.

Marks

A – 90-100 - excellent

B – 80-89 - good

C – 70-79 - satisfactory

D – 60-69 - bad

E – 0-59 - poor

Sometimes «+» (plus) and «-» (minus) are added.

School uniform

Most schools in Britain require children to wear a school uniform.

Sport

Sport is important in British schools.

Sports culture is very strong in private schools in the United Kingdom.

The most popular sports are football, basketball, cricket, tennis, rugby.