British system of British system of educationeducation

The School SystemThe School System

• Primary SchoolPrimary School Age 6-11Age 6-11 Age 11 examAge 11 exam

• Secondary SchoolSecondary School Age 11-16Age 11-16 GSCE GSCE

• Six FormSix Form Age 16-18Age 16-18 Age 18 examAge 18 exam

Types of schoolsTypes of schools

PRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL

• Infant school age 5-7Infant school age 5-7

• Junior school age 8-Junior school age 8-1111

STREAMINGSTREAMING

A, B, C, D streamsA, B, C, D streams

Types of schoolsTypes of schools

Secondary schoolsSecondary schools

• Comprehensive Comprehensive

• GrammarGrammar

• Secondary Modern Secondary Modern

• Secondary Secondary TechnicalTechnical

What Sixteen-Year-Olds What Sixteen-Year-Olds Do :Do :

• 27 %27 % Youth-Training Youth-Training schemesschemes

• 25%25% State Schools State Schools• 14%14% Further education Further education• 12%12% Unemployed Unemployed• 10%10% Full-time Full-time

employmentemployment• 6%6% Independent Independent

schoolsschools• 5%5% Part-time education Part-time education

in employment in employment ( further-education ( further-education courses )courses )

Higher EducationHigher Education

• OxbridgeOxbridge• Redbrick universitiesRedbrick universities

(Birmingham, (Birmingham, Liverpool, London etc.)Liverpool, London etc.)

• Plate-glass universitiesPlate-glass universities (1960s)-Kent, (1960s)-Kent, Lancaster, York etc.Lancaster, York etc.

• Scotland ancientScotland ancient universitiesuniversities ( Glasgow, ( Glasgow, Edinburgh, St. Edinburgh, St. Andrew’s, Aberdeen Andrew’s, Aberdeen ( 15th and 16th ( 15th and 16th centuries) centuries)

Do your test!Do your test!

DiscussionDiscussion

• 1. What do you think of the great variety of 1. What do you think of the great variety of schools in Britain?schools in Britain?

• 2. How will you compare it with schools in Russia?2. How will you compare it with schools in Russia?• 3. What will you say about the system of 3. What will you say about the system of

examinations ( tests ) in Britain and Russia?examinations ( tests ) in Britain and Russia?• 4. What would you ideal school be like?4. What would you ideal school be like?• 5. Discuss the nicknames of categories of 5. Discuss the nicknames of categories of

universities in Britain. What do they reflect?universities in Britain. What do they reflect?• 6. Do any of Russian universities have 6. Do any of Russian universities have

nicknames? nicknames?

Express yourself!Express yourself!Make a project Make a project “A dream “A dream

school”school” Ideas:Ideas:• School yearSchool year

• School busSchool bus

• SubjectsSubjects

• LessonsLessons

• MarksMarks

• TeachersTeachers