CHAPTER 4: British education system

1. Full-time education is compulsory for all children aged between ...

5 and 16

2. there are ... key stages at a primary school

2

3. the schools funded by the government either directly or via local eeication authorities in the UK are called...

State schools

4. Public schools in Britain means ...

independent schools

5. students take '0' level examinations to get ...

GCSE

6. students in Britain can start their 6th form when they are ... years old

16

7. Eton, Harrow, Rugby and Winchester are examples of ...

public schools

8. Nearly all schools work a ... week.

five-day

9. the universities of Oxford and Cambridge can be denoted as ...

Oxbridge

10. the Open University was started in ...

1969

11. full time education in Britain is basically compulsory up to the middle teenage years.

T

12. there are 2 key stages at a secondary school

T

13. the British government always atraches little importance to education

F

14. only sons of the upper and upper-middle classes were educated in the smaal group of schools or pu luv schools in Britain in 19th century.

T

15. in the past public schools used to be singl-sex schools.

T

16. each university in Britain is respo so le for the syllabus, methodology, enteance requirements and examination schemes.

T

17. there is only one national curriculum in Britain now.

F

18. 'O' levels means Ordinary levels and 'A' levels means Advanced levels.

T

19. not all parents and teachers approve the use of computers at schools because thay both have ad and disad

T

20. Generally, children go to school from Monday to Friday in britain with no half day.

T

21. Pupils at most secondary schools in Britain have to wear a school uniform.

T

22. SATs stand for Standard Assessment Tests.

T

23. the emphasis of Public School was on "character-building" and the development of "team spirit" rather than on academic achievement.

T

24. LEA stands for Lo al Education Authority.

T

25. learning for its own sake, rather than any particular practical purposes, has traditionally been given a comparatively high value in Britain.

T

26. these days, most eleven-year-olds all go on the same local school known as comprehnsive schools.

T

27. the school day starts at or just before nine o'clock and finishes axactly at four.

F

28. in Secondary schools, the children are mostly taught by a class teacher who teaches all subjects.

F

29. universities normally select students only on the basis of A-level results.

F

30. A degree is a qualification from a university.

T

31. How is Primary education in Emgland normally conducted?

through infant and junior schools or a combined Primary school.

32_ what is 6th form? where do students do their 6th form?

The preparatory course for "A" levels exams.

at secondary school.

33. Can you give a brief account of Key Stage National Curriculum Tests?

- Key Stage 1 (SK1): during Year 2 ( ages 6/7).

- KS2: towards the end of Year 6 ( 10/11)

- KS3: towards the end of Year 9 (ages 13/14)

- KS4: during both Year 10 and 11, mostly at the end of Year 11 (ages 14-16) - incorporated into GCSE axaminations.

34. what doesn't the central government prescribe?

A detailed progamme of learning or determine what books and materials should be used.

35. what does LEA stand for and its function?

Local Education Authority

responsible for education within that council's jurisdiction.

36. what are known as "the three Rs"?

Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic

37. who could enter a grammar school? who couldn't?

students who pass the exam at the end of primary school

and parents have financial potential

38. when were two major changes introduced by the government? what are they?

Late 1980s

the setting up a national curiculum + schools can now decide of 'opt out' of the control of the LEA and put themselves directly under control of the appropriate government department.

39. can you describe a school uniform in Britain?

Girls: white blouse (perhaps with a tie), dark skirt, berets

Boys: A shirt and tie, dark trousers and coloured pullovers, caps

+ Blazers with the school badge on the pocket

+ Shoes: black or brown, white stocks, no high heels

40. can u give the full forms of GCSE, SCE, SCE "highers" GNVQ, B.A, B.Sc, M.A, M.Sc, Ph.D?

GCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education

SCE: Scottish Certificate of Education

SCE " Highers": The Scottish equivalent lff A-levels

GNVQ: General National Vocational Qualification

BA: Bachelor of Arts

BSc: Bachelor of Science

MA: Master of Arts

MSc: Master of Science

Ph D: Doctor of Philosophy