Education in the uk and usa

Under 5

BS: nursery school

US:pre-school

Around 5

BS: primary school first year is called reception

US:elementary school first year is called kindergarten

5-11

BS:infants-for 3 year;juniors-start when you’re seven

US: stay until 6th grade

Around 11

BS:Secondary school- until GCSE exams

US:junior high school; then Highschool when you’re fourteen

16+

BS: college/the sixth form-A level exams

US:still highschool

18+

BS: university for 3 years

US:college or university for four years

National Curriculum & additional information about Uk school system

UK: set of subjects used by primary and secondary schools, so that all children receive the same education.

Three core subject: science, mathematics, English plus physical education (PE)

Other foundation subjects: information &communication technology (ICT) , history and geography which students must lean until the age of 14. From age of 11 to 16 students also have to study citizenship

The school year consists of 3 terms and at the end of each year pupils automatically progress to the next level of studies and do not repeat

Some schools divide pupils into groups according to ability: this is known as streaming

US school information

In the US, pupils are mainstreamed. This means that they go to the same school, but attend different courses and levels of class. The school year is divided into two semesters, and twice a year pupils receive a report card with their grades. To go to college, students must take the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test). This is a multiple- choice test that takes about four hours and consists of verbal and mathematical parts. Also taken into account is pupils' GPA (Grade Point Average), the average score taken from all the grades in their final 4 years of high school

Differences between US and BS system

US:

-public school is free

-at a private school you sometimes have to wear a uniform

The person in charge of a school is called a principal

• you major in something

UK:

-A public school is a school that is not run by the government but independently and which is expensive

• most people have to wear a uniform until the end of secondary school

• You have to take an exam to get in to grammar school

• Comprehensive school is the American public school

• To sit an exam means to take an exam