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compulsory education

the requirement that children attend school up to a certain age

illiteracy

inability to read or write

instil

to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone's mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way that person thinks or behaves

acquaint

make someone aware of or familiar with

graduate, school leaver

a person who has finished a school (secondary or tertiary education)

tertiary education

education at university or college level

vocational guidance

the process of assisting a student to choose, prepare for, and enter an occupation

guidance councillor

a person who provides vocational guidance to students

Local Education Authorities

Authorities responsible for running education provision in their locality

supervize

oversee

educational facilities

Institutions providing learning opportunities.

cater for someone

provide what is wanted or needed by someone or something

pre-school education

pre-primary education, kindergarten

nursery = crèche

a school for the youngest children up to the age of 2

stream children

differentiate between children according to their talent

vocational school

a school that teaches you the skills you need to do a particular job.

apprentice

a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer

sandwich courses

combined course with work and study

extend one's qualifications

take more courses to expand one's education

infant school

(in Britain) school for children under seven years old

junior school

a school for children between 7 and 11 (in England and Wales)

comprehensive school

A type of school attended by all children regardless of ability or aptitude.

grammar school

a secondary school preparing you for later academic education

sixth form

in Britain, the part of a school for students aged 16-18

day school

a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school

boarding school

a school where students live and study

dormitory

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

with partial hearing/sight

handicapped - the person doesn't hear or see properly

suffer from a speech defect

have problems pronouncing or forming words

mentally retarded

significantly impaired intellectual functioning, defined as an IQ of 70 or below with deficits in learning abilities

attendance

the act of being present

headteacher

the person in charge of a (primary) school

headmaster

principal (of a secondary school)

form teacher/master

a teacher in charge of a specific class

teaching load

how many lessons a teacher is expected to teach a week

substitute for a teacher

cover the lesson for a missing teacher

head of the department

a senior teacher who is in charge of a subject at a school and of other teachers of that subject

parent-teacher association

an organization of parents, teachers, and students to promote the welfare of children and youth

tuition fee

a sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university.

charge/abolish tuition fees

introduce/cancel the duty of paying for one's instruction at a school, college, or university

tutor

a teacher who works with one student or a small group, either at a British college or university or in the home of a child

language acquisition

the process of learning language

stifle/foster creativity

discourage/encourage creativity

audio-visual aids

videos, audios used in class to help you learn something

overhead projector

A piece of equipment that makes images appear on a wall or screen

aptitude

a talent or natural ability

He has brains/no brains.

He is smart/not so smart.

quick/slow on the uptake

quick/slow to understand or learn something

excell in

be better than others in something

curriculum

the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college.

syllabus

outline of a course (one subject)

optional

not required

humanities/science stream

a branch of study focused on languages, literature, history, social science/maths, physics, biology, chemistry

civics

The study of citizenship and government

exempt from PE

free from doing sports at school

extracurricular activities

activities falling outside of the normal, required curriculum of school

caretaker/janitor

a person who takes care of the school building and equipment

assembly hall

a large room where the whole school meets for presentations

lesson = period

45 minutes of class in Czech schools

make an entry in the class register

what teacher writes about the lesson in the class records

staffroom = common room

the room where teachers meet

assignment

a piece of work or job that you are given to do for school

assessment

evaluation

assign homework

when the teacher gives you homework to do.

mark someone absent

write in the class register that a student is missing in classc b

subsidized meals

lunches partly paid for by the government

call on someone

ask someone for an answer or opinion

hold examinations

organize exams

cram for a test/an exam

study hard (by memory)

mug/swot something up

learn something in detail for a test/exam

board of examiners

a group of teachers who are running examinations

exam fever

the feeling of nervousness before an exam

copy/crib from a neighbour

secretly write down what your neighbour wrote because you don't know the right answer

cop someone cheating

catch a student copying from a cheat sheet/from a neighbour

minor/gross errors

less/more serious mistakes

written/oral exam

exam in writing/speaking exam

be baffled by a question

be surprised and not know the answer

pass with honours

do all the tests/exams with excellent results

scrape through

to succeed in something but with a lot of difficulty

have a second shot/resit

retake an exam

award someone an A

give someone the best grade/mark

72 marks out of 100 for...

72 points out of 100 for...

GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary education

graduation ceremony

a ceremony to celebrate that you have finished your studies

(school) report

a special document that shows your grades that you have earned over the school period

make progress

to develop or improve

grapple with a subject

have a hard time studying a subject

get/lag behind in one's work

not work fast/well enough compared to the rest of the class

above/below average

be better/worse than most of the others

catch up with

reach the same point/level as

well behaved

behaving in a way that is accepted as correct

perserverant

determined to finish, not to give up

diligent

hard-working

exert yourself

to put forth effort

idle

lazy

negligent

careless, indifferent

play truant

not go to school as often as you should

cut/skip lessons

leave out lessons because you don't want to attend them, often secretly

shirking

avoiding work

rigid discipline

Strict rules governing student behavior