Education in Great Britain
- The system of education in Great Britain is rather complicated.
- It is compulsory from the age of five to sixteen.
- Children under 5 years old receive pre-school education.
- They go to a nursery school or a kindergarten.
- Different areas of Great Britain have different school systems.
- All children receive their primary education between the ages of 5 and 11.
- Most primary schools are state and free.
- At about 11 children begin their education at a comprehensive school, or a grammar school.
- The comprehensive system is non- selective.
- It means that all children go from one school to another without taking any exams.
- Those who take the examination go to grammar schools, where they receive more academic education.
- Some children go to independent schools inn by private organizations, for which their parents have to pay fees.
- Some pupils especially those who want to apply to university, stay at school for the sixth form or go to a sixth-form college.
- About 10 per cent of children attend private schools: preparatory or prep, and public schools.
- Many prep and most public schools are boarding schools.
- These are schools 'where students live as well as study.
- It Is very expensive for parents to send their children there.
- Young people in the British schools are expected to show respect to their teachers and obey school rules.
- Most primary and secondary schools offer a wide range of extracurricular activities, including sports, music, community service and trips to places of interest.
- Schools in Britain have three terms a year.
- Each term has got a short break in the middle.
- Besides, children have longer Christmas and Easter holidays.
VOCABULARY:
- Pre-school education - дошкільна освіта (для дітей до 5 років).
- Primary education - початкова школа (для дітей віком 5-11 років).
- Secondary education - середня школа (для дітей віком 11-16 років).
- A nursery school (a kindergarten) - дитячий садочок.
- A preparatory (prep) school - приватна початкова школа (для дітей віком 5-13 років).
- A public school - приватна школа у Великій Британії (для дітей віком 5-18 років).
- A comprehensive school - загальноосвітня школа у Великій Британії (для дітей віком 11-16 років).
- An independent school - загальноосвітня школа, яка знаходиться на утриманні приватної організації.
- A grammar school - школа з поглибленим вивченням шкільних предметів.
- A boarding school - школа-інтернат, в якому учні проживають протягом семестру. У Великій Британії більшість приватних шкіл є школами-інтернатами.
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