THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION in the UK Mgr. Naďa Bisová

ANOTACE Kód DUMu: VY_32_INOVACE_2.AJ.16 Číslo projektu: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0114 Vytvořeno: prosinec 2013 – leden 2014 Ročník: 3. ročník a 4. ročník – čtyřleté gymnázium (RVP-G) Septima a Oktáva – osmileté gymnázium (RVP-G) Anotace: Tento materiál by vytvořen jako téma pro maturitní okruh: The United Kingdom na Gymnáziu a JŠ Svitavy; přibližně na jednu, popřípadě více vyučovacích hodin (pro výklad i opakování – shrnutí učiva). Obsahuje jednak přehled faktografických údajů, tak i anglickou ustálenou terminologii, doplněné o interaktivní cvičení: popisy obrázků, poslechy, čtení s porozuměním. Je primárně zaměřen na dva poslední ročníky gymnázia, i přesto se dá využít i v nižších ročnících osmiletého i čtyřletého studia vcelku nebo jeho jednotlivé části. Pomůcky: interaktivní tabule Vzdělávací oblast Jazyk a jazyková komunikace Vzdělávací obor Anglický jazyk Tematický okruh The United Kingdom

CONTENTS State School Private Sector Primary School Secondary School Further Education Higher Education National Curriculum School Discipline 1.

EDUCATION IN THE UK separate education systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each education system: 4 stages (primary, secondary, further education, higher education) pre-school education: voluntary, nursery schools or playgroups, organized by parents

STATE SCHOOL run by the central government and local authorities financed by public funds (no tuition fees charged) about 90% students (England and Wales) the ages of 5-16 = compulsory all UK children are entitled to a free place at a state school between these ages

PRIVATE SECTOR 1/ PUBLIC SCHOOL belongs to an elite group long history about 200 schools most = boarding schools usually very expensive most famous: Eton (founded 1440), Winchester (1382), Westminster (1179) many offer scholarship More info:

PRIVATE SECTOR 2/ INDEPENDENT SCHOOL private school special method or focus charges fee about 2,500 Independent schools in the UK

PRIVATE SECTOR 3/ HOME EDUCATION a long-established legal right about 0,5% (50,000) UK children of compulsory age are home-educated are not sent to school taught by their parents or tutors

PRIMARY SCHOOL INFANT SCHOOL age 5 -7 learn to read, write and the basics of arithmetic JUNIOR SCHOOL age 7-11 Geography, history, science, religion, PE More info: http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/16-and-under-education-path/

What are the pupils wearing? SECONDARY SCHOOL What are the pupils wearing? age 11-16 usually comprehensive (all school children incorporated into one scheme, mixed abilities, wide variety of backgrounds) school uniform may stay until the age of 18 Reading: Gap Year Reading: School Prom Gap year: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/gap-year School Prom: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/prom-time Listening: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/first-day-school 2. Listening: First Day at School

Use the prompts to talk about schools and compulsory education 5-16 18 5. 6. 3. JUNIOR SCHOOL INFANT SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL 4. 7. SECONDARY SCHOOL 8. 9.

FURTHER EDUCATION further education: free, not compulsory from the age of 16 can be academic or vocational Academic courses: to prepare for higher education at a university or college, A-levels Career-based/vocational/professional courses: to give students the skills, training and qualifications for the chosen career

HIGHER EDUCATION: UNIVERITY 10. many universities in GB some: extremely high standards and are very difficult and famous: Oxford and Cambridge „red brick universities“ = built in 19th and 20th century modern universities – e.g. University of Sussex candidates accepted on the basis of their A-levels undergraduate titles: BA (Bachelor of Arts), BSc (Bachelor of Science), BEd (Bachelor of Education) postgraduate degrees: MSc (Master of Science), MA (Master of Arts), PhD or DPhil (Doctor of Philosophy), DSc (Doctor of Science) More info: http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/students-16-and-over/

THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM The Education Reform act of 1988 10 subjects that all pupils must study Core subjects: English, Mathematics and Science Foundation subjects: Technology and Design, Music, Art, History, Geography and Physical Education, a modern foreign language (usually French / German = from the age of 11) Extra subjects: a second modern foreign language, Computer studies, Woodwork, Economics, Electronics, Philosophy, etc. Timetable: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice/school Timetable: Writing task

THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM children tested at different levels („keystages“) tested at the age of 7,11,14 and 16 at 16 pupils study for General Certificate of Secondary Education /GCSE/ if they stay at school until 18, they take: Advanced Level Examination (A-levels) in 3 or 4 subjects = entrance qualification into higher education Coping with exam stress: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/life-around-world/coping-exam-stress 11. Reading: Coping with exam stress

SCHOOL DISCIPLINE Examples of Bad Behaviour and Punishments BBC: Learn English Teens: Reading and Exercises Reading: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/school-discipline

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