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EDUCATION in Britain

The System of Education

• School Education
• Further Education
• Higher Education

School Education

• Compulsory education from 5 to 16
• Soon to be extended to 18
• Students follow the National Curriculum
• There is no requirement to ‘ graduate ’

Further Education

• Usually for students between 16 and 18
• Prepares for university or for a vocation
• A wide variety of examinations, including ‘ A ’ levels, baccalaureate, Scottish Highers

Primary School Subjects

One teacher teaches:

• Art Analysis Drama English Geography History Mathematics Scottish Gaelic (in Scotland)
• Art
• Analysis
• Drama
• English
• Geography
• History
• Mathematics
• Scottish Gaelic (in Scotland)

Secondary School Subjects

• Mathematics
• Science
• Technology and design
• Information Technology
• English
• Modern Languages (French, German, Spanish)
• Geography

• History
• Social Education
• Religion
• Cooking
• Music
• Physical education
• Greek and Latin (grammar and independent schools)

GCSEs

General Certificate of Secondary Education Exams:

• Taken at age 16, after 5 years in secondary education
• General Certificate of Secondary Education
• Minimum 5 subjects
• As many as twelve

Further education

• England, Wales, Northern Ireland

3 or more ‘ A ’ levels taken at age 18

• 3 or more ‘ A ’ levels taken at age 18

• Scotland

Highers

• Highers

• Alternative

International Baccalaureate

• International Baccalaureate

Higher Education

• There are more than 200 universities in Britain
• Mostly teach a broad range of subjects

Undergraduate Courses

• Usually only three years
• Specialise in one subject
• Entrance requirements

• Good English profieciency Previous examinations
• Good English profieciency
• Previous examinations

Postgraduate courses

• Masters

• Can be teaching or research based Usually examined by dissertation One or two years
• Can be teaching or research based
• Usually examined by dissertation
• One or two years

• Doctorate

• Always research, never taught
• Always research, never taught

University degrees

• Bachelor ’ s degrees

• B.A., B.Sc., B.Ed. Usually three years Note Scottish and Oxbridge M.A.s
• B.A., B.Sc., B.Ed.
• Usually three years
• Note Scottish and Oxbridge M.A.s

• Master ’ s degrees

• M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil. One or two years
• M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil.
• One or two years

• Doctorates

• Ph.D., D.Mus, etc. Three to five years
• Ph.D., D.Mus, etc.
• Three to five years

British Education System

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