Слайд 1British Education System
by Artem Ipatov
РЭУ им. Плеханова
ВШСИТИ 190-12
Слайд 2contents
Introduction
History
Present education system
Higher education
Schools Today
Слайд 3introduction
1. the three “ R’s ”
2. purpose of the British
Education
3. importance of education in Britain
4. feature of British Education
5.
the school tie
Слайд 4History
1. the form of British education in the past
2.
the British education system is run by the state today
3.
Some changes to the British education system*
Слайд 5▶Some changes to the British education system:
*before 1870,
education was voluntary and many of the existing schools had
been set up by churches
*only 40% of children aged 10 went to school regularly
Слайд 6(1) some caused by the Industrial Revolution
⇒government decided to
become involved in taking responsibility for the education of
children
*in 1870 the government passed a law which called for government-funded education
*by 1880, the attendance at school for children between 5 and 10 was compulsory rather than voluntary
Слайд 7 (2) Some caused by WWII
⇒the government began planning
to reconstruct the education system
①1944 Education Act stipulates that
all children were given the right to free secondary education
(failed)
②in the 1960s, comprehensive system was introduced into Britain
→ended the division between grammar schools and vocational schools
→entrance exams were abolished
Слайд 8 ③the Education Reform Act 1988 provided for the establishment
of a National Curriculum for 5-16 year-olds and regular examinations
→brought a big change
(reintroduced competition between schools)
Слайд 9National Curriculum
The national curriculum occupies not less than 70% of
the school timetable, the rest of the time being used
for subjects of the school’s choosing.
There are four key Stages. At each of the stages the core subjects of English, mathematics, science, technology, physical education and religious education are taught.
History, geography, music and art are also compulsory subjects up to 16 years old, but they become optional in Key Stage 4.
A modern foreign language is added to the
curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4.
Слайд 10The Present Education System
1. Education in the UK is compulsory
(from the ages of 5 to 16)
2. State schools
and private schools*
3. The schooling stages*
Слайд 11The Present Education System
State schools and private schools
state schools:
funded by local and central government (free)
*a system
of “league tables”
private schools (public schools): receive
their funding through the private sector, tuition rates and government assistance
Слайд 12The Present Education System
There are nine famous public schools:
Winchester, Eton, St. Paul’s, Shrewsbury, Westminister,
Merchant Taylor’s,
Rugby,
Harrow and Charterhouse.
Слайд 13The Present Education System
Eton – (the public school) the most
famous school in the world, Britain’s biggest boarding school and
educator of its social elite since 1440. So far the school has educated 19 Prime Ministers and six Chancellors of Exchequer. Its literary figures include Henry Fielding, Percy Byshe Shelley, George Orwell. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. In the past, almost all the students coming from upper class families. Now sons of accountants, doctors or businessmen also have access to it.
Слайд 14Eton College is located in the town Eton which is
an urban district of southeast-central England on the Thames River
Слайд 15Eton is a public school for boys age 13-18. Almost
all the pupils go on to study A levels, 90%
will go on to university, a quarter to Oxford and Cambridge. The pupil/teacher ration is 9.5 to one, while in state secondary school the ratio is 20 to one.
Слайд 17The facilities include purpose-built theatres, libraries, swimming pools, even a
golf course.
Слайд 18The Present Education System
The schooling stages
(1)up to age 5 →
pre-primary schooling
(2)from the age of 5-11 → primary schools
exam “the 11- plus” (co-educational/mixed)
Слайд 19Class teacher system in primary schools
In order to
give young children a sustained contact with one teacher, usually
one teacher is responsible for organizing the whole day’s lessons and have to teach all the subjects.
Слайд 20The Present Education System
(3)age of 11-19 → secondary schools
(comprehensive/grammar)
①age of 16 → GCSE exams (some choices)
②age of 18 or 19 → A-levels exams
(after 2 years in the Sixth Form)
go to university / if not, take vacational training (GNVQs)
Слайд 21The General Certificate of Secondary Education is taken at the
end of compulsory education at the age of 16. All
the students are required to take it.The results often help the students and their parents to made a choice whether they will go to college or not.
GCSE
Слайд 22GCE A level
About 70% of 16 year old pupils choose
to continue in full-time education. Some students continue in the
same school for a further two years of study in the ‘sixth form’. After two-year study, three or four subjects are taken in the examination of the General Certificate of Education- Advanced level (GCE A level). The grades obtained in GCE A level are the main basis whether the students can go to college or not.
Слайд 23Higher education and training in UK
1. Nearly all universities are
public bodies
2. Higher education has a long history in the
UK
3. The general condition of university students
4. Degrees*
5. Leading universities in UK*
6. Open university and further education*
Слайд 24Degrees awarded
Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BSc)
– after three years of full-time study.
Master of Arts (MA)
or Master of Science (MSc) after a further one year full-time or two year part-time study.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – after at least three years of original research.
Слайд 25Leading universities in UK
The Guardian University Guide, 2003
Слайд 26Cambridge University, Cambridge, east-central England
Слайд 27The first college
Opened in some
1200s. the oldest
Building dating
back
to 1284.
Слайд 29Oxford university, Oxford, northwest of London
Слайд 30Oxford University, with its famed ‘dreaming spires’ was founded in
the 12th century and still dominates the center of Oxford.
Слайд 31Museum of Natural History, Oxford university
Слайд 32Open university and further education
The open university is a non-residential
university offering degree and other courses for adult students of
all ages. They offer degrees which are the same as those of other universities.
Further education is often taken part-time or in the evening. Further education colleges have strong links with industry and commerce, employers often being involved in the design of the courses.
Слайд 35Schools Today
Primary schools
Compulsory schooling starts at 5
Co-educational and a class-teacher
system
Three-term school year
Secondary schools
Compulsory schooling extends up to 16
The selective
system, comprehensive system and independent schools
Sixth form colleges/ tertiary colleges
Other schools
County schools
Voluntary schools
Слайд 36The Selective System
A system for secondary schooling in Britain, under
which children take an examination, the “11 plus”, in their
last year of primary education.
The results of the examination determine the kind of secondary schooling each child will receive.
Those with the highest marks go to grammar schools; others may go to technical schools, and the rest – by far majority – go to secondary modern schools.
Слайд 37The Comprehensive System
A system for secondary schooling in Britain, under
which all children, regardless of ability, can mix together.
In comprehensive
schools, students study a wide variety of subjects at first until 2 or 3 years later, when they may study only those they like best.
Many new ideas in education are being tried out at present, and comprehensive schools vary widely throughout Britain.
Слайд 38Independent Schools
Public schools: secondary private boarding schools that prepare students
chiefly for universities. They laid the foundations of English education,
but now are generally restricted to a comparatively small section of the population, mainly the rich and conservative in politics. Eton, Harrow and Rugby are the 3 most famous public schools.
Слайд 39Independent Schools
Prep schools: small private boarding schools for children up
to 7 or 8 years old, which help to prepare
the children for the “common entrance” examination at the age of 13 for admission to a public school, and where Latin, French and mathematics are all started early.
Слайд 40Other Schools
County schools: state-run secondary schools, most of which are
administered by the county or county borough. About half of
the money comes from the local authority and the other half from the central government.
Voluntary schools: also called mission schools in other countries, secondary schools in Britain that are mostly Church of England or Roman Catholic in origin, and partly maintained and controlled by the local authority. They give a certain amount of denominational religious instruction. Education is free in such schools.
Слайд 41“Red Brick”
“Red brick”:The Redbrick Universities include all the provincial universities
of the period 1850-1930 as well as London University. Because
the favorite building material of the period between 1850-1930 is red brick, and all the universities of the time were built in red brick. Thus, they were called the Redbrick Universities.
Слайд 42“Red brick”: a slightly contemptuous term used to refer to
the large group of 19th- and 20th-century universities and university
colleges in Britain. It describes their construction, which is contrasted with the more dignified and solid-looking ancient architecture of Oxford and Cambridge. The distinctive feature of these universities was that they were non-collegiate institutions which admitted men without reference to religion or background and that they concentrated on 'real-world' skills, often linked to engineering.