UK school system

British education system (England & Wales)

Sydney Chayvongsa & Juliane Mathieu 1èreA

A school year in the UK

school is compulsory from 5 to 18 years old

3 terms : - autumn term ( September - Christmas ) - spring term ( January - Easter ) - summer term (April - July )

school year : September to July

Middle term : one week or more of holidays

A British student's day

the day starts at 9am with an assembley , usually in the school gym

one lesson lasts 45min

at lunchtime pupils can eat in the canteen or they can bring their own lunch

The day ends around 3-4pm and then there are extra-curricular activities offered by the school such as sports, music, art, computers etc.

school carreer

• foundation stage ( 3-4 year)
• key stage 1 ( 5-7 year )
• key stage 2 ( 7-11 year)
• key stage 3 ( 11- 14 year)
• key stage 4 ( 14-16 year)
• key stage 5 (16-18 year )

school subjects

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- P.S.H.E- religious education - sexual education

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- design & technology- communicative technology - history - geography - art & drawing - foreign languages - music - physical education - civic education

-English -maths -sciences

exams

STATS : Standard Assesment tasks ( end of the 1, 2 & 3 key stages )

GCSE : General Certificate of Secondary Education ( end of the 4 key stage )

A level : Advanced Level ( during the two years of the 5 key stage )

independent school

State school

1. free fees
2. government-funded schools
3. school from monday to friday
4. usual holidays

1. fee-charging schools
2. governed by an elected board of governors
3. work some Saturdays
4. longer holidays

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The uniform

The uniform is generally compulsory in state & independent schools

Fun Fact

There is a system of "Houses" like in the Harry Potter saga, the aim of this system is to promote the mutual aid and team spirit

Explanatory video

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