SCHOOLS IN THE UK- PRESENTATION

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SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE UK

FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY

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The school year

In Great Britain children start school at the age of 5 and leave school when they are 18. All schools have a school uniform - even in primary schools. The school year begins in the first week of September and finishes in the last week of July. it is usually divided into 3 . Students have 2 weeks' holidays at Christmas and Easter, 6 weeks in the summer and 1 week in October, February and May. The school week is from Monday to Friday and the school day is from about 9:00 to 3:30, so most students in the UK don't go to school on Saturdays. There are 2 short breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and one long break at lunchtime. Students usually have lunch at school.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Children start school when they are 5 years old and they go to primary school for six years; they usually study Maths, English, Science, ICT, History, Geography, RE, Art, Music and PE. They have important tests when they are 7 and 11 years old.

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Children go to secondary school when they are 11 years old. Secondary schools are usually big - they have between 600 ans 1,000 students. Some schools are only for boys or only for girls but most schools are mixed. For each subject, students have a different teacher and they go to a different classroom. For some subjects, like Maths and English, students have their lessons in ability groups.

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Exams and tests

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In UK schools, all tests and exams are written - there aren't any oral tests, except for languages. Students get a at the end of each term.In Years 7 - 9, students study all subjects and there are tests at the end of Year 9. In Years 10 and 11 they study Maths, English, Science, ICT, and PE and they also choose four or five other subjects. They have GCSE exams ( General Certificate of Secondary Education) in these subjects, when they are 16. In Years 12 and 13, the "sixth form", students specialise in three or four subjects and they take their final school exams ( A Levels) when they are 18.

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