Doctoral degree
3 to 5 years
3 to 5 years
Famous Universities
Top 10 Britain University in 2010
1. University of Cambridge 剑桥大学 2. University of Oxford 牛津大学 3. Imperial College (London) 帝国学院（伦敦） 4. University of Durham 达勒姆大学 5. London School of Economics 伦敦政治经济学院 6. University of St. Andrews 圣安德鲁斯大学 7. University of Warwick 华威大学 8. Lancaster University 兰卡斯特大学 9. University College London 伦敦大学学院 10. University of York 约克大学
work
HND (2 ys)
GNVQ
16+
Higher Education
Recruitment base on: Grades of AS, A-levels, GNVQs School references Interview Mostly funded by central government grants
Except Buckingham University
The Universities
Oxford and Cambridge [12th and 13th centuries]
College system and tutorial system
4 Scottish universities [15th and 16th centuries]
F (0) (failure)
Study Pathways
University (3/5) Postgraduate P.H.D
Academic Vocational
University (1/2) Postgraduate M.A. / M.S. University (3/4) Undergraduate B.A. / B.S. Sixth form (2 ys) A-level
Eton Pupils
Eton
The royal family thinks the school is just the place for Wills. In this self-contained world, titles confer no privileges, and the prince is probably not the only boy with a bodyguard. Foreign leaders’ children and scions of Greek shipping magnates bring them along too. "William is as near to normal at Eton as someone in his position wont to be. Many people there are richer than he is. There are many people whose family relationships are even more complex than his."
Prince William
Eton
Public Schools
Harrow School for Boys
East Ham Grammar School
Elementary and Secondary Education
State System GCSE （General Certificate of Secondary Education） “sixth form” (2 years)
Chapter 5
Education, Media and Holiday
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Contents
1
2 3
Education
Media Holidays and Festivals
Differences in education systems
Grade A+ (4.0) A (4.0) A– (3.7) (excellent)
B+ (3.3) B (3.0) B– (2.7) (above average)
C+ (2.3) C (2.0) C– (1.7) (average)
D+ (1.3) D (1.0) D– (0.7) (poor)
“sixth form” (2 years)
Higher Education
Famous Universities
Elementary and Secondary Education
Two parallel school system:
State system—local authority maintained 94%
A-levels (General Certificate of Education—Advanced)
—for universities admittances
GNVQs (General National Vocational Qualifications)
—for vocational training
11-16: secondary schools
(90% are comprehensive schools) GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
Elementary and Secondary Education
Independent System the most famous — Eton, Harrow and Winchester 6 percent of all British children A privilege for the rich
Oxford and Cambridge
College system: whereby all students live in college during at least part of their course, which fosters a community spirit in which a useful mingling of intelligence can take place. Such colleges include tutors as well as students, and are largely self-governing. Tutorial system: whereby each student gets personal tutoring once a week in his tutor’s own room. It, together with a weekly programme of private study, has been considered very important at Oxford and Cambridge.
Compulsory in state school Optional in independent school
Elementary and Secondary Education
State System state system—11-year compulsory education 5-11: primary schools (co-educational/ mixed schools)
1. pre-school education (2-5years old) (UK) play school / nursery school (China) kindergarten 2. primary education (5/6-11) (UK) junior school (China) primary school 3. secondary education (11-16/18) (UK) comprehensive school / grammar school (China) junior and ior middle school 4. further/ higher education (18+) college / university
Better funded Better teachers Better facilities Better chance to enter famous universities
Public School - Eton College
Eton
with the tutor
Public School -- Eton College
Higher Education
Buckingham University
is the only privatelyfinanced university in UK,
where students can finish
3 years’ courses in two years, and its curriculum
Key Stages and Tests
Educational System
Elementary and Secondary Education
Two parallel school systems:
• State system:11-year compulsory education