▪ Certifying that the students have achieved the standard expected after 11 years of compulsory education
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▪ The A-level, or “Advanced Level” is a grade of education that is offered by educational institutions such as schools and colleges and is an accepted form of qualification.
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❖ National Curriculum was introduced in 1988. ❖ Subjects include mathematics, English, science,
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❖ Two parallel school system:
▪State system—local authority maintained 93%
•(Free to all children between the ages of 5—16)
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❖ state system—11-year compulsory education
Eton college
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❖ Winchester College
▪ one of the oldest of the great public schools of England (dating from 1382)
▪ A-levels are generally a two-year course, with AS levels being obtained within the first year.
▪ A-levels are usually taken after successful completion of a previous level of course, such as GCSEs.
▪ It educates over 1,300 pupils, aged between 13 to 18 years and was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor".
▪ An academic qualification generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
❖ Compulsory education for all children between the ages of 5 and 16 (17 from 2013)
▪ Comprehensive schools
• introduced in the 1960s.
• The purpose of the comprehensive school is to democratize education and provide equal opportunity for all children.
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▪ Better funded ▪ Better teachers ▪ Better facilities ▪ Better chance to enter famous universities
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❖ Eton College
▪ Eton College, often informally referred to as Eton, is the largest public school (independent secondary school) in England and one of the highest in prestige.
▪ Grammar schools
• offers an academic course in preparation for university entrance and for the professions.
▪ Vocational schools
• It may be obtained either formally in trade schools, technical secondary schools, or in on-the-job training programs or, more informally, by picking up the necessary skills on the job.
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▪Independent system—Public schools 7%
•(Parents pay for their children's education)
❖ National curriculum:
▪Compulsory in state school ▪Optional in independent school
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❖ “sixth form” (2 years)
(English education system) the final two years of secondary schooling during which students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age.
▪ 5-11: primary schools (co-educational/ mixed schools)
▪ 11-16: secondary schools
(most are comprehensive schools) GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
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