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Educational
  System in
United Kingdom
  Every Child Matters




  Mariella Alexes Rombaoa
      Loreto Morales May 2009
          Vicky Gough
   Myrell Joyce Esteban
       Judith Repato
     Carolyn Grande
Facts & Figures Map of United
                          Kingdom
    Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
   Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
   Prime Minister: David Cameron (2010)
   Land area: 93,278 sq mi (241,590 sq
    km); total area: 94,526 sq mi (244,820 sq
    km)
   Population (2010 est.): 61,284,806
    (growth rate: 0.2%); birth rate: 10.6/1000;
    infant mortality rate: 4.7/1000; life
    expectancy: 79.1; density per sq km: 246
   Capital and largest city (2003 est.):
    London, 7,615,000 (metro. area),
    7,429,200 (city proper)
   Other large cities: Glasgow, 1,099,400;
    Birmingham, 971,800; Liverpool,
    461,900; Edinburgh, 460,000; Leeds,
    417,000; Bristol, 406,500; Manchester,
    390,700; Bradford, 288,400
United Kingdom

   The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly
    known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain ) is a sovereign state
    located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes
    the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and
    many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a
    land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from
    this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean the North Sea, the
    English Channel and the Irish Sea.

   The UK is a developed country and has the world's sixth-largest economy by
    nominal GDP and seventh-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It was
    the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the
    19th and early 20th centuries. The UK remains a great power with leading
    economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence. It is a recognised
    nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks third or fourth in the
    world. The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security
    Council since its first session in 1946.
Structure of Basic
Education in United
     Kingdom
Structure of HIGHER
Education in United
      Kingdom
Educational System in UK
key facts
   8.3 million pupils
   25300 schools

                               Primary              Secondary
       % pupils eligible for   16.9%                14%
       free meals              (includes nursery)
       % ethnic minorities     19.3%                15.9%
       % first language        11.6%                9%
       other than English
       average class size      26.2                 21.7
phases

     Establishments       Age Range
Pre-School Nurseries   Under 5
Primary Schools        5-11
Secondary Schools      11-16 or 11-18 (19)
Sixth Form Colleges    16-18 (19)
Further Education      Over 16
Colleges
Special Schools        3-18
phases and testing
   Establishments              Key Stage(s)            Main
                                                    Assessments
Primary Schools            Foundation Stage
                           1
                           2                    National Tests (11)
Secondary Schools          3
                           4                    GCSE (16)
Sixth Form Colleges        5                    AS
                                                A2
GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education
AS – first year of Advanced Level course
A2 – second/final year of Advanced Level
curriculum 1

      CORE SUBJECTS
       English
       Mathematics
       Science
curriculum 2
   Art                        Sex and Relationship
   Geography                   Education
   History                    Careers Education
   Music                      Citizenship
   Design and Technology
   Information and
    Communications
    Technology
   Physical Education
   Religious Education
curriculum 3: Key Stage 4

    Students aged 14-16
   compulsory subjects,
    e.g. Mathematics
   entitlement subjects,
    e.g. Modern Foreign
    Language
   ‘options’ – examples:
           Business Studies
           Media Studies
           Dance
           Drama
curriculum 4: new diplomas
•Introduction of new diplomas (vocational education) in September 2008
•pupils 14-19
Educational System in UK

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Educational System in UK

  • 1. Educational System in United Kingdom Every Child Matters Mariella Alexes Rombaoa Loreto Morales May 2009 Vicky Gough Myrell Joyce Esteban Judith Repato Carolyn Grande
  • 2. Facts & Figures Map of United Kingdom Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)  Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)  Prime Minister: David Cameron (2010)  Land area: 93,278 sq mi (241,590 sq km); total area: 94,526 sq mi (244,820 sq km)  Population (2010 est.): 61,284,806 (growth rate: 0.2%); birth rate: 10.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.7/1000; life expectancy: 79.1; density per sq km: 246  Capital and largest city (2003 est.): London, 7,615,000 (metro. area), 7,429,200 (city proper)  Other large cities: Glasgow, 1,099,400; Birmingham, 971,800; Liverpool, 461,900; Edinburgh, 460,000; Leeds, 417,000; Bristol, 406,500; Manchester, 390,700; Bradford, 288,400
  • 3. United Kingdom  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain ) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.  The UK is a developed country and has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and seventh-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The UK remains a great power with leading economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence. It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks third or fourth in the world. The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946.
  • 4. Structure of Basic Education in United Kingdom
  • 5. Structure of HIGHER Education in United Kingdom
  • 7. key facts  8.3 million pupils  25300 schools Primary Secondary % pupils eligible for 16.9% 14% free meals (includes nursery) % ethnic minorities 19.3% 15.9% % first language 11.6% 9% other than English average class size 26.2 21.7
  • 8. phases Establishments Age Range Pre-School Nurseries Under 5 Primary Schools 5-11 Secondary Schools 11-16 or 11-18 (19) Sixth Form Colleges 16-18 (19) Further Education Over 16 Colleges Special Schools 3-18
  • 9. phases and testing Establishments Key Stage(s) Main Assessments Primary Schools Foundation Stage 1 2 National Tests (11) Secondary Schools 3 4 GCSE (16) Sixth Form Colleges 5 AS A2 GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education AS – first year of Advanced Level course A2 – second/final year of Advanced Level
  • 10. curriculum 1 CORE SUBJECTS  English  Mathematics  Science
  • 11. curriculum 2  Art  Sex and Relationship  Geography Education  History  Careers Education  Music  Citizenship  Design and Technology  Information and Communications Technology  Physical Education  Religious Education
  • 12. curriculum 3: Key Stage 4 Students aged 14-16  compulsory subjects, e.g. Mathematics  entitlement subjects, e.g. Modern Foreign Language  ‘options’ – examples:  Business Studies  Media Studies  Dance  Drama
  • 13. curriculum 4: new diplomas •Introduction of new diplomas (vocational education) in September 2008 •pupils 14-19

Editor's Notes

  1. Entitlement Subjects: these are subjects that must be available to students even if they themselves elect not to take them.
  2. Level 1, equivalent to four or five GCSEs Level 2, equivalent to six GCSEs At levels 1 and 2 students study the core curriculum plus the diploma. Level 1, equivalent to four or five GCSEs Level 2, equivalent to six GCSEs At levels 1 and 2 students study the core curriculum plus the diploma. Level 1, equivalent to four or five GCSEs Level 2, equivalent to six GCSEs At levels 1 and 2 students study the core curriculum plus the diploma.