EDUCATION IN BRITAIN

Primary schools in Britain

Secondary schools
Match the age milestones with
educational events of a British child

Age 5 Entering secondary school

May take a voluntary 2-year

Age 11 schooling option

Age 16 Starting primary school

Age 18 Entering a college/university/

vocational school
 Name this place
Oxford Skyline Panorama from St Mary's Church - Oct 2006

Oxford University was founded before 1167

Name this place
Oxford University The Lord is my Light

OU Motto

Overview
Overview
Name this place
Cambridge University, founded in 1209
Judge Business School, C.U.
 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
5 11 16 18 Age

LEVEL Primary school Secondary school Further &

higher
education
NATURE Compulsory Voluntary
the Government announced its plan in Jan 2007 to change -enter labour force
to 5-18 -study for 2 more years for higher edu

GCSE/SCE A GNVQ
Levels
EXAMS & General Certificate of Secondary Bachelor’s
QUALIFI-
Education Scottish Certificate of
Education
Degree
Advanced Levels
CATIONS Master’s
General National Vocational Qualification Degree
Doctorate
 5 11 16 18 Age

CLASS 9 a.m. to 3 p.m (usually) from 8:45 varied

TIME a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
 Who are they?

Prince William and Prince Harry, who are Old Etonians

The Princes at Eton College
Eton – A famous public school

Traditionally referred to as “the chief nurse of

England’s statesmen”; the most famous
public school in the world
 Harrow School (in North West
London), home to SEVEN British
Prime Ministers
Winchester College

Existing for over 600

years, “Win : Coll” has
the longest unbroken
history among all English
schools
North London Collegiate
School
 A public school for girls
North London Collegiate School
Age range: 4-18
 Cheltenham Ladies College

Founded in
1853,
Cheltenham
Ladies’
College take
girls from 11
to 18 years
old and is one
of the most
expensive
private school
in England
 Grammar school

Northampton Grammar School, one among 164

existing state-run grammar schools in the U.K.
Secondary modern school

Amesbury Secondary modern school

A-Level Exam