British Education System Overview

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British Education System Overview
By Vivian Liao Deputy Director Education Promotion
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Content of Presentation

• British Education System Overview
• UK School System
• The School Curriculum Examinations
• British Council Services related to study in the
  U.K.

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British Education System Flowchart
Age Year/Form British System Keystage
3 4 Nursery School/ Kindergarten
5 6 7 8 9 10 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Primary Level Keystage1 Keystage 2
11 12 13 Year 7(Form 1) Year 8(Form 2) Year 9(Form 3) Secondary Level GCSE(2 years) Keystage 3(pre-GCSE) Keystage 4(GCSE)
14 15 Year 10(Form4) Year 11(Form 5) Secondary Level GCSE(2 years) Keystage 3(pre-GCSE) Keystage 4(GCSE)
16 17 Year 12(Lower 6) Year 13(Upper 6) A Level (2 years)
18 19 20 21 22 23 Undergraduate (3-5 years)
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Taiwanese British Education Systems
Year Taiwan Age Britain Year
5 Primary School 1
1 Elementary School 6 Primary School 2
2 Elementary School 7 Primary School 3
3 Elementary School 8 Primary School 4
4 Elementary School 9 Primary School 5
5 Elementary School 10 Primary School 6
6 Elementary School 11 High School 7
7 Junior High School 12 High School 8
8 Junior High School 13 High School 9
9 Junior High School 14 GCSE Course GCSE Examinations 10
10 Senior High School 15 GCSE Course GCSE Examinations 11
11 Senior High School 16 A-Level Course A-Level Examinations 12
12 Senior High School 17 A-Level Course A-Level Examinations 13
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The UK School System

• State Schools These are totally funded by the
  government and are free to all British children.
• Independent (Private) Schools These are funded
  by the fees charged to the parents.
• About 8 of British children attend Independent
  Schools
• Regulations do not permit international students
  to attend State Schools they must attend
  Independent Schools

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The UK School System

• Schooling is compulsory between the ages of 5 and
  16 years Total of 11 years.
• Those wishing to gain entry to university must
  complete an additional two years of A Level
  studies.

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The Academic Year

• The Academic Year in British Schools and
  Colleges is divided into three terms
• Term 1 September to December
• Term 2 January to March
• Term 3 April to July
• There are short holidays at the mid-point of
  each term and longer holidays between terms

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The Curriculum

• All British schools - State Independent are
  required to follow the National Curriculum
  guide-lines set down by the government
• Standard Achievement Tests (SATs) are
  administered at 7, 11 and 14 years to assess each
  students progress.
• Generally, Independent Schools provide a broader
  curriculum than that required by law

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Key stage and Subjects of studies

• Core subjects English, Math, Science
• Foundation subjects
• Design Technology, Information and
  Communication Technology(ICT), History,
  Geography, Music, Art, Physical Education, A
  modern foreign language and citizenship.

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The High School Curriculum
Age Curriculum
11 14 Years General programme of education
14 16 Years GCSE Course 8 /10 subjects Compulsory optional subjects
16 Years GCSE Examination
16 18 Years A-Level Course 3/ 4 subjects Students choose the subjects they wish to study
18 Years A-Level Examination
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National Examinations

• GCSE(????????) A two year course taken in Years
  / Grades 10 11. English, Mathematics and
  Science are compulsory subjects
• A-Level (?????) A two year pre-university course
  taken in Years 12 13. Students generally must
  have studied the subject at GCSE if they wish to
  study it for A-Level

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The GCSE Course

• GCSE Examinations take place during May and June
  against a National time-table
• The results of the GCSE Examinations are
  published in August
• Successful candidates are graded from A to F
• Students wishing to proceed to the A-level course
  must achieve a minimum of 5 passes at Grade C or
  above.

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The A-Level Course

• In most subjects, students must complete
  assignments or modules during the course the
  marks from these contribute to the final grade
• The A-Level examinations take place during May
  and June and the results are published in August
• Successful candidates are graded from A to F
• Places at British Universities are allocated on
  the basis of a students A-level results.

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