英国教育介绍

Parents can choose between sending their children to state schools or to private schools. State schools are funded by local and central government. About 93% of pupils receive free education from the public sector. The government also sometimes assists schools established by religious groups.
Primary education is free and compulsory from age 5 to 11. LEAs provide secondary education, which is organized in a variety of ways, for children aged 11 to 19; it is free and compulsory to age 16. Teachers employed by the LEAs are paid on an agreed national scale.
From the age of 11 up to around the age of 19, students attend secondary schools.
More than 80% of pupils in secondary students in England and Wales attend mixed schools;
Primary and Secondary Education
Education in the UK is compulsory. Children are legally obliged to attend school from the ages of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) to 16. In 2000 there were 9.55 million full-time school / college students
60% in Northern Ireland; Scotland, nearly all
About 90% of secondary schools are comprehensive schools which admit children without reference to their academic abilities. Such schools provide a general education. Pupils can study everything from academic subjects like literature and sciences, to more practical subjects like cooking and carpentry. Foreign languages are taught as an integral part of the National Curriculum
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Introduction
Overall responsibility for education in England rests with the secretary of state for education, who is accountable to Parliament and responsible for the Department of Education and Science.
Up to age 5, children may have some preprimary schooling in nursery schools, daycare or play groups.
The government has no obligation to provide such facilities and so many are private enterprise arrangements Between the ages of 5 to 11, pupils mainly attend state sector primary schools. These schools are called co-educated or mixed schools because they admit both boys and girls.
The costs for a normal education are • Primary: No Charge
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Secondary: No Charge
• Further (Secondary) Education in either a sixth form or college: No Charge if under 19 in that particular academic year or on a low income. • Higher/Tertiary Education (University): A tuition fee per year (around £ 1,000).
The state finances primary and secondary education out of central and local tax revenues Alongside the state sector, a small number of private schools (often called “public schools”) provide education for about onetwentieth of children.
Responsibility
Primary and secondary education are a local responsibility. Local Education Authorities (LEAs) employ the teachers and are the major providers of education. In addition, a few schools are run by voluntary bodies, mostly religious. There is also a small private sector