UK Education System

For students who are not so academically minded, they still have the option to further their education by studying a vocational course that will provide them with a more hands on experience and education. The most popular vocation programs include: 1. BTEC Awards 2. National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) 3. City and Guilds Qualification 4. Apprenticeships
Scotland's education system
• Scotland's education system has deep historic roots, dating back to church schools of the Middle Ages, with schemes for a universal system of free education being drawn up as early as the 16th century. Under the 1707 Act of Union, Scotland retained its separate education system, a distinction from England that persists at secondary level to this day.
• School education is compulsory for ages 5 to 16, and provided free by the state. There is no direct counterpart to the English National Curriculum, but guidelines are set by the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum. 。 Students transfer from primary to secondary school as 11-year-olds, going on to study for 'O Grade' and 'Higher' examinations, which are generally taken at ages 15 and 17, with nearly three-quarters continuing at school beyond 16. Scotland is also home to some of Britain's oldest and most distinguished private schools.
Libraries
Oxford has the largest university library system in the UK, with over 100 libraries. The Bodleian Libraries, which manage most of the main University libraries, hold over 11 million printed items and vast quantities of materials in many other formats, on shelving measuring more than 250 kilometres.
further education
When students reach the age of 16 and have completed their GCSE's they have a few options to choose from: • Find work • Academic Qualifications • Vocational Qualifications
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higher education
The UK has a vast variety of higher education opportunities to offer students with over 100 universities offering various degree programs for students from the UK and around the world. In the UK about one-third of all students go on to some form of higher education and this number is well over 50% for students from Scotland. This makes competition for places very fierce and so it is advised to apply early for courses.
secondary education
From age 11 to 16, students will enter secondary school for key stages three and four and to start their move towards taking the GCSE's.
Primary education begins in the UK at age 5 and continues until age 11, comprising key stages one and two under the UK educational system Primary schools usually include both girls and boys as pupils.
Museums
• • • • • • The Ashmolean Museum The Museum of the History of Science The Pitt Rivers Museum The University Museum of Natural History The University of Oxford Botanic Garden The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments • Christ Church Picture Gallery
• Early education is optional, and provided through a mix of public and private provision, with government guaranteeing a place to every child aged 4-5 in nursery schools, day nurseries and play groups, as well as through private child care and other arrangements.
Its priceless collections include the papers of six British Prime Ministers; a Gutenberg Bible; the earliest survivLeabharlann Baidung book written wholly in English; a quarter of the world's original copies of the Magna Carta; and almost 10,000 western medieval and renaissance manuscripts.
The education system in the UK is divided into four main parts
• • • • primary education secondary education further education higher education
primary education
Two famous university in britain
• Oxford
• Cambridge
Oxford
As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford is a unique and historic institution. There is no clear date of foundation . • There are over 20,000 students at Oxford, including 11,766 undergraduates and 8,701 postgraduates. • The University has 38 independent and selfgoverning colleges, and 6 permanent private halls.
Most schools in the UK have what is called a "6th Form" for students to enter after they have taken their GCSE's. 。 As an alternative, there are many "6th Form Colleges" that will offer the same courses from students at schools that do not have a 6th form. Here students typically study A-levels, further academic qualifications required of students before they enter higher education and a degree program.
The Structure of the University
• • • • • • • Vice-Chancellor Pro-Vice-Chancellors Chancellor University Council Congregation Academic Divisions Colleges
UK Education System
"key stages" in the UK
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Key Stage 1 - 5 to 7 years old Key Stage 2 - 7 to 11 years old Key Stage 3 - 11 to 14 years old Key Stage 4 - 14 to 16 years old
In the UK most undergraduate degree programs take three years to finish; however, the “sandwich course” is increasing in popularity, which is four years and involves one year in the work place (normally in your third year). In Scotland the courses are four years in length for undergraduate programs. For graduate or masters programs they are generally shorter in length and undertaken after graduation of your undergraduate program. Some professional degrees like medicine, veterinary, law etc. have longer programs that can be as much as five years.