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SchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithIntroductiontotheBritisheducationsystemTheEducationSysteminBritainSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithTheEducationSystem•SchoolEducation•FurtherEducation•HigherEducationSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithOverviewofthesystemPrimaryeducationSecondaryeducationFurthereducationHighereducationKeyStage1–5-7yearsoldKeyStage2–7-11yearsoldKeyStage3–11-14yearsoldKeyStage4–14-16yearsoldKeyStage5–16-18/19yearsoldEducationbeyondtheageof19SchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithSchoolEducation•Compulsoryeducationfrom5to16•Soontobeextendedto18•StudentsfollowtheNationalCurriculum•Thereisnorequirementto‘graduate’SchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithTheschoolday•Theschooldayusuallystartsbetween0820and0900andfinishesbetween1500and1540•ThestartandfinishtimesoftheschooldayandthelengthofthemiddaybreakaredecidedbythegoverningbodySchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithTheschoolyearAutumntermSeptember–DecemberHalftermholidaylateOct–earlyNov[1week]ChristmasholidaylastweekofDec–firstweekofJan[2weeks]SpringtermJanuary–MarchHalftermholidaylateFeb[1week]EasterholidaylateMarch/earlyApr[subjecttobankholidays[2weeks]SummertermApril–JulyHalftermholidaylateMay/earlyJune[1week]Summerholidaymid/lateJuly–earlySept[6weeks]SchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithFurtherEducation•Usuallyforstudentsbetween16and18•Preparesforuniversityorforavocation•Awidevarietyofexaminations,including‘A’levels,baccalaureate,ScottishHighersSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithPrimarySchoolSubjects•Oneteacherteaches:–Art–Analysis–Drama–English–Geography–History–Mathematics–ScottishGaelic(inScotland)SchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithSecondarySchoolSubjects•Mathematics•Science•Technologyanddesign•InformationTechnology•English•ModernLanguages(French,German,Spanish)•Geography•History•SocialEducation•Religion•Cooking•Music•Physicaleducation•GreekandLatin(grammarandindependentschools)SchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithGCSEs•Takenatage16,after5yearsinsecondaryeducation•GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation•Minimum5subjects•AsmanyastwelveSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithFurthereducation•England,Wales,NorthernIreland–3ormore‘A’levelstakenatage18•Scotland–Highers•Alternative–InternationalBaccalaureateSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithHigherEducation•Therearemorethan200universitiesinBritain•MostlyteachabroadrangeofsubjectsSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithUndergraduateCourses•Usuallyonlythreeyears•Specialiseinonesubject•Entrancerequirements–GoodEnglishprofieciency–PreviousexaminationsSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithPostgraduatecourses•Masters–Canbeteachingorresearchbased–Usuallyexaminedbydissertation–Oneortwoyears•Doctorate–Alwaysresearch,nevertaughtSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithUniversitydegrees•Bachelor’sdegrees–B.A.,B.Sc.,B.Ed.–Usuallythreeyears–NoteScottishandOxbridgeM.A.s•Master’sdegrees–M.A.,M.Sc.,M.Phil.–Oneortwoyears•Doctorates–Ph.D.,D.Mus,etc.–ThreetofiveyearsSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithClassificationofdegrees•Bachelors:–1(firstclasshonours)–2.i(secondclasshonours,firstdivision)–2.ii(secondclasshonours,seconddivision)–3(thirdclasshonours)–Pass(ordinarydegree)•Masters:–Distinction–Pass•Doctorate–PassSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithWhoisincharge?DepartmentforChildren,Schools&Families[DCSF][centralgovernment]DirectorofChildren’sServiceswithinthelocalauthorityGoverningBodyNationalCountyInstitutionHeadteacherSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithWhoisincharge?•DCSF:“tomakethisthebestplaceintheworldforchildrenandyoungpeopletogrowup.Tomakechildrenandyoungpeoplehappyandhealthy,keepthemsafeandsound,givethematopclasseducation,keepthemonthepathtosuccessandprovidemoreplacesforchildrentoplaysafely•Children’sServices:putthisnationalvisionintoactionintheirlocalarea•GoverningBody/Headteacher:putthisnationalvisionintopracticeintheirownschoolSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithExplanationofthesystem•Statutoryschoolingagesarebetween5andtheendofJuneoftheir16thyear,althoughfrom2013youngpeoplewillbeexpectedtostayonineducationand/ortraininguntiltheir17thbirthday•ThecutoffpointforagesistheendofAugust,soallchildrenmustbeofaparticularageonthe1stofSeptemberinordertobeginclassforthatacademicyear•Moststudentstransferfromprimarytosecondaryschoolatage11,althoughtherearealsoareaswithmiddleschoolsandtheytransferfromprimarytomiddleaged8or9andthenmiddletosecondaryaged12or13SchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwithExplanationofthesystem•Currently,studentscanchoosetoleaveeducationattheendofJuneoftheir16thyear•Thosethatchoosetostayonmaygotoa:(i)11-18school[eithertheonetheyattendedaged11-16oranotherone](ii)SixthFormCollegewhichonlydeliversto16-18yearolds(iii)FurtherEducationCollegewhichonlydeliversto16-18yearolds(iv)Workbasedtrainingprovider(i)-(iv)oftenofferdifferenttypesofcoursesSchoolImprovementServiceinPartnershipwith•Confusinglyapublicschoolisactuallyaprivateschool.Tousagovernment-runschool[whichwouldbecalleda‘publi