Chapter 5 Education, Media and Holiday,The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Contents,,1,,2,,3,Education,Media,Holidays and Festivals,,1. pre-school education (2-5years old) (UK) play school / nursery school (China) kindergarten,2. primary education (5/6-11) (UK) junior school (China) primary school,3. secondary education (11-16/18) (UK) comprehensive school / grammar school (China) junior and senior middle school,4. further/ higher education (18+) college / university,Differences in education systems,Key Stages and Tests,Educational System,Elementary and Secondary Education Two parallel school systems: State system:11-year compulsory education Independent system—Public schools “sixth form” (2 years) Higher Education Famous Universities,Elementary and Secondary Education,Two parallel school system: National curriculum:,State system—local authority maintained 94% (Free to all children between the ages of 5—16) Independent system—Public schools 6% (Parents pay for their children's education),Compulsory in state school Optional in independent school,state system—11-year compulsory education 5-11: primary schools (co-educational/ mixed schools) 11-16: secondary schools (90% are comprehensive schools) GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education),State System,Elementary and Secondary Education,the most famous — Eton, Harrow and Winchester 6 percent of all British children,A privilege for the rich Better funded Better teachers Better facilities Better chance to enter famous universities,Independent System,Elementary and Secondary Education,Public School - Eton College,Eton with the tutor,Public School -- Eton College,Eton Pupils,The royal family thinks the school is just the place for Wills. In this self-contained world, titles confer no privileges, and the prince is probably not the only boy with a bodyguard. Foreign leaders’ children and scions of Greek shipping magnates bring them along too. “William is as near to normal at Eton as someone in his position wont to be. Many people there are richer than he is. There are many people whose family relationships are even more complex than his.“,Prince William,Eton,Eton,Public Schools,Harrow School East Ham Grammar School for Boys,Elementary and Secondary Education,“sixth form” (2 years) A-levels (General Certificate of Education—Advanced) —for universities admittances GNVQs (General National Vocational Qualifications) —for vocational training,State System,GCSE （General Certificate of Secondary Education）,Grade,A+ (4.0) A (4.0) A– (3.7) (excellent) B+ (3.3) B (3.0) B– (2.7) (above average) C+ (2.3) C (2.0) C– (1.7) (average) D+ (1.3) D (1.0) D– (0.7) (poor) F (0) (failure),Study Pathways,work,HND (2 ys),University (3/4) Undergraduate B.A. / B.S.,GNVQ,Sixth form (2 ys) A-level,16+,Vocational,Academic,University (1/2) Postgraduate M.A. / M.S.,University (3/5) Postgraduate P.H.D,,,,,,,,,Higher Education,Recruitment base on: Grades of AS, A-levels, GNVQs School references Interview Mostly funded by central government grants Except Buckingham University,The Universities,Oxford and Cambridge [12th and 13th centuries] College system and tutorial system 4 Scottish universities [15th and 16th centuries] St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh 3 other universities containing colleges [19th century] Durham, London, Wales 19th- and 20th-century universities starting from colleges Post-war universities, or university colleges, teaching a more balanced mixture of subjects Universities of technology, promoted during the 1960s The Open University,“red brick”,,,Buckingham University is the only privately-financed university in UK, where students can finish 3 years’ courses in two years, and its curriculum changes flexibly according to market demands,Higher Education,Institutions of Higher Education,Q. What’s the difference between time range required for degrees in British higher education system and the time range in Chinese higher education system?,Famous Universities,Top 10 Britain University in 2010 University of Cambridge 剑桥大学 University of Oxford 牛津大学 Imperial College (London) 帝国学院（伦敦） University of Durham 达勒姆大学 London School of Economics 伦敦政治经济学院 University of St. Andrews 圣安德鲁斯大学 University of Warwick 华威大学 Lancaster University 兰卡斯特大学 University College London 伦敦大学学院 University of York 约克大学,Oxford and Cambridge,College system: whereby all students live in college during at least part of their course, which fosters a community spirit in which a useful mingling of intelligence can take place. Such colleges include tutors as well as students, and are largely self-governing. Tutorial system: whereby each student gets personal tutoring once a week in his tutor’s own room. It, together with a weekly programme of private study, has been considered very important at Oxford and Cambridge.,,Oxford University and Cambridge University are sometimes referred to collectively as Oxbridge.,Oxford Crest,Cambrid。