British Educational System
Rousková, Barančicová, Prchlík


Video Summary
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lhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVy3xWbHiqU

Facts to remember
lpublic schools = private independent schools (usually boarding schools), primarily for children
between 13 –18
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lstate schools (or state-funded) = public schools (no fees), for children from 3 -18
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lCompulsory education: 5 – 16
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lNational Curriculum (1988) followed by state schools, for primary and secondary education
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Quick Summary
lStages:
lEarly years (3-5) – nursery
lPrimary (5 – 11)
lSecondary (11 – 16)
lFurther education (vocational qualifications for academically less minded students)
lHigher education (universities, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees)

Common Entrance Examination
lAt the age of 11 or 13
lTo enter some secondary schools (mainly public schools)
lSet by Independent Schools Examination Board
lCompulsory subjects: Math, English, Science

GCSE (General Cefiticate of Secondary Education)
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lAt the age of 16 to finish the secondary education
lEnglish, match, science and usually also other subjects e.g. English literature, modern language
or a design and technology subject
lTo be followed by either work or further education or higher education
lSome universities take results of GCSE’s into account as well

General Certificate of General Education Advanced Level (A-levels)
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lAt the age of 18
lAfter two more years of study (3-4 subjects)
lStandard for assessing the suitability of applicants for admission to universities (universities
usually require students to achieve certain marks, e.g. A-A-B, some of them specify required grades
achieved in certain subjects; some universities use the system of converting grades into numerical
scores)
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