Transcribe the words, mark the stresses. Read and translate the words.

Independent, pri­vate, institutions, department, education, science, policy, secretary, authorities, provide, maintain, accord­ance, employment, delegate, chief, director, register, increasingly, financial, boarding, coeducational, distinguished, therefore, recently

Group the above mentioned words into parts of speech

Read and translate the following sentences. Mind the prepositions.

1) The Department of Education & Science (DES) is the min­istry responsible for national educational policy.

2) Much of this responsibility is delegated to head teach­ers.

3) The chief education officer is the official at the head of a local education authority.

4) The word independent is applied to an educational institution independent of the state.

5) Independent schools must register with the DES and be open to inspection by the Department.

6) Universities are increasingly dependent on the Department from the financial point of view.

7) Pupils go home only for the holidays.

8) A public school is an independent school for pupils aged 13-18 which is distinguished from other such schools by mem­bership of the Headmasters' Conference.

DES AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

In England there are both state and independent (or pri­vate) institutions.

The Department of Education & Science (DES)is the min­istry responsible for national educational policy. Until 1964 it was called the Ministry of Education.

The Secretary of State for Education & Science,or, in less formal style, the Education Secretary,is the minister who heads the DES.

The local education authorities(LEAs) are responsible for:

· providing and maintaining schools in their areas in accord­ance with national policy;

· the day-to-day administration of schools, the employment of teachers, and the curriculum, although in practice much of this responsibility is delegated to head teach­ers;

· post-school education, except for universities.

The chief education officeris the official at the head of a local education authority. In some areas the title director of educationhas come into use instead.

The word independent,when applied to an educational institution, means "independent of the state". However, such independence is not complete. For example, independent schools must register with the DES and be open to inspection by the Department; universities are increasingly dependent on the Department from the financial point of view.

Independent schools, unlike state schools, are fee-paying,that is, parents have to pay fees.The majority of independent schools are boarding schools,and pupils go home only for the holidays. However, there are also some independent day schools.Most independent schools are single-sex,that is, for boys or girls only, whereas most state schools are now coeducational,or mixed.

Independent schools are not generally divided into primary and secondary, like state schools. Many fit into the follow­ing pattern:

(1) kindergarten or pre-preparatory school — ages 5-8

(2) preparatory school — ages 8-13

(3) public school or similar school — ages 13-16/18

A public school is an independent school for pupils aged 13-18 which is distinguished from other such schools by mem­bership of the Headmasters' Conference or one of two similar bodies, and therefore has a certain status. Most of them are boys' boarding schools, although some are day schools and some are for girls. A few have even become coeducational recently. Some of them are several hundred years old, but many others, including some of the thirty lead­ing public schools, were founded in the last 150 years. The most famous are Eton, Harrow, Winchester, and Rugby.

Answer the questions

1.What are the types of institutions in England? 2. What ministry is responsible for national educational policy? 3. Who heads the DES? 4. What the local educational authorities responsible for? 5. Who is the head of the local educational authority? 6. What does the word independent mean? 7. Where should an independent school be registered? 8. Are independent schools inspected by the government? 9. What does the word fee-paying mean? 10. What does the boarding school mean? 11. Are most of independent schools coeducational? 12. What is a pattern for independent schools structure? 13. What school do the pupils aged 13-18 go to? 14. What are the most famous public schools?