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ПРАКТИЧНЕ ЗАНЯТТЯ № 20

Education in England

Education is important in England, as it is in Wales and Scotland too.

British children are required by law to have an education until they are 16 years old.

“Education is compulsory, but school is not,children are not required to attend school. They could be educated at home.” 1996 Education Act of the UK

Education is free for all children from 5 to 16.

Full-time education is compulsory for all children aged between 5 and 16 (inclusive) across England. This can be provided by state schools, independent schools, or homeschooling.

About 94 per cent of pupils in England, and the rest of the UK, receive free education from public funds, while 6 per cent attend independent fee paying schools or homeschooling.

The School Year

The school year runs from September to July and is 39 weeks long.

For many areas the year is divided into six terms:

September to October October to December January to February

February to March April to May June to July

(Some counties in England still follow the traditional three terms a year.)

The dates for school terms and holidays are decided by the local authority or the governing body of a school, or by the school itself for independent schools.

School holidays

The main school holidays are: There are also one week holidays:

Christmas- 2 weeks end of October

Spring - 2 weeks mid February

Summer - 6 weeks end of May

Children normally start primary school at the age of four or five, but many schools now have a reception year for four year olds.

Children normally leave at the age of 11, moving on to secondary school (High school).

British children are required to attend school until they are 16 years old. In England, compulsory schooling currently ends on the last Friday in June during the academic year in which a pupil attains the age of 16.

At the age of 16, students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take an examination called the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). Study of GSCE subjects begins at the start of Year 10 (age 14-15), and final examinations are then taken at the end of Year 11 (age 15-16).

After completing the GCSE, some students leave school, others go onto technical college, others continue at high school for two more years and take a further set of standardized exams, known as A levels, in three or four subjects. These exams determine whether a student is eligible for university.

Active vocabulary

1. to require вимагати

2. to attend відвідувати

3. education is free освіта безкоштовна

4. full-time education очна освіта

5. can be provided може бути забезпечено

6. the school year runs шкільний рік протікає

7. term семестр

8. the governing body of a school керівний орган школи

9. independent schools приватні школи

10. a reception year рік приїому

11. the academic year навчальний рік

12. General Certificate of Secondary Education Загальне свідоцтво про середню освіту

13. final examination випускні екзамени

14. leave school залишати школу

15. eligible має право

16. to determine визначити

Text- based exercises

Exercise 1.

Знайдіть англійські еквіваленти.

Важливий, по закону, не вимагають відвідувати школу,одержувати освіту вдома, у віці від 5-16, державні школи, домашнє навчання, громадські фонди, в багатьох місцевостях, вирішуються місцевою владою, шкільні канікули, закінчується в останню п'ятницю липня, на протязі навчального року, після завершення, подальший набір стандартних екзаменів.

Exercise 2.

Вставьте прийменники у словосполучення.

At of from into by to from

1. ....can be provided...a)... state schools

2.... ..receive free education ...b) …public funds

3. ....the school year runs.....c)... September ...d)... July

4..... the year is divided ....e)...six terms...

5..... leave...f).. the age...g)... 11

Exercise 3.

Дайте відповіді на запитання.

1. Is education compulsory in England?

2. Must children pay for educftion?