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Studying in Britain. The Education System. School Education Further Education Higher Education. School Education. Compulsory education from 5 to 16 Soon to be extended to 18 Students follow the National Curriculum There is no requirement to ‘ graduate ’. Further Education. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Studying inBritain
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The Education System School Education Further Education Higher Education
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School Education Compulsory education from 5 to 16 Soon to be extended to 18 Students follow the National
Curriculum There is no requirement to
‘graduate’
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Further Education Usually for students between 16 and
18 Prepares for university or for a
vocation A wide variety of examinations,
including ‘A’ levels, baccalaureate, Scottish Highers
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Primary School Subjects One teacher teaches:
Art Analysis Drama English Geography History Mathematics Scottish Gaelic (in Scotland)
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Secondary School Subjects Mathematics Science Technology and
design Information
Technology English Modern Languages
(French, German, Spanish)
Geography
History Social Education Religion Cooking Music Physical education Greek and Latin
(grammar and independent schools)
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GCSEs Taken at age 16, after 5 years in
secondary education General Certificate of Secondary
Education Minimum 5 subjects As many as twelve
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Further education England, Wales, Northern Ireland
3 or more ‘A’ levels taken at age 18 Scotland
Highers Alternative
International Baccalaureate
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Higher Education There are more than 200
universities in Britain Mostly teach a broad range of
subjects
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Undergraduate Courses Usually only three years Specialise in one subject Entrance requirements
Good English profieciency Previous examinations
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Postgraduate courses Masters
Can be teaching or research based Usually examined by dissertation One or two years
Doctorate Always research, never taught
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University degrees Bachelor’s degrees
B.A., B.Sc., B.Ed. Usually three years Note Scottish and Oxbridge M.A.s
Master’s degrees M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil. One or two years
Doctorates Ph.D., D.Mus, etc. Three to five years
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Classification of degrees Bachelors:
1 (first class honours) 2.i (second class honours, first division) 2.ii (second class honours, second division) 3 (third class honours) Pass (ordinary degree)
Masters: Distinction Pass
Doctorate Pass
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Chinese students in Britain In 2000 nearly 19,000 student visas
were awarded to Chinese citizens, more than to any other visa-requiring country
The next most represented country was Russia, with about 9,000 student visas
Source: United Kingdom Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Chinese students in Britain
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
1,279 2,189 3,920 6,402 8,994
933 1,462 2,570 4,302 6,114
Applications
Accepted
Students:
Source: Universities and Colleges Application Service (UCAS)
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Chinese students in Britain
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
2.36 4.14 7.23 10.76 13.53
2.96 4.71 7.89 11.82 15.15
Applications
Accepted
Percentages:
Source: Universities and Colleges Application Service (UCAS)