British schools

The School System in Britain

Secondary

Education

Primary Educati

on

Nursery(not

compulsory)

Start school at the age of 3 or 4

Start primary school at the age 5

Start secondary school at the age of 11

Nursery school

Many British children start school at the age of 3 or 4 if there is a play school near their house. These schools are nursery and there are not compulsory.

Children sing, draw and play different games.

Primary school

Compulsory education begins at the age of 5,when children go to primary school. Primary school subjects: Art, Drama, English,Geography, History, Maths, etc.

Secondary school

Children start secondary school at the age of 11. All children study the same 12 subjects. When students are 14 they can choose the subjects they like.

LESSONS

The school year begins in September. The lessons last 40-45 minutes.

Holidays

There are three terms in a school year. When the term is over, schoolchildren have holidays: Christmas holidays - 2 weeks, Easter holidays — 2 weeks, Summer holidays — 6 weeks.

School Uniform

British pupils wear a school uniform.Boys wear a shirt and tie, dark trousers and dark-coloured

pullover.Girls wear a white blouse with dark skirt and dark pullover with

school badges.

Questions

1. What kinds of schools in Great Britain do you know?

2. When do children start nursery, Primary, Secondary schools?

3. What subjects do children learn in Primary School?

4. What`s the uniform for boys?5. What`s the uniform for girls?

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