EDUCATION IN BRITAIN By Alex Grinyer

The end of Primary School Homepage Aged Schools The end of Primary School Key Stages & Lessons Nursery A Change My Timetable Primary School Secondary School Me

Different schools for different ages... In Britain, there are 3 different phases of schooling a child goes through. These are: Nursery ( up to 4 years old) Primary School (4-11 years old) Secondary school (11-18 years old) There is also a system of ‘years’. Year 1 starts when you are 5-6yrs old, year 2 is from 6-7yrs, year 3 is from 7-8yrs etc...

A place for the young Nursery

Nursery Children can go to nursery from a month or two, however most children go at the age of around 2, depending on parental decisions and circumstances. Nursery fulfils two roles: Child care for working parents, and pre-school education. Every child goes to nursery for at least a year, leading into primary school, this familiarises the child with a school like environment and encourages them to socialise with others of their age. Nursery Building

Nursery At nursery, there are no lessons as such, as children are too young for them, but instead, there are sessions of learning; in the younger years they will do drawing and craft activities, and in the older years the sessions will be longer, and they may start to learn to read and write. Again though, this varies. Nurseries also allow parents to go to work whilst their child is under care for the day.

Infant and Junior Education PRIMARY SCHOOL

Primary school Children go to primary school at 4 years old. The first year is called ‘reception’. In reception, children start to learn how to read and write. They also learn numbers, art and craft and do project work. A lot of work is play-based. They spend time each week in physical education. After reception, children start year 1.

Primary school As a child progresses through school, different core subjects will be introduced to them, these include: History Science French Citizenship and Guidance (C&G) Geography Individual sports (such as football) Also, musical instruments are commonly taken up at this age.

Primary school Many schools do Drama productions/ plays. They can be open to the whole school, or just the elder or younger years. Also running are after school are clubs and activities. They can involve sports, music ensembles, or art etc.

At the end of primary school... The end of primary is a large step that children take at the age of around 11 years old. They leave their schools and go to new ones with students up to 18 years old. Some secondary schools require the student to have sat an exam called the 11+. If they pass, they have a place at a grammar school, however that does not apply to all schools, such as NSB.

A Change... Primary School Secondary School Most subjects are taught by the class teacher The average school is smaller, with fewer classes Basic facilities e.g. Science Less teachers Few extra-curricular activities e.g. Sport, music etc. Dependence There are different teachers for different subjects Large schools up to 2000 pupils, with many classes More and better facilities Many teachers Lots of extra-curricular activities at lunch time and after school More independence

The main part Secondary school

An introduction to Secondary School... A child arrives at secondary school...It is: Bigger Either single sex or mixed The classes are larger There are more teachers The building/s are larger There are more classrooms The uniform is likely to be very different... X100

Key stages Through both secondary and primary schools, and across Britain, there are ‘key stages’ of learning; like guide lines that every school follows, these are: Key stage 1 (years 1-2) Key stage 2 (years 3-6) Key stage 3 (years 7-9) Key stage 4 (years 10-11) Key stage 5 (years 12-13) In year 11, students sit GCSE’s, a set of exams which one studies for from year 9 onwards. Students sit AS level exams in year 12, and A level exams in year 13.

New lessons Many new subjects also occur, such as new languages: French (if not learnt before), Spanish, German and sometimes Latin. A main one is Design Technology (DT), in this, you manufacture products e.g. Wooden toys and learn about their designs. Our school specialises in music and DT.

Lessons in general The number of lessons in a day varies from school to school in Britain, and usually, secondary schools will have more lessons and a longer day than most primary schools. However, the average is around 6-8 lessons every day.

Lessons at our school At NSB, we have 7 lessons every day. We call them periods. We have 3 before break, which is 30 minutes, then 2 before lunch, which is 1 hour, and then our last 2. School starts at 8:45am, although is open from 7:45, and finishes at 3:35pm, however you may choose to do a club/activity after school, and that finishes at 5:00pm. School runs from Monday to Friday in most British schools, including ours.

My timetable Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 Monday Music Art Geography Science Maths English Tuesday Design Technology Citizenship and Guidance Religious Education Physical Education (sport) French Wednesday Information Computer Thursday Dance/ Drama History Spanish Friday Design Technology

Me I am in year 8, and I’m 12 years old. This is my second year at secondary school. I go to school at Northampton School for Boys, a school for just boys, apart from the two last years of school; the sixth-form. I am good at academics and most expressive arts, but I enjoy all subjects and learning in general. There are over 1500 students at my school; that is fairly large for a secondary school in Britain.

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