1. Brought to you by: Mark Paddock & Stephan Schäfer
The british
schoolsystem
Welcome to
my school!
Brought to you by:
Mark Paddock
&
Stephan Schäfer

2. Hi, my name‘s Andy, and I‘m a schoolboy at the Woodlands Junior School in Kent, England.

3. Mr. Paddock and I would like to show you how school in England looks like.

4. 1. The School Uniform
First of all we‘ll give you some information about the traditional school uniform, which I‘m also wearing.

5. 2. State School vs. Private School
1. The School Uniform
2. State School vs. Private School
With the second part we‘ll show you the difference between a state school and a private school.

6. 2. State School vs. Private School 3. The British School System
1. The School Uniform
2. State School vs. Private School
3. The British School System
The third part has everything you have to know about the British school system.

7. But now I have to go to school! Mr. Paddock please.
1. The School Uniform
2. State School vs. Private School
3. The British School System
But now I have to go to school! Mr. Paddock please.

8. The School Uniform

9. The most famous school uniform as you all know was worn by:
Great Britain is the birthplace of the school uniform.
Over the years schoolboys and schoolgirls have worn a wide variety of official school dress.
The most famous school uniform as you all know was worn by:
Britney Spears
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuh, I really love her.
Oh, excuse me, I have to go.

10. School uniforms show everybody to which school a pupil goes.
Every school has it‘s own uniform.
This is a traditional uniform. It can be red, blue, black.....

11. This is a typical state school uniform.
The school uniforms in private schools are mostly designed according to the type of school.
For example the
Bluecoat
Boys at Christ‘s Hospital School in Sussex wear a traditional bluecoat uniform which dates back to Tudor times.

12. Do you know who visited this school?
A number of British schools were originally founded to educate the children of serving soldiers and sailors, or to prepare boys for the armed forces.
The dress uniform of Gordonstoun Schoolboys dates from the Victorian era.
Do you know who visited this school?

13. But what is a private school?
So, private schools have special uniforms.

14. State School vs. Private School

15. Every British child has to go to school at the age of 5.
Their parents can choose between a state school or a private school.
A state school means, their parents don‘t have to pay for their school.
So everybody can go to a school, it doesn‘t matter if they are rich or poor.
But the rich ones usually send their children to a private school.
So a private school is actually for rich families.

16. In the most prestigious private schools like:
Rugby
Harrow

17. Parents reserve places for their children as soon as they are born.
In the most prestigious private schools like:
Eton
Parents reserve places for their children as soon as they are born.

18. The fees are very expensive and vary from £600 to £3,200 per term.
At Harrow School in fact
the parents have to pay £6,995 per term.
And finally at
Eton

19. The parents have to pay £22,380 per year.
But which qualifications can I get?
That‘s a lot of money. I think I‘ll stay at my state school.

20. The British School System

21. School for a British child starts at the age of 5.
The national curriculum makes sure that the same subjects are studied by the pupils in all the schools.
The national curriculum is split into 4 keys.
There are some differences between England, Scotland and Ireland.
But we‘ll only talk about the school system in England.
The first key starts at the age of 5 and is finished at the age of 7.
At this key stage a pupil manages 2 classes.

22. At the age of 7 key stage 2 starts.
Pupils have to pass 4 more classes.
Key stage 2 finished at the age of 11.
The pupils passed 6 classes.
Key stage 1, class 1-2 and key stage 2, class 3-6 is called „Primary Education.“

23. Now parents send their children to a state or a private school.
After finishing „Primary Education“
The pupils have finished 2 exams. One at the end of each key stage, which permits parents to choose a future school for their children.
Now parents send their children to a state or a private school.
Which is called „Secondary Education“

24. General National Vocational Qualification
At the „Secondary Education“ the pupils have to pass key stage 3, class 7-9, age
After finishing class 9 at the end of key stage 3 a pupil can opt for the:
G.N.V.Q.
General National Vocational Qualification
In good old Germany the G.N.V.Q. is called:
Hauptschulabschluss

25. With the G.N.V.Q a pupil is able to learn a job like a:
Hairdresser
Mechanic
Plumber

26. This means class 10-11. From the age of 14 to the age of 16.
If a pupil wants to become rich in future to send his children to a private school he keeps on going to the last key stage number 4.
This means class From the age of 14 to the age of 16.
At the end of key stage 4 the pupils have to manage their last exam, and have to pass 7 subjects.
If they pass their exams, they‘ll get the:
G.C.S.E.

27. General Certificate of Secondary Education
G.C.S.E.
General Certificate of Secondary Education
Mittlere Reife
But I can‘t become rich with the G.C.S.E.
And this means in good old German?

28. So you still have to keep on going and make your A Level.
A pupil with a G.C.S.E. has to pass two more years.
After these 2 years the pupils have to pass another exam in 3 subjects.
Then they get their A Level.
And this is the „Abitur“?

29. Now a pupil can study and try to become rich.

30. So, Mr. Schäfer would you please go on.
Now Mr. Schäfer and I will tell you something about a typical school day in England.
Uuuuh, that‘s a long and hard time. I‘m at the beginning of my career, I‘ve started school this year.

31. You can see, we have more discipline in England as you in Germany.
The pupils arrive at 8:45 am at the playground and school starts at 8:55 am.
At 8:55 am the duty teacher blows a whistle and the children line up in their classlines.
In the classroom the teacher reads out each child’s name in turn. On hearing his/her name, the child replies „Yes Mr./Mrs (teacher's name)“‚ and the teacher notes down if the child is in school or not.
You can see, we have more discipline in England as you in Germany.

32. At 9:10 am the children go to assembly in the main hall
At 9:10 am the children go to assembly in the main hall. They sit on the floor in rows with the youngest children at the front and the older children at the back.
As the children enter the hall they listen quietly to the music playing. Each week has a different musical theme and the children are asked to listen out for particular things.
The children listen to a story, sing a song and pray. The story is either taken from the Christian Bible or is a story with a moral.

33. The first lesson of the day begins at 9:30 am and lasts for an hour.
Morning lessons are usually Literacy (English) or Numeracy (Mathematics)
The pupils have their morning break from 10: :35 am
The pupils bring a snack from home to eat in the playgrounds. This snack is usually a packet of crisps, fruit or a couple of biscuits.
At the end of break time the duty teacher blows a whistle. The children stand still and wait to be told to line up in their class lines.

34. Lunch time is from 12 noon to 1:10 pm
Now lesson 2 starts and the pupils have an hour fifteen minutes before lunch time.
At this second lesson the pupils keep on going with Literacy or Numeracy.
Lunch time is from 12 noon to 1:10 pm
Most children bring their own packed lunch from home. A packed lunch usually consists of sandwiches, fruit, a drink and a packet of crisps. Some children will have a school dinner cooked in the school kitchen.
After lunch time the afternoon lessons starts.

35. Afternoon lessons continue until 3:15 pm
At this time pupils study:
Science
History
Geography
Modern foreign languages
Physical education
Music
Citizenship
Information and communication technology

36. After 3:15 pm schools out and pupils go home to do their homework.
Thank you for your attention and good night.
And we too!!!!!!!!!

37. Was proudly presented by
The british
schoolsystem
Was proudly presented by
Mark Paddock
And
Stephan Schäfer