1. Matthew Jenson Northampton School For Boys 8S
Education In The UK
Matthew Jenson
Northampton School For Boys 8S

2. Introduction
This presentation will tell you about what it is like to be a child in education in the UK. It will tell you all of the facts, as well as some interesting information

3. Compulsory Education
Currently in the UK it is compulsory to go be in education from four years of age to sixteen years old. However soon that will change because in 2013 it will be compulsory to be in education until you are 17, and then in 2015 until you are 18.

4. Pre-School
Pre-school is a type of non-compulsory nursery. You learn how to take part in many activities, which aid your learning when you get to primary school, and you learn basic things like not to fight, and sharing. About 70% of young children go to pre-school in the UK.

5. Primary School Education
At the start of primary school, you learn basic skills like writing, numbers and simple mathematics. You start primary school when you are four, and it is compulsory. You take two formal exams, one when you are seven, and one when you are eleven. These are taken in the core subjects, English and Maths.

6. Reception
When you come to primary school, the first year is normally called reception. You play lots of games and have lots of Golden Time (When you get to choose what you want to do.) You learn how to write, and the phonetic alphabet, and simple maths

7. Year One
Once you have finished in your first year in primary school, you go into a year when you get work that is a bit more structured and challenging. You learn the phonetic alphabet in greater detail, numbers up to 50, and for the more talented up to 100. You get slightly less so called ‘golden time’.

8. Year Two
Year two is your first year of formal exams under proper exam conditions. These exams are basic exams in Maths and English. You will get a level and are expected you improve on this by your next formal exams.

9. Year Three
Year three is where the work really starts, when you start working towards your final primary school exam. You get vastly reduced golden time, and do lots more work. You also get more sporting opportunities.

10. Year Four
In year four you learn lots of things that you come back to in the later years, so you already have a good understanding of them. You do a lot of work in year four compared to the other years, and you don't have as much golden time.

11. Year Five
Year five is when you start preparing for your end of primary school exams in English and Maths. You look back at lots of the things you did in year three, and you get used to test conditions as these will be needed in your year six SATs

12. Year Six
Year six is your final year in primary school and the year of your SATs exams. You do lots of hard work, sit practice tests and prepare for the big week. You sit two maths papers, a mental maths paper, two writing papers, and a reading paper.
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13. Secondary School
Going to secondary school is a big change from going to primary school, as the schools tend to be bigger, there are more classrooms, and you have a structured timetable which you stick to throughout the year

14. Year Seven
Year seven is your first year of secondary school, and everything seems so big. The teachers often let you off with things that they might not do with the older years as you are just settling in.

15. Year Eight
In year eight you start thinking about what you want to be when you grow up, and which GCSEs to take. GCSEs are your end of secondary school exams, and are taken into account when you apply for a job in later life. Also the teachers are more harsh on you.

16. Year Nine
Year nine is the important year when you make your choices about what subjects you want to take for GCSEs. Some schools will say that you have to do certain subjects, and by law you have to do one of the three sciences (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) English and Maths.

17. Year Ten
Year ten is the year when you start your GCSE work. For some subjects you are requested to take six modular exams, three at regular intervals in year ten, and three in year eleven.

18. Year Eleven
In year eleven you will take your final exams in all of your subjects that you have chosen, and some of the modular exams are to be taken throughout the year. At the end of the year you may get some time off school when you have taken all of your exams called study leave

19. College/ Sixth Form
When you reach the end of your GCSEs, you have a choice to go to college, stay on At a secondary school in sixth form, or leave education completely at the moment. You can study for further A-level exams (AS & A2) or take a course at college. Also at college you can go when you are any age

20. University
University is the highest form of education in the world, where you study for a degree. This type of education used to be free, but now it is quite expensive. You can also go at any age.

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