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21.04.2020 03:20 •  Английский язык

In Great Britain education is compulsory for all children 1 . There are three stages in education .The first stage is primary education ; the
second is secondary; the third is further education2 . Before 5 some of
the children attend NurserySchools, while most children start their basic
education in an Infant School which is the first stage of primary
education. In infant Schools children don’ t have real classes. They get
acquainted with the classroom, desks, they mostly play and learn through
playing. From 7 to11 they attend Junior Schools, the second stage of primary
education. In Primary Schools children are taught the so – called 3 R’ s–
3, as well as elementary science and information technology.They
also have music, physical training and art classes.
At the age of 11 children transfer to Comprehensive Schools. These
Schools 4 and a wide range of academic courses leading to the
public examinations taken at 16.They also provide so called vocational
courses. After 5 years of secondary education, pupils take the General
Certificate of Secondary Education examination.Pupils take « 0 - levels» -
ordinary level in as many subjects 5___ ; some take just one or two, others
take as many as9 or 10. If you get good « 0- level results», you can stay on
at school until18.Here you prepare for Advanced Level Exams( A- levels).
Three good A level exams lead to universities.
Higher education begins at 18 and usually lasts for 3 or 4 years. Students go
to universities, polytechnic so rcolleges. After three years of study, a student
receives a Bachelor’ s Degree. Some may continue their studies for 2 or more
years to get their 6 .