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    In the UK, education between the ages of 5-16 is compulsory and is provided through state schools funded by the government. Some children attend private schools called public schools that charge tuition fees. The National Curriculum outlines subjects all children must study and they are tested at key stages to monitor achievement. Exams like GCSEs and A-Levels determine a student's path, with higher grades needed for competitive university programs. University degrees typically last 3 years and students take out loans to cover rising tuition and living costs.

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    Education

    In the UK, all children have to go to school between the


    ages of 5 and 16. In both the US and the UK, most children
    go to schools that are provided by the government. In the
    US these are known as PUBLIC SCHOOLS and in the UK they
    are known as STATE SCHOOLS.
    In the UK, some children go to schools that their parents
    pay for. These are called private schools / independents
    schools, but the most famous ones, such as ETON,
    HARROW, WINCHESTER, and RUGBY, are confusingly known
    as PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Parents pay fees, often of thousands
    of pounds / term, although the schools themselves are run
    as non-profit making charities, with all profits put back into
    the school. Many such schools are often BOARDING
    SCHOOLS, where students live as well as study. Some
    British people think that children at public schools get a
    better education than children at state schools. Many of
    these independent schools often pride themselves on their
    long traditions and on developing character as well as
    academic abilities. The best ones among them are able to
    attract highly qualified teachers and select only the
    brightest pupils.
    In England and Wales the subjects taught in schools are
    listed in the NATIONAL CURRICULUM, which was introduced
    in 1988, and lists in detail the subjects that all children
    must study. Children are tested at the ages of 7, 11, 14, and
    16 (the so-called key stages) to see it they have reached a
    particular level of achievement in those subjects. Needless
    to say, this testing greatly increased teachers workload and
    was initially widely resisted. The National Curriculum does
    not apply in Scotland, where each school decides what
    subjects it will teach.

    Competition among schools is emphasized as the UK


    government prints the LEAGUE TABLES of schools which put
    institutions in order according to their examination results.
    Some people think that this helps parents to choose the
    best school for their children but others believe that they
    are unhelpful and are not a good way of judging how
    successful a school is.
    At age 16, students in England take GCSE examinations in
    subjects they have been studying for 2 years. The GCSE
    examinations involve a final examination as well as
    CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (i.e. looking at a students
    coursework). The marks students get in these examinations
    help them decide which subjects to study for A-LEVEL. The
    A-LEVEL is an examination in a particular subject which
    students take when they are 18. Students usually start their
    A-LEVELS when they are 16 and need to pass at least 2 ALEVELS to go to a university (very frequently they need to
    pass 3). In order to go to a good university and study a
    popular subject such as MEDICINE or ENGLISH students
    usually need to get grade A or B in all their A-LEVELS. For
    less popular subjects, however, they do not need to achieve
    such high grades.
    In England and Wales university courses usually last for 3
    years and students typically study either one subject or 2
    subjects that are related. Students in the UK take out
    STUDENT LOANS, which means that they borrow money
    from a bank to pay for their tuition & living costs and often
    have large debts by the time they finish their course. Some
    students from poor families receive a GRANT from the
    government to help pay for their living costs. Universities
    can charge as much as 9000 / year for tuition fees. This
    means that students have to borrow even more money so
    the government introduced a system which means that
    students pay the money back gradually after they have left

    university and only after their income goes over 15,000 /


    year.

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