British educational system

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Education in    GB

Claude Klaaijsen 

& Benjamin Jonker

Index

1.  National Curriculum
2.  A brief overview
3.  Some detailed information about
    the Key Stages
4.  History
5.  Requirements for teachers in the UK
6. Test questions

National curriculum

Key stage 1 - foundation year + year 1 & 2    (5 - 7 y.o.)

Key stage 2 - schoolyears 3 - 6   (8 - 11 y.o.)

Key stage 3 - schoolyears 7 - 9   (12 - 14 y.o.)

Key stage 4 - schoolyears 10 - 11   (15 - 16 y.o.)

Key stage 5 - schoolyears 12 - 13   (17 - 18 y.o.)

British Government (n.d.) Retrieved on March 19, 2019, from https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum 

A brief overview

Stage 1 & 2 = primary education 

Stage 3 & 4 = secondary education

Stage 5 = further education (college) 

British Government (n.d.)
Retrieved on March 19, 2019, from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-framework-for-key-stages-1-to-4/the-national-curriculum-in-england-framework-for-key-stages-1-to-4#the-school-curriculum-in-england 

Subjects as in the National Curriculum

British Government (n.d.)
Retrieved on March 19, 2019, from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-framework-for-key-stages-1-to-4/the-national-curriculum-in-england-framework-for-key-stages-1-to-4#the-school-curriculum-in-england 

Primary Education (KS 1 + 2)

• Starts at the at the age of 5
• Ends at the age of 11
• bla bla bla

Secondary education (KS 3 + 4)

• Starts at the age of 11 or 12
• Ends at the age of 16
• Multiple subjects
• GCSE's (exams) in 9 or 10 subjects
• Some subjects can be extended in stage 5 (higher educ.)

History of British Education

• bla bla 

History of British Education

• Famous English schools:
  - University of Cambridge
  - University of ???
  - bla bla bla

Different sorts of education

• Private schools
• State schools
• bla bla bla 

Teacher requirements

• To teach in a UK state school, you’ll need to a have a degree, and a recognised teaching qualification. There are a number of routes you can take to become a primary school teacher.
  
• You could follow an undergraduate Initial Teacher Education or Training (ITET) programme, such as a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree. 
• Alternatively, you could do a degree – this could be in a subject you wish to specialise in like maths, science, or English – then take a postgraduate teacher training programme, such as a PGCE or PGDE.
  

• To get into university you will need to have completed courses like GCSEs, Nationals, A levels, Highers, the International Baccalaureate, or Cambridge Pre-Us. You will also need to pass a police criminal records, or Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), check.

Education in GB

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