Sixty-one per cent of all secondary schools are now academies. Specialist schools Specialist schools are those that took part in the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme, which provided funding for schools that wanted to become local centres of excellence in their specialist subject.
Although the programme no longer exists, 95 per cent of secondary schools are specialist schools. There are 10 different areas of specialism: arts, business and enterprise, engineering, humanities, language, maths and computing, music, science, sports, and technology. Schools were expected to extend the range of opportunities in their specialist subject, raise standards of teaching and attainment in that subject, and benefit the community for example, a secondary language school might provide workshops in languages for local primary schools.
However, they should provide high standards of teaching and learning in all subjects, not just their specialism. City Technology Colleges These are independent schools in urban areas that are free for pupils to attend. Grammar schools Grammar schools are state schools that are free to attend but select all or most of their pupils on the basis of academic ability.
The content varies between schools and areas, but the test typically includes verbal and non-verbal reasoning , maths and English elements. Some schools also offer places to students who have a particular aptitude for sport, music, languages or another subject. Some grammar schools have a set pass mark, and will offer a place to all children who exceed that mark in their entrance exam.
Special schools These are schools for children aged 11 and over with special educational needs. They can specialise in one of four areas: communication and interaction, cognition and learning, social, emotional and mental health, or sensory and physical needs.
Within each category, they can specialise further: for example, a school may cater specifically for children with autism or visual impairments. If your child has a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan EHC , you have the right to request a place at a specific school that will best meet their needs; this could be a mainstream or a special school. They charge fees for pupils to attend. About half of private schools are inspected by Ofsted; others are inspected by the School Inspection Service or the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
Some independent schools take pupils of all ability, while others select the highest achievers, usually on the basis of an exam such as the Common Entrance exam or aptitude in music, sport or another key skill. If you need to improve your English language or study skills before attending a UK university, pathway providers offer unique foundation courses which often lead to direct degree-level entry upon completion.
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About Bright World. UK boarding schools. Host Families. Enquire now. Apply for guardianship. Guardianship British education system. The education system in the UK is also split into "key stages" which breaks down as follows: Key Stage 1: 5 to 7 years old Key Stage 2: 7 to 11 years old Key Stage 3: 11 to 14 years old Key Stage 4: 14 to 16 years old.
UK primary education. A level study In the UK school system, once a student reaches the age of 16, they can start a 2 year programme which leads to A Advanced level examinations. International Baccalaureate IB Those who would like to study more than subjects, may continue their studies in a broader number of subjects with the International Baccaularete Diploma Programme, offered by some independent schools. Students take written examinations on each subject at the end of their courses.
Some universities also offer foundation courses that lead onto their own degree programmes. F E Colleges. UK university placement. Bright World Guardianship programme. The test often involves things like maths, verbal reasoning, comprehension and creative writing. There used to be hundreds of grammar schools in England and Wales, but in the s, the government said that everybody should be accepted into schools and taught in the same way - regardless of how well they could do in an exam.
As a result, the number of grammar schools went down. There are now no state grammar schools in Wales and Scotland, but they still exist in parts of England and Northern Ireland. These are types of school that are paid for by the government but are allowed more freedom over their own curriculum, timetables and the students they let in. Unlike comprehensives, for example, they get their money directly from the government, rather than by a local authority.
These schools, also called private schools, have more say over how they run themselves, as they are not paid for by the government.
To go to one of these schools, your parents would have to pay school fees, which are used to pay to run the school. If you go to an independent school, you may not study the same things as children at state schools, because the teachers can make more decisions about what they would like to teach.
This is a type of pre-school, which you will tend to go to between the ages of around three and five. You might also hear it being called kindergarten. This is the first school you went to at about the age of five. You stay there until you finish Year Six, when you are about You may be able to remember your first day at primary school!
This is a school you go to after you finish primary school, usually at the age of The most famous school of Witchcraft and Wizardry is of course Hogwarts. In order to go here, you will receive your letter by owl at the age of If you are a muggle though, it might not be possible to go this kind of school.
This school doesn't exist, unfortunately! Starting secondary school in emojis. Why do you think girls do better than boys at school?
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