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Education� IN GREAT BRITAIN

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��EDUCATION IN BRITAIN IS COMPULSORY (ОБОВ’ЯЗКОВА ) AND FREE FOR ALL CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5-16. ABOUT 93 PERCENT OF ALL CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED IN STATE SCHOOLS AND THE REST АTTEND (ВІДВІДУЮТЬ) PRIVATE SCHOOLS. �

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���PRIMARY SCHOOL. SCHOOLCHILDREN ATTEND (ВІДВІДУЮТЬ) A PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR 6 YEARS (5 TO 11 YEARS). �

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  • When students transfer (переводять) to Secondary School at the age of 11, they do not take any examination, but their reports (звіти) are sent (відправляються) on from the Primary School.

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Secondary School. Most children – over 80 percent – go to a comprehensive (загальноосвітня)school. “Comprehensive” means all-inclusive. They admit (визначають) pupils of all abilities (здібності).

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Pupils in all state in schools in England and Wales study 10 main subjects, among them: English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Art, Music, Physical Education, Information Technology. Religious education is also taught.

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����ATTAINMENT TESTS (ТЕСТИ НА ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ РІВНЯ ДОСЯГНЕНЬ ) ARE GIVEN AT THE AGES OF 7, 11 AND 14. AT THE AGE OF 16 STUDENTS SIT THE EXAMS IN AS MANY SUBJECTS AS POSSIBLE. WEAK STUDENTS MAY ONLY SIT FOR THREE OR FOUR SUBJECTS. BETTER STUDENTS TAKE TEN SUBJECTS. �

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AT THE AGE OF 16 ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THESE PUPILS LEAVE SCHOOL AND GET JOBS. ABOUT ONE-THIRD STAY ON AT SCHOOL UNTIL THE AGE OF 18, PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. �

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The 6th Form. More ambitious pupils continue to study in the 6th form. They stay on at school for one or two years to prepare themselves for university. They have only three or four main subjects, which are necessary (необхідні) to pass the advanced level exams (іспити поглибленого рівня) at the age of 18.

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  • The school year is divided (поділяється) into three terms with the intervals between them during Christmas and Easter holidays lasting about two weeks each and summer holiday which is usually six weeks long. All kinds of out-of-class activities are part of school life in Britain. Most schools have very good libraries which students use for reference work.
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ДАЙТЕ ВІДПОВІДІ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ.�

  • For which children is Education in Britain compulsory?
  • At what age do students transfer to secondary School?
  • Which subjects study the pupils of Secondary school?
  • How many subjects may weak students to sit?
  • What pupils continue to study in the 6th form?
  • How is the school year divided in Britain?

 

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