BritishEducation.ppt

British Education
What to learn:
What are the features of British education??
Structure of the text
Introduction
purpose
role of government in edu.
the relation between edu and social class
The present education system

History
Part OneAn Introduction to the British Edu
purpose
role of government in edu.
the relation between edu and social class
The present education system
I. Purpose:
“the three R’s”
(“reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic”)
— literacy + basic skills,
To socialize children,
rules and values; good citizens,
To contribute to the economic prosperity of an advanced industrial economy.
II. The relationship between education  and social class
Q: How does the British education system
reflect social class?
--- class inequality can be erased or continued
according to educational policy
--- the school tie: a clear marker of social class
--- Two system of schooling (state vs. public)
--- The right universities
III. The Role of Government
provide with funding, oversees standards, a quality education
When, where, how, and what to teach
Reformation
IV. The Present Education System
i. Compulsory education:
from age of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland ) to 16,
IV. The Present Education System
ii. Ownership:
State schools and private/independent schools
Private schools/ independent schools:
commonly called public schools
source of funding: private sector ; tuition rates,
government assistance.
not part of national education system,
visits from Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools
(学校检查员).
restricted to the students whose parents paratively rich.
IV. The Present Education System
iii. Stages of Schooling
1. Primary schooling (5-11, 6 years)
mainly state sector,
co-educational / mixed primary schools