Interesting truths about education in England


INTERESTING TRUTHS ABOUT EDUCATION IN ENGLAND

Budget:
Education is given premium consideration in England when her budget is being drawn up. The yearly budget for Education in England runs into billions of pounds! In 2008 – 2009, England budgeted a whopping 62.2billion pounds for education only.

Educational system:
England operates a national system of education that is overseen by the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Majority of the schools in England are state funded. There are independent schools that are privately run for profit. There are also schools run by the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. Schools run by charities are numerous and parents are allowed to home-school their children.

Literacy:
While the third world nations still battle to have a literate citizenry, England can boast of a literacy rate as high as 99%! That means ninety nine in every hundred persons in England is literate. England seems to have reached gender parity in Education. 99% of males and 99% of females in England are literate.

Age grouping:
Children in England do not start primary education until their fifth year birthday or at least must have clocked four. Primary education in England is undergone by children within the 4-11 age brackets. Secondary education typically has the 11-18 age brackets and Tertiary education has the 18+age bracket.

Duration:
Primary and secondary education in England has 198 days a year calendar with a typical year beginning in September and ending in July the following year. Tertiary education in England include: 3-year bachelor’s degree programmes, 4-year undergraduate master’s degree programmes, one-year taught master’s degree programmes, two-year research master’s degree programmes and at least three year research centered doctor of philosophy programmes.

Free education and lunch:
Around 93% of children in England between the ages of 3 and 18 are in state funded schools where they do not pay school fees and are entitled to a free lunch.

Not optional:
By law, every child between the ages of five and eighteen must undergo both primary and secondary education in England.

Tests and examinations:
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) marks the end of compulsory education in England. Every child in England is encouraged to take this examination.

Age:
Education in England began as far back as 600 when the Romans were still occupying England. After they left, the first formal school that was set up in England was St. Augustine Grammar School. Today England can boast of some of the world’s most prestigious universities.

 The future:
England plans to do something about its secondary education in which faith seems to be dwindling.

Diversity:
England’s educational sector can boast of one of the world’s most culturally diverse composition. From the nook and cranny of planet earth, students choose England as their place of preferred study and most especially at the tertiary level.

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