FREE ESSAY ON EDUCATION IN ENGLAND

EDUCATION IN ENGLAND

England has one of the finest educational system in the world. All English children
between ages 5-16 must attend school. About 90 percent of the students go to schools
supported entirely or partly by public funds. The rest of the students attend private
schools. The Department of Education and Science and local education authorities
supervise England's school system.
England's educational system tries to give all children an education suited for all thier
abilities. For many years, every child has to take a test called an 11-plus examination
after attending elementary school from ages 5 through 11. This test determines which
three specialized high schools--grammer, secondary-modern, or technical-- a child would
attend from ages 11 to 16. Grammer schools prepared students for college entrance.
Secondary-modern schools provided a general education. Technical schools offer technical
training, just like the United States.
Englands public schools are famous for their great college preparation courses. Every
single public high school has at least one college course, and they have been running
these courses for hundreds of years.
Institutions of higher education in England include universities, technical colleges, and
colleges of commerce, art, and agriculture. Two of the greatest and most famous
universities in the world, Oxford and Cambridge, are in England. The country's largest
traditional university is the University of London, which has about 65,000 students. But
England's Open University has about 120,00 students. It has no regular classrooms.
Instruction is carried out through the radio, television, and written correspondance! I
think thats so cool!!