Concetti Chiave
- The British school system consists of primary school for ages 5-11 and secondary school for ages 11-16 or 18.
- Approximately 93% of British students attend state schools, receiving free education.
- Comprehensive schools cater to about 87% of students aged 11-16 or 18, while grammar schools require entrance exams for a more academic focus.
- Failing schools are often replaced by academies, which are independently sponsored and offer flexible curriculums.
- Public schools, attended by 7% of students, are independent and charge high fees, similar in curriculum to state schools today.
THE BRITISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
This text talk about the system in British school.
Their primary school start with children from 5 to 11, secondary with children from 11 to 16 or 18.
• About 93 per cent of British students receive free education from state school.
• About 87 per cent of British students from 11 to 16 or 18 go to comprehensive school.
A minority of children go to grammar school. It offer a more academic education, but students must be some entrance exams.
• Much failing school are replace with academics, that offer much of independence among (rispetto) normal secondary school.
They are established by sponsor from business or voluntary groups that work whit the community, and they can be more flexible with their curriculum for find a job.
• The remaining 7 per cent attend public school, independence institution for which their parents must pay high fees.
In the past, this school were mainly grammar schools, while today their courses are similar to state schools.
In Italy exist public schools or private schools. In both the parents must pay high school annual feels.
Our primary school start with children from 5 to 10 or 11, and secondary school is separate in two types: in primary grade, with children from 11 to 14 or 15 and in secondary grade with children from 15 to 18.
Academics are know as university.
CURRICULUM and EXAMINATIONS
The national curriculum is compulsory in all state schools in England and the aim of this is to ensure that all schools are following the same courses. (The same for Italy.)
It’s know as “Sats”.
The students are assessed (valutati) through key stage tests. (In Italy the pupil are assessed through tests.)
There are four key stages that are divided per age of students.
These tests have as ultimate aim the qualification called GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education), that it’s our diploma.
At the age of 18, students take final exam know as A-levels, that it’s our school-leaving exam.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è la percentuale di studenti britannici che ricevono un'istruzione gratuita?
- Qual è la differenza principale tra le scuole comprensive e le scuole grammar nel sistema britannico?
- Cosa sono le "academies" nel contesto del sistema scolastico britannico?
Circa il 93 per cento degli studenti britannici riceve un'istruzione gratuita dalle scuole statali.
Le scuole comprensive accolgono circa l'87 per cento degli studenti dai 11 ai 16 o 18 anni, mentre le scuole grammar offrono un'istruzione più accademica e richiedono il superamento di esami di ammissione.
Le "academies" sono scuole che sostituiscono quelle in difficoltà, offrono maggiore indipendenza rispetto alle scuole secondarie normali e sono stabilite da sponsor aziendali o gruppi volontari, con flessibilità nel curriculum per facilitare l'inserimento lavorativo.
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