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UnitFourBritishEducationSystemEducationalPolicyEducationalSystemEducationalPolicy•Compulsoryeducationforallchildrenbetweentheagesof5and16•Comprehensiveschoolsintroducedinthe1960s•NationalCurriculumintroducedin1988•Fourstages:primarysecondaryfurthereducationhighereducationEducationalSystemElementaryandSecondaryEducationTwoparallelschoolsystems:•Statesystem:11-yearcompulsoryeducation•Independentsystem—Publicschools“sixthform”(2years)HigherEducationFamousUniversitiesElementaryandSecondaryEducation•Twoparallelschoolsystem:•Nationalcurriculum:Statesystem—localauthoritymaintained94%•(Freetoallchildrenbetweentheagesof5—16)Independentsystem—Publicschools6%•(Parentspayfortheirchildren'seducation)CompulsoryinstateschoolOptionalinindependentschool•Statesystem—11-yearcompulsoryeducation–5-11:primaryschools(co-educational/mixedschools)–11-16:secondaryschools(90%arecomprehensiveschools)GCSE(GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation)StateSystemElementaryandSecondaryEducation“sixthform”(2years)A-levels(GeneralCertificateofEducation—Advanced)—foruniversitiesadmittancesGNVQs(GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications)—forvocationaltrainingStateSystem(Cont.)•themostfamousEton,HarrowandWinchester•6percentofallBritishchildrenAprivilegefortherichBetterfundedBetterteachersBetterfacilitiesBetterchancetoenterfamousuniversitiesIndependentSystemFamouspublicschoolsinBritainForboysEtonCollege伊顿公学HarrowSchool哈罗公学WinchesterCollege温奇特公学RugbySchool拉格比公学ForgirlsRoedanCollege逻迪安公学St.TrinianCollege圣特尼安女子学院Picturesfrombestknownpublicschools•EtonCollege•HarrowSchool•TheroyalfamilythinkstheschoolisjusttheplaceforWills.•Inthisself-containedworld,titlesconfernoprivileges,andtheprinceisprobablynottheonlyboywithabodyguard.Foreignleaders’childrenandscions(子孙)ofGreekshippingmagnatesbringthemalongtoo.•Manypeopletherearericherthanheis.PrinceWilliamEtonEtonQUALIFICATIONSINTHESCHOOLSYSTEM:G.C.S.E’s•G.C.S.E’shappenwhenpupilsare16•G.C.S.E’saretakenbypupilsindifferentsubjects(ENGLISH;MATHS;FRENCH…)•Mostpupilswilltakeabout6OR7G.C.S.E’s.QUALIFICATIONSINTHESCHOOLSYSTEM:ALEVELS•“ALEVEL”means“•AdvancedLevel”•ALEVELSaretakenwhenpupilsare17-18•StudentsmustdicidetostayonatschooltotakeaALEVELS•Moststudentstake3subjectsatALEVEL•ALEVELSaretheusualpassporttoUNIVERSITYHigherEducation•Recruitmentbaseon:–GradesofAS,A-levels,GNVQs–Schoolreferences–Interview•MostlyfundedbycentralgovernmentgrantsExceptBuckinghamUniversityBuckinghamUniversityistheonlyprivately-financeduniversityinUK,wherestudentscanfinish3years’coursesintwoyears,anditscurriculumchangesflexiblyaccordingtomarketdemandsComparisonDegreesAwardedTimerangerequiredinUKTimerangerequiredinChinaB.A./B.S.3years4yearsM.A./M.S.1or2years2or3yearsDoctoraldegree3to5years3to5years“ELITE”UNIVERSITIES•THEREAREOVER100UNIVERSITIESINBRITAINTODAY•SOMEAREVERYFAMOUSANDPRESTIGIOUS•THESEINSTITUTIONSHAVETRADITIONALLYEDUCATEDTHEELITEELITEUNIVERSITIES•TWOOFTHEMOSTFAMOUSELITEUNIVERSITIESARE•OXFORD•ANDCAMBRIDGE•OxfordUniversityandCambridgeUniversityaresometimesreferredtocollectivelyasOxbridge.OxfordCrestCambridgeCrestTwofeatures•Collegesystem•TutorialsystemAdmissiontoaResearchDegree•AdmissiontodoaresearchdegreeintheUKtypicallyrequiresthesponsorshipofaprofessor.Admissiontodoamaster'sdegreedependsuponhavinganundergraduatedegree,generallyinarelatedsubject.ELITEUNIVERSITIES•Anotherexpressionyoumighthearis•“THEREDBRICKUNIVERSITIES”•ThisreferstoplaceslikeDurham•=Universitieswithwellestablishedreputations•Anewformofuniversityappearedin1969---Openuniversity•Peoplecanregisterwithoutanyformaleducationalqualifications.Top10BritainUniversityin20071.UniversityofCambridge剑桥大学2.UniversityofOxford牛津大学3.ImperialCollege(London)帝国学院（伦敦）4.LondonSchoolofEconomics伦敦政治经济学院5.UniversityofSt.Andrews圣安德鲁斯大学6.UniversityCollegeLondon伦敦大学学院7.UniversityofBristol布里斯托大学8.UniversityofWarwick华威大学9.UniversityofBath巴斯大学10.UniversityofDurham达勒姆大学TheUniversityofBathisacampusuniversitylocatedinBath,England.TheGuardianUniversityGuide2010placedBath9thnationally.Motto:Learneachfieldofstudyaccordingtoitskind.Electivemodules：InternationalEconomicsElementsofLawGlobalization.InstitutionsoftheEUSoftwarePackagesLecturesCoremodules:SimultaneousInterpretingSimultaneousInterpretingConsecutiveInterpretingConsecutiveInterpretingLiaisonInterpretingPublicServiceInterpretingTranslationTranslationBusinessEnglishTheUniversityofDurham,commonlyknownasDurhamUniversity,isauniversityinDurham,England.Durhamisacollegiateuniversity,withitsmainfunctionsdividedbetweenthecentraldepartmentsoftheUniversityand16colleges.Itwasfoundedin1832andoneofthefirstuniversitiestoopeninEnglandformorethan600years,andisclaimedtobeEngland'sthirdoldestafterOxfordandCambridge.StMaryCollegeGrayCollegeStHildandStBedeCollegeDurhamCastle,thehomeofUniversityCollegeMainbuildingsoftheCollegeofSt.HildandSt.BedeonthenorthsideoftheRiverWearTheHild-BedecollegedininghallinafternoonlightTheCollingwoodCollegelibraryBowLaneintheDurhamcitycenter.HatfieldCollegebuildingsareontheleft,andtheHatfieldmaster’sresidenceisthewhitehouseont