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My presentations is about the UK school system

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I'll tell you about how it's built and the different stages of education in the UK

Also about different kinds of school, private + state schools

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Let's start with the school system and the different stages of it

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This is the system in England and Wales while Scotland and Norther Ireland have systems that are a bit different but i will get more into that later

So the system consists of 4 key stages divided into 2 groups

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First group is primary education and consists of key stages 1 and 2

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Key stage 1 consists of a foundation year called Reception and is for 4-5 year olds

After that the child starts primary school year 1

The first key stage ends after year 2 when they're 7 years-old

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Key stage 2

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This stage is still in primary school and consists of year 3-6 for children ages 7 to 11

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After primary school and key stage 2 students move on to secondary school

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At this point the children and their parents have to choose between a private school and a state school

I will get more into the difference between those later

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Secondary education starts with key stage 3

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This stage starts with year 7 with children ages 11-12 and then continues with years 8 and 9 until the child is 14 years old

In year 9 the students have to choose which subjects they want to study during the next two years

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Years 10 and 11 makes up the 4th and final key stage of the mandatory education

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At the ages of 14 to 16 the students take the GCSE courses they chose in year 9

These courses prepare them for the GCSE exams they take in the end of year 11

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So what are the GCSEs?

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GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education

And the GCSE exams are mandatory

Each school chooses how many exams are to be taken and it can be as many as 13 exams per student

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There are 3 compulsory subjects: maths, english and science

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The exams are then graded from 1 to 9

After the exams the secondary education is finished and further studies are optional

If interested in going to University, further education is a must

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After finishing your secondary education you get to choose if you want further education or not

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Most kids choose to continue studying

This university preparation at college (not to be confused with the American colleges) takes 2 years and then end with the A-levels

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During these 2 years at college students specialize in 3 or 4 subjects that are relevant to what they want to study in University

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To be able to take A-level subjects you need at least 5 GCSEs with grades 4-9 but it varies depending on school

After finishing the A-levels, the next step is University

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University in the UK is not much different from university in Finland

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At university you first study 3 years to get an undergraduate degree and after that you can continue for a year or two to get your postgraduate degree.

One difference between the UK and Finland are the tuition fees

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Now moving on to the next part of my presentation: different kinds of schools in the UK

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As i mentioned earlier, when starting your secondary education at year 7 you have to choose between state and private school

There are 4 different kinds of secondary schools in the UK

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Firstly we have the state school.

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State schools are funded by the government and thus free for the students

Every child in the UK has the right to a spot in a state school if wanted but there are also many private schools for those willing to pay

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For those willing to pay for tuition there are a few alternatives

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Firstly independent and private schools

These are basically all school funded by tuition fees, gifts or endowments

These schools can vary in size, from huge schools to small local schools

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Secondly there are public schools

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You should not be misled by the term since these school are the opposite of public.

Public schools in the UK are old, prestigeous and very expensive boarding schools

Tuitions fees can very well be about 35 thousand pounds annually

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Lastly there are boarding schools

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Boarding schools are schools with facilities for the students to live in away from home for an entire term

These schools have excellent extracurricular activities and also offer education to day students

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Now moving on to the last part of my presantation: how is the school system diffrent in Scotland and Northern Ireland?

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The school system I've talked about in my presentation is the school system in England and Wales but it differs slightly in Scotland and Norther Ireland

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In Northern Ireland the only real difference in the school system is that a child starts school 1 year earlier and thus study for 14 years instead of 13.

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In Scotland you also start school at 4 but the education is divided into levels instead of years and the stage after secondary school is only 1 year

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So to sum up, we have touched the most important parts of the UK school system: how it's built and what kind of schools there are and also slightly touched on the different kinds of exams

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Thank you for listening, i hope you enjoyed!