Educational

System in
United
Kingdom
Every Child Matters

Mariella Alexes Rombaoa

Vicky
Gough May 2009
Loreto
Morales
Myrell Joyce Esteban
Judith Repato
Carolyn Grande

Facts & Figures Map of

United Kingdom

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)

Prime Minister: David Cameron (2010)
Land area: 93,278 sq mi (241,590 sq km);
total area: 94,526 sq mi (244,820 sq km)
Population (2010 est.): 61,284,806 (growth
rate: 0.2%); birth rate: 10.6/1000; infant
mortality rate: 4.7/1000; life expectancy:
79.1; density per sq km: 246
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): London,
7,615,000 (metro. area), 7,429,200 (city
proper)
Other large cities: Glasgow, 1,099,400;
Birmingham, 971,800; Liverpool, 461,900;
Edinburgh, 460,000; Leeds, 417,000; Bristol,
406,500; Manchester, 390,700; Bradford,
288,400

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland(commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain)
is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental
Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern
Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another
sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the
UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean the North Sea, the English
Channel and the Irish Sea.

The UK is a developed country and has the world's sixth-largest

economy by nominal GDP and seventh-largest economy by purchasing
power parity. It was the world's first industrialised country and the
world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The
UK remains a great power with leading economic, cultural, military,
scientific and political influence. It is a recognised nuclear weapons
state and its military expenditure ranks third or fourth in the world. The
UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security
Council since its first session in 1946.

Structure of Basic
Education in United
Kingdom

Structure of HIGHER
Education in United
Kingdom

key facts

8.3 million pupils

25300 schools
Primary

Secondary

% pupils eligible
for free meals

16.9%

14%

% ethnic
minorities

19.3%

15.9%

% first language
other than English

11.6%

9%

average class size

26.2

21.7

(includes nursery)

phases
Establishments
Pre-School Nurseries
Primary Schools
Secondary Schools
Sixth Form Colleges
Further Education
Colleges
Special Schools

Age Range
Under 5
5-11
11-16 or 11-18
(19)
16-18 (19)
Over 16
3-18

phases and testing

Establishments
Primary Schools

Secondary Schools
Sixth Form Colleges

Key Stage(s)
Foundation Stage
1
2
3
4
5

Main
Assessments

National Tests
(11)
GCSE (16)

AS
A2
GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education
AS first year of Advanced Level course
A2 second/final year of Advanced Level

curriculum 1
CORE SUBJECTS
English
Mathematics
Science

curriculum 2

Art
Geography
History
Music
Design and
Technology
Information and
Communications
Technology
Physical Education
Religious Education

Sex and Relationship

Education
Careers Education
Citizenship

curriculum 3: Key Stage 4

Students aged 14-16

compulsory subjects,
e.g. Mathematics
entitlement subjects,
e.g. Modern Foreign
Language
options examples:

Business Studies
Media Studies
Dance
Drama

curriculum 4: new
diplomas
Introduction of new diplomas (vocational education) in September
2008
pupils 14-19