英国的高等教育.ppt

Higher Education in Britain 1 Opportunities for British school leavers 2 Exams 3 Types of British Universities 4 Degrees Opportunities for British school leavers 1 At the age of 16 school children are free to leave school 1.1 Some go straight out and look a job (1/3 of such school leavers) 1.2 Those who find no immediate employment, take part in training schemes which involve on-the-job training combined with part-time college courses Opportunities for British school leavers 2 At the age of 16 many school leavers decide to stay in full-time -education 2.1 School leavers stay in their schools to attend a Sixth form 2.2 School leavers have to leave their schools and go to a Sixth-Form-College or College of further Education 2.2.1 the school doesn’t have a Sixth Form 2.2.2 the school does not teach desired subjects Opportunities for British school leavers In the education systems of?England,? Wales, and?Northern Ireland ?a sixth form? represents the final two years of?secondary education, where students (typically between sixteen and eighteen years of age) prepare for their?A-level?(or equivalent) examinations IT ALL HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE :the first five years of English secondary schooling were previously known as?forms.? Opportunities for British school leavers The system was changed in1990. School years are now numbered. Year 7 is the first year at a secondary school Year 13 is the last year at school? Opportunities for British school leavers 3 An increasing number of school leavers do training courses or particular jobs and careers EXAMS 1 At the age of 16 school children pass: - in England, Wales and Nr.Ireland GCSE exams General Certificate of Secondary Education The system of marks is from A to G In Scotland SCE exams Scottish Certificate of Education The system of marks is in numbers (number 1 is the best) EXAMS A levels are exams passed after completing a Sixth Form College or a Sixth Form at the age of 18 in Englan