Ans of 5Questions: What are the stages of the education system of the uk?

Ans of 5Questions:

1. What are the stages of the education system of the UK?

Across the UK there are five stages of education: early years, primary, secondary, Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE). Education is compulsory for all children between the ages of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) and 16.

2. What is the public and private education in the country?

Independent schools are known as private schools and public schools . Parents pay for their children to attend these schools. A public school is an independent secondary school. Public schools in England are not run by the government.

Private schools are any that are not financed by the state but largely by school fees paid by parents. They can cater for any age group and charge a wide variety of fees. All independent schools are private schools, and these terms are often used interchangeably, but technically independent schools are all overseen by a board of governors or trustees, whilst other private schools may be run by their owner with no governing body. Public schools are, confusingly, also private schools: mostly the oldest and most expensive of boarding secondary schools (see below).

These schools really only share the common ground of charging fees and having the independence to operate outside of government regulations, although they do have to conform to official standards of education, health and safety, are regularly inspected (by the Independent Schools Inspectorate either as well as or instead of by Ofsted) and – at secondary level – prepare pupils for the same public assessments and examinations as state schools.

3. By whom the education is run (is funded) in the country?

Education in Britain is provided by the Local Education Authority (LEA) in each county. It is financed partly by the Government and partly by local taxes. Until recently planning and organization were not controlled by central government. Each LEA was free to decide how to organize education in its own area. The majority of schools in Britain are supported by public funds and the education provided is free.

4. When children begin schooling?

In some areas of England there are nursery schools for children under 5 years of age. Some children between two and five receive education in nursery classes or in infant’s classes in primary schools. Most children start school full-time in the September after their fourth birthday. This means they'll turn 5 during their first school year.