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THE BRITISH SCHOOL SYSTEM britishschool - Coggle Diagram
THE BRITISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
Types of Schools
State Schools
: Free to all children
Private/Public Schools
: Necessary to pay
Grammar Schools
: Normally single sex schools where children must pass an examaged 11 to attend.
School Grades
Secondary School
(11-16: Year 7 – 11)
Sixth Form/College
(16-18: Years 12 and 13)
Primary School
(4-11: Reception – Year 6)
Nursery
(0-4)
School Year
from September to July
Summer holidays last 6 weeks
School Day
Lessons are 1 hour and 15
minutes long.
School lasts from 9am until
3.20pm.
School Uniform
School uniform varies from school
to school but most schools have one
Classroom and pupils
Teachers have their own classrooms and students change rooms every lesson.
The number varies from school
to school
lunch and break
Lunch
is at 1.15 until 2 pm.
Students stay in school and they either bring their own lunch in a lunch box or they can buy lunch from the school canteen.
break
is in the
morning at 11.40am
At break time, students
usually eat a snack.
exams
Year 6:
Key Stage 2 exams
Year 12:
AS Levels
Year 13:
A Levels
Year 2:
Key Stage 1 exams
Year 11:
GCSE’s
