The UK has both state-funded and independent schools. State-funded schools receive money from the government, while independent schools receive funding mainly from tuition fees and are sometimes called private or public schools. Education is compulsory in the UK from ages 5 to 16, though the leaving age has been raised to 18. Students typically attend nursery, primary, and secondary schools, studying for GCSEs, and can continue their education through sixth form college, vocational training, or university. University students study for degrees like Bachelor's degrees, which take 3 years, or higher degrees like Master's degrees that require 1-3 years of additional study.

1. EDUCATION in the UK EOI de Granada - Intermediate G February 2011 M. Elena Tapia

2. TYPES OF SCHOOLS STATE FUNDED SCHOOL SYSTEM STATE SCHOOLS, whichreceivethemoneyfromthegovernment. There are alsoINDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, whichreceivethemoneymainlyfrom TUTITION FEES. Theseschools are usuallycalledPRIVATEorPUBLIC (paradoxically). Etonisanexample. They are usuallyBOARDINGSCHOOLS.

3. ETON COLLEGE

4. SCHOOLING Full-time educationiscompulsoryforchildrenfromtheir 5th birthdaytillthey are 16. Theleavingage has beenraisedto 18 bytheEducation and SkillsAct in 2008. Compulsoryeducation: NurserySchool – PrimarySchool – SecondarySchool + GCSE Furthereducation: – SIXTH FORM + A-LEVELS (SixthformcollegeorFurthereducationcollege) - VOCATIONAL TRAINING

5. SCHOOL SUBJECTS

6. VOCATIONAL TRAINING Vocational education or vocational education and training (VET) prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation. It is sometimes referred to as technical education as the trainee directly develops expertise in a particular group of techniques or technology (Definition taken from wikipedia)

7. HIGHER EDUCATION Students can enterUniversityfrom 18 onwards. TheystudyforanACADEMIC DEGREE. Firstdegree(3 years) BACHELOR’S DEGREE. Students are UNDERGRADUATE. Post graduatedegree: MASTER’S DEGREE (1 year) and DOCTORATE’S DEGREE (3 years). Students are POSTGRADUATE.

8. Formore informationvisit: http://www.britishcouncil.org/usa-education-uk-system-k-12-education.htm