The document provides information about the educational system in the United Kingdom. It discusses the structure of basic education, which includes primary schools for ages 5-11 and secondary schools for ages 11-16 or 11-18. It also describes the structure of higher education, which includes sixth form colleges for ages 16-18 and further education colleges for those over 16. The document also outlines the core subjects taught in UK schools, which include English, maths, and science, as well as other optional subjects. It provides statistics on pupils, class sizes, and demographics.

1. Educational
System in
United Kingdom
Every Child Matters
Mariella Alexes Rombaoa
Loreto Morales May 2009
Vicky Gough
Myrell Joyce Esteban
Judith Repato
Carolyn Grande

2. Facts & Figures Map of United
Kingdom
Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
 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

3. 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 north-eastern 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 state—the 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.

4. Structure of Basic
Education in United
Kingdom

5. Structure of HIGHER
Education in United
Kingdom

7. key facts
 8.3 million pupils
 25300 schools
Primary Secondary
% pupils eligible for 16.9% 14%
free meals (includes nursery)
% ethnic minorities 19.3% 15.9%
% first language 11.6% 9%
other than English
average class size 26.2 21.7

8. phases
Establishments Age Range
Pre-School Nurseries Under 5
Primary Schools 5-11
Secondary Schools 11-16 or 11-18 (19)
Sixth Form Colleges 16-18 (19)
Further Education Over 16
Colleges
Special Schools 3-18

9. phases and testing
Establishments Key Stage(s) Main
Assessments
Primary Schools Foundation Stage
1
2 National Tests (11)
Secondary Schools 3
4 GCSE (16)
Sixth Form Colleges 5 AS
A2
GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education
AS – first year of Advanced Level course
A2 – second/final year of Advanced Level

10. curriculum 1
CORE SUBJECTS
 English
 Mathematics
 Science

11. curriculum 2
 Art  Sex and Relationship
 Geography Education
 History  Careers Education
 Music  Citizenship
 Design and Technology
 Information and
Communications
Technology
 Physical Education
 Religious Education

12. 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

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