The system of education in great britain

T
HE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN 
G
REAT 
B
RITAIN
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mum relevant age? 4. Is the maximum class size reflected in the fees? 5. Does the 
school / centre have optional activities outside the classroom hours? 6. Are there any 
part-time courses or full-time courses? 7. Are there one-to-one courses available? 8. 
Can fast courses save the person time and money? 9. What do full-time academic 
courses include? 10. Is there full-broad accommodation in school / centre residenc-
es? Where is a choice of either family or residential accommodation? Does the pack-
age include tuition, accommodation, excursion and leisure programme? Is there a 
wide range of specialised university level courses offered for advanced students? 
ENGLISH ACTIVATOR 
Help yourself to learn by learning associated words together. Learning words together 
that are associated in meaning is a popular and useful way of organising your vocabu-
lary study. Pictures, diagrams, networks and bubbles can help you. 
For example: 
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schools for very young children 
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nursery BrE 
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nursery school AmE 
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kindergarden 
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pre-school AmE 
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schools for children below the age of 12 
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primary school BrE 
infant school/ the infants 
junior school/ the juniors 
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elementary school/ grade school AmE 
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schools for older children 
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secondary school BrE 
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junior high school AmE 
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high schools AmE 
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six form college AmE 
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a place where people over 18 can study 
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university 
be at university (= be a student) 
go to university (= become a student) 
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school AmE infml 
go to school (= study at a college) 
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college AmE 
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law/ medical/ business, etc. school 
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postgraduate BrE 
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graduate AmE 
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higher education 
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adult education 
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