education in uk

Higher education

Students normally enter University from 18 onwards and study for an Academic Degree. Apart from a single private university, all undergraduate education is largely state financed (with tuition fees set at a maximum index-linked £3,145 per year, repayable after graduation contingent on attaining a certain level of income, and with the state paying all fees for students from the poorest backgrounds), and UK students are generally entitled to student loans for maintenance. The state does not control syllabuses, but it does influence admission procedures. Unlike most degrees, the state still has control over teacher training courses, and uses Ofsted inspectors to maintain standards.
The typical first degree offered at British universities is the Bachelor's degree (typically three years). Many institutions now offer an undergraduate Master's degree as a first degree, typically lasting four years. During a first degree students are known as undergraduates. The difference in fees between undergraduate and traditional postgraduate Master's degrees (and the possibility of securing LEA funding for the former) makes taking an undergraduate Master's degree as a first degree a more attractive option, although the novelty of undergraduate Master's degrees means that the relative educational merit of the two is currently unclear.
Some universities offer a vocationally-based Foundation degree, typically two years in length for those students who hope to continue to take a first degree but wish to remain in employment.


Postgraduate education

Students who have completed a first degree are eligible to undertake a postgraduate degree, which includes:
Master's degree (typically taken in one year)
Doctorate degree (typically taken in three years)
Postgraduate education is not automatically financed by the State, and so admission is in practice highly competitive.

поступать в хорошие школы/колледжи не очень легко, я вот лично в одну школу в свое время не смогла поступать, но она одна из лучших. нужно, конечно, знание языка (IELTS 6.0 - 6.5). а вот остальное уже от школы зависит, некоторые просят итервью и тесты, некоторые просто тесты.

поступать в универы после школы/колледжа не так сложно. если хорошо учиться, то в топовые универы реально попасть. я из 5 в которые поступала попала во все. мне показалось, что то, что у меня русский паспорт очень помогло, тк платить в универе надо в 3 раза больше, чем англичанам и европейцам. так что к иностранцам относятся неплохо)

The table below describes the most common patterns for schooling in the state sector in England:

Age on 1st Sept Year Curriculum stage Schools
3 Nursery Foundation Stage Nursery school
4 Reception Infant school Primary school First school
5 Year 1 Key Stage 1
6 Year 2
7 Year 3 Key Stage 2 Junior school
8 Year 4
9 Year 5 Middle school
10 Year 6
11 Year 7 Key Stage 3 Secondary school Secondary school with Sixth Form
12 Year 8
13 Year 9 Upper school
14 Year 10 Key Stage 4 / GCSE
15 Year 11
16 Year 12 Sixth Form / A-level Sixth form college
17 Year 13