UNDERSTANDING THE BRITISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

Our Aim: Every Child Matters Our Key Outcomes for children and young people are:  Staying safe  Being healthy  Enjoying and achieving  Making a positive contribution  Achieving economic wellbeing

Primary Education in the UK : An Overview Primary School Infant School Junior School

Year / Class

Nursery and Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Key Stage

Foundation Stage Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2

Age

3-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11

Primary School: Early years : Reception / Nursery For all 3 year olds (part time ) Children learn through play.

They also learn to make friends.

Primary School: Key Stage 1: Years / Class 1 and 2 Children learn to:  Read  Write  Draw  Paint  Add  Subtract  Play

Key Stage 2: Years / Class 3-6 Learning becomes more advanced. Children learn through:  Research  Experiments  Discussions  Exploring  Developing personal styles..

Secondary Education in the UK: An overview Secondary School

Year / Class

Years 7-9

Key Stage

Key Stage 3 Years 10-11 Key Stage 4

Age

11-14 14-16 6 th Form Years 12-13 Key Stage 5 16-18

KS3: YEARS 7-9 The National Curriculum schools to teach.

- This is what the education department in the UK wants  Core subjects: English, Maths, Science, ICT  Foundation subjects : History, Geography, Art, Music, PE, Design and Technology, MFL  Compulsory subjects : RE (Religious Education), Citizenship, Sex Education as part of PSHE

Choices in Y9 (for KS4) At the end of Year 9 pupils choose their GCSE options. Your child will study: English Maths Science national exams and ICT PE Citizenship and choose one subject from each of these 4 areas:  Arts subjects (art + design, music, dance, drama + media arts)  Design + Technology (DT)  Humanities (history + geography)  Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) + community languages

KS5: Years 12 - 13  Pupils can choose to study at: - a school sixth form - a sixth form college - a further education college  Pupils can study for: - A Levels (needed for university) - BTECs - other qualifications

Achievement at Primary School

Year Key Stage Age Expected Level of Achievement

Primary School Infant School Junior School Nursery and Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Foundation Stage Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 3-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 1a/2c 2b 2a/3c 3b 3a/4c 4b

Achievement at Secondary School

Year Key Stage Age Expected Level of Achievement

Years 7-9 Secondary School Years 10-11 Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 11-14 14-16 5 GCSE / Vocational qualifications Years 12-13 Key Stage 5 16-18 A Levels / Vocational qualifications

Support for Learning  Students with Special Educational Needs: differentiation; in-class support; withdrawal group work; homework clubs; speech and language therapy; physiotherapy  EMA / EAL students: Induction courses for beginners; in-class support; differentiation; bi-lingual dictionaries; reading time; lunch time and after school homework clubs  Students with emotional / behavioural needs: Learning Support Unit programmes; Learning Mentors; School Counselling Team; wide range of external agencies

Supporting your child in school • • • Attendance and punctuality The school year is 190 days. This is compulsory If your child is sick you need to send a medical note If attendance falls below 89% you will be asked to come in for a meeting with the Head • • • • • Holidays There are 3 terms in a year Each term has a half term holiday for one week There is a two week holiday at Christmas (December) and Easter The summer holiday is about 6 weeks NO HOLIDAY SHOULD BE TAKEN DURING TERM TIME. This can affect your child’s attendance and learning • • Parents’ Evenings At parents’ evenings you can come and meet your child’s teachers to discuss their progress If you don’t feel confident in speaking English you may bring a friend or relative with you

Parental involvement  Schools are keen to involve parents in the life of the school  Your school may have: parents / teachers associations - community parents meetings, eg. coffee mornings - international evenings - family learning days - Parent Voice groups - a homework diary through which you can keep in touch with your child’s teachers