Education

Question 1

compulsory education

Answer 1

period of educational attendance require by all children by law

Question 2

curriculum

Answer 2

the set of courses and their content

Question 3

education reform act (Baker act)

Answer 3

most important education legislation in UK

Question 4

public schools

Answer 4

private schools, not funded by state but by private sources

Question 5

Eton, Harrow, Winchester

Answer 5

‘public (private)’ schools for boys

Question 6

'’top-up fees’’

Answer 6

tuition fees, pay for school

Question 7

'’streaming’’

Answer 7

arrange kids according to ability

Question 8

universitas

Answer 8

=fellowship

Question 9

comprehensive schools

Answer 9

kids with different abilities in one school, not separated, popular in Wales and Scotland

Question 10

league tables

Answer 10

meant as a whip for the school system, could shut schools down

Question 11

The Butler Act

Answer 11

A nationwide system of free, compulsory schooling from age 5 to 15, range of support services (transport, free milk. Medical and dental treatment, etc.), religious education and a daily Act of Worship were made a statutory requirement, but parents were allowed to withdraw their children if they wished
It required every LEA to appoint a Chief Education officer

Question 12

1988 Education Act/Baker Act

Answer 12

A National Curriculum, arrangement for testing and so-called league tables

Question 13

LMS

Answer 13

Local Management of Schools

Question 14

Ofsted

Answer 14

office of standardized education, privatized inspection (aggressive)

Question 15

GM

Answer 15

Grant Maintained Status

Question 16

The 11+ how well you did decided which type of school you went to:

Answer 16

Grammar schools – for the cleverest students
Secondary schools – for the masses
Secondary technical schools – for those technically gifted

Question 17

GCSE

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at 16, general certificate of secondary education, maths, history, English etc.

Question 18

GCE-A levels

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required for uni., at 18

Question 19

‘Redbrick unis’

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first around the early 20th c., Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, etc., e.g. engeneering etc.

Question 20

‘Oxbridge’

Answer 20

Oxford+Cambridge, oldest schools in the country, traditional subjects, very respectable, private

Question 21

SATs

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standardized assessment tests, taken at 7, 11, 14

Question 22

LEA

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Local Education Authorities, children are allocated in schools nearest by LEA

Question 23

Primary schools

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5-11

Question 24

Secondary schools

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11-18

Question 25

faith schools

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7000+, run by religious establishments

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open universities

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1969,

Question 27

AS levels

Answer 27

advanced subsidiary

Question 28

WEA

Answer 28

workers’ educational association, adult ed.

Question 29

Schooling became compulsory in…

Answer 29

1880 (for 5-10)

Question 30

prep school

Answer 30

preparatory school, private elementary school, often boarding

Question 31

vocational

Answer 31

training that provides practical experience in an occupational field (e.g. agriculture) said to lack in the system

Question 32

specialist schools

Answer 32

best performing schools, secondary level, can concentrate on science, foreign l., sports, etc.