UK Schooling - Stages of Education

The Stages of UK Schooling

teacher - Michael Lang

​The very youngest age in the UK school system

​Children can go to school from the age of 4 in the UK. The level is called reception and lasts for just 1 year until the age of 5.

​The second level of learning in the UK

​From the age of five until they are seven, pupils go to Infant school. Here they learn how to read, write and count as well as how to socialise with their fellow pupils.

​The third level of learning in the UK

​From seven until eleven, students go to Junior school. This is called Primary Education. Here apart from improving their reading, writing and counting, they learn the basics of other subjects likes history, geograhpy and sciences.

​The fourth level of learning in the UK

​At the age of eleven UK students move to the senior school , or Secondary Education. They will stay here for 5 years until they are sixteen. For the 1st two years they study a wide range of subjects as well as the core basics of Maths, English and Science

​Final two years of Secondary Education

The age of fourteen is a very important year for UK students. They study to take tests in the key subjects of Maths and English and decide which subjects they will focus on for the final exams. Two years later they take these final exams, called GCSEs (ОГЭ in Russia) when they are sixteen.

​University Preparation or Further Education

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From 16 to 18, students study to take A levels (ЕГЭ in Russia) in three of four subjects. Maths and English are not necessary. Students have to pass well to get into university. If they don't want to go to be an undergraduate at university, then they can go to a college of Further Education, to study vocational subjects to beame a hairdresser or electrician for example.

Multiple Choice

At what age do students finish their education in the UK?

• fifteen

• sixteen

• seventeen

• eighteen

Multiple Choice

What is the youngest age children go to school in the UK?

• three

• four

• five

• seven

Multiple Choice

What is level of education for four-year olds called?

• primary

• junior

• reception

• infant

Multiple Choice

What ages do pupils go to Infant school in the UK?

• From 3 to 5 years

• From 6 to 7 years

• From 5 to 7 years

• From 7 to 11 years

Multiple Choice

What is the alternative name for Junior School in the UK?

• Reception Class

• Primary Education

• Secondary Education

• Further Education

Multiple Choice

How many years do students study in Secondary Education?

• five

• four

• three

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Multiple Choice

What is the name of the UK exam to the Russian ОГЭ?

• A level

• GSCE

• CSE

•  Degree