Prepared By, Noor Azreen Jalaludin

UB( 2013557299) Prepared For,Prof. Madya Chan Yuen Fook

POLICY AND EDUCATIONAL PLANNING ( EDM704 )

System

Allerton High School, King Lane, England

St Barnabas Church of England Primary School, Oxford

Cardiff University, Wales

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain. Consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The UK is a unitary state governed under constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in a capital city of London.

“Our vision is for a highly educated society in which oppurtunity is more equal for children and young people no

matter what their background for family circumstances”

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Introduction:-

• Education in United Kingdom is supervised by Ministry of Education and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

• At the local level, local Government are responsible for implementing policy for public education and state schools

• State provided free education to students • Parents can choose to educate their

children in any way appropriate.

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National Curriculum

What is a National Curriculum

"A national curriculum sets out the body of knowledge, skills and understanding that a

society wishes to pass on to its children and young people"

Source : National Curriculum Fourth Report of session 2008-09

Volume 1.

cont..

• UK introduced a National Curriculum in the year 1992

• Full Time education is compulsory for all children age between 5 to 16 years -old.

• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE )- 16 years old.

• After GCSE go to A Level Qualification

Basic Education • comprising of subjects like

English, Mathematics, Science, Design&Technology, Information&Communication Technology, History,Geography, Modern Foreign Language,Music,Art&Design,Physical Education and Citizenship

Example : core subjects

Addition subjects

• in addition to these core subjects:

Religious Education Career Education Sex Education

- Religious Education- Character

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Educational Policy

Educational Policy

1.The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

2.Primary Education3.Secondary Education4.General Certificate of Secondary

Education (GCSE) Examination5. Further Education6. Higher Education in UK7.Recent Developments

 

Educational Policy

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): • ages 3-5 years old (Nursery & Acceptance)

Four Stages: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland• Key Stage 1 – 5 to 7 years old (year 1-2)• Key Stage 2 – 7 to 11 years old (year 3-6)• Key Stage 3 – 11 to 14 years old (year 7-9)• Key Stage 4 – 14 to 16 years old (year 10-11)

Scotland• 7 years of primary schooling • 4 years of compulsory schooling • by the age of 15 to 16 take the Scottish Certificate of

Education (SCE)- usually in 7-9 subjects only.  

1. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• a term defined in Section 39 of the British government's Childcare Act 2006

• Covering ages 3 -5

• 3 years old (Nursery) – may be full-time or part-time

• 4 years old (Acceptance)

• play & learning

• Literacy & numeracy

2. Primary Education: Stage 1 & 2

• Children attend primary school for 6 years, from the age of 5 to 11, comprising of Key Stages 1 and 2.

• The primary school may be housed in a single building with two departments:

1) Infants (5-7) – Stage 1

2) Juniors (7-11)- Stage 2• Stage 1- School are required to assess pupils via internal

teacher assessment, informed by (internally-marked) task and tests

• Stage 2- Pupils are assessed via combination of internal teacher assessment and externally marked statutory national tests

3. Secondary Education: Stage 3 & 4• After the children are done with the primary schooling,

they begin secondary school for 5 years• from the age of 11 to 14 (Stage 3)• from the age of 14 – 16 (Stage 4) • In secondary schooling, the promotion to a higher class

doesn’t depend upon the result of the examination but is automatic.

• Stage 3 - via internal teacher assessment only. There is currently an external review of testing and assessment at the end of Stage 2

• Stage 4 - Pupils take externally set public examinations (the General Certificate of Secondary Education)

5 YEARS

4. General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) Examination: • After a student is done with 5 years of

secondary education, he/she is required to appear in the GCSE examination

• It is a single subject examination set and marked by independent education boards.

• Although there is no lower or upper limit to the number of subjects, a student may choose up to ten GCSE examinations in different subjects, including mathematics and English language

5. Further Education:17-18 years old• After taking the GCSE examinations, students

may choose to leave secondary schooling altogether or may choose to either continue:

- General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ) and

- Business & Technology Education Council (BTEC) or

- pursue Advance Level of secondary education • followed by an examination at the end of 2 years

of studying, passing, which makes the student eligible for University Entrance in UK.

6. StructureHigher Education in UK:

• Students in the United Kingdom normally enter University when they are 18 years old, 7 years after starting their secondary education.

4 Years 3 Years

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Undergraduate Courses:• A bachelor’s degree in England, Wales, and

Northern Ireland is usually of 3 years at a university or a higher education college,

• whereas in Scotland it takes 4 years to complete.

• However, there are also 4 year degrees in England, Wales, and Northern Island - that have 1 year dedicated to gaining of work experience.

Postgraduate Courses:

• Only after successful completion of the undergraduate course are students eligible for applying for the postgraduate course,

• which are usually 1 or 2 years in duration

Doctorate Programs:•  These programs

generally require a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree as eligibility fulfillment and usually are of duration from 3 years to 5 years at a university where students are required to work on single research project or dissertation.

7. Recent Developments:

• National plan for music education

• ICT curriculum

• New Primary Curriculum to bring higher standards in English, maths and science

• Government bans calculators in tests for 11-year-olds

• 55 new Free Schools open in September 2012 – twice as many as this time last year

CONCLUSION:

• CONCLUSION: Personal View

Birmingham University

Advantage :• Before GCSE: their have to sit a tests according

to students' interests - teachers will determine whether a student will sit GCSE at a high level or not.

• BUT, in Malaysia, student compulsory to sit SPM test

• GCSE first national test in UK - Poor students will only be allowed to sit “foundation level” test –C is the highest grade for them - excellent students will sit “higher level”

• GCSE - students have been exposed with “course work/assignment” concept, BUT in Malaysia, we only focusing on “Examination” concept. So, Malaysia should change the system – to produce students with critical thinking

REFRENCES:

• http://en.wikipedia.org

• http://www.education.gov.uk

• http://slideshare.net//fernandobilingual/education-in-uk-12561358

• http://slideshare.net//the system oldest universities of Great Britain

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