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Combined Schools
Combined school is a term used in the Education in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom which has begun to lose its original meaning. When, in 1967, the Plowden Report recommended a change in the structure of primary education in England, it proposed an arrangement of first school, first and middle school, middle schools, catering for pupils aged 4–8 and 8-12 respectively. It also proposed the use of the term ''combined school'' to refer to those through schools which accepted pupils from age 4 to 12. Some local education authorities, such as Buckinghamshire, introduced a large number of this type of school, but have since adapted their structures such that all such schools are now regular primary schools catering for pupils up to age 11. However, many of the schools have retained their former name as a combined school. There remains a small number of combined schools, in the original sense, in Poole, Dorset. The term is not exclusive to the UK. The Sarasota County Public Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In The United Kingdom
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments: the UK Government is responsible for England; whilst the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, respectively. For details of education in each region, see: * Education in England * Education in Northern Ireland * Education in Scotland * Education in Wales The Programme for International Student Assessment coordinated by the OECD currently ranks the overall knowledge and skills of British 15-year-olds as 13th in the world in reading, literacy, mathematics, and science with the average British student scoring 503.7, compared with the OECD average of 493. In 2014, the country spent 6.6 percent of its GDP on all levels of education – 1.4 percentage points above the OECD average of 5.2 percent. In 2017, 45.7 percent of British aged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |