Preschool education mainly involves children aged 3-4: at the age of 3, they go to nursery school and at the age of 4, they go to reception. 5 to 16 years old is compulsory education, which is divided into four main stages: the first stage (KS 1) is 5 to 7 years old; The second stage (KS2) is 7 to 1 1 year; The third stage (KS3) KS3) 1 1+0 to 14 years old; The fourth stage (KS4) 14 to 16 years old. Children aged 5- 16 in Britain have the right to free education. At this stage, education schools are mainly divided into public schools and private schools.
(2) Continuing education
Continuing education refers to education after the compulsory education stage (i.e. 16 years old). Institutions that implement continuing education include secondary schools and sixth-grade colleges, continuing education colleges, agronomy and horticulture colleges, art and design colleges, and ocean colleges and other professional colleges.
(3) Higher education
Britain has the oldest institution of higher learning in the world. Oxford University and Cambridge University were founded in 12 and 13 centuries respectively, and have trained many outstanding scientists and politicians for Britain and even the world. Russell Group, an elite university alliance, is called the "Ivy League", and its members include 24 famous British universities such as Cambridge University, Oxford University and London Imperial College London. At present, British higher education is mainly organized and implemented by universities, colleges of higher education and some continuing education colleges.
The level of higher education degrees in Britain is divided into two systems according to regions. Higher education systems in England, Wales and Northern Ireland? Band 6 is a general bachelor's degree, an honorary bachelor's degree and a corresponding level of academic degree qualifications; Grade 7 is a master's degree and equivalent academic qualifications; Level 8 is a doctor's degree and the corresponding level of academic degree qualifications.
The credit and academic system in Scotland includes 9 general bachelor's degrees and degree qualifications, 10 honorary bachelor's degrees and degree qualifications, 1 12 master's degrees and doctoral degrees and degree qualifications. The British degree system is divided into two levels: undergraduate degree and postgraduate degree. The undergraduate stage is mainly the first degree, that is, the bachelor's degree, and the academic system is generally 3 years (4 years in Scotland, 4 to 5 years in architecture and medicine). Master's degree is a transitional degree, with a general academic system of 1 year. The doctoral degree lasts for more than 3 years. At present, about 43% of adults over 0/8 years old in Britain/Kloc can enter higher education institutions (the proportion in Scotland is slightly higher, reaching 50%).
In the field of higher education and scientific research, Britain's population accounts for only 0.9% of the world's total, research funding accounts for 3.2% of the world's total, researchers account for 4. 1% of the world's total, published papers account for 6.4% of the world's total, and the citation rate of papers is 1 1.6%.