Britain implements 12 compulsory education, which stipulates that children aged 5- 16 must receive school education. With the development of society and the increasing demand for national education, students in England and other places are required to receive necessary school education before 18 years old. (Scottish calendars are different)

In Britain, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have their own relatively independent education systems, and their laws and practices are also different.

Take the age structure of education in England as an example;

3-4 years old preschool education, 4- 16 years old compulsory education, 5- 1 1 year old primary education, and finally1-16 years old junior high education,16-. Each academic year consists of three semesters: autumn (September-165438+1October), spring (65438+1October-March) and summer (April-June).

Expanding knowledge-preschool education

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. Preschool education is not compulsory, and debate is paid. However, according to government regulations, every 3-4-year-old child has the right to enjoy free early education and child care services for 38 weeks every year, with 15 hours per week.

Children formally receive compulsory education at the age of five. Primary schools in Britain are generally coeducational, while some middle schools are single-sex schools. More than 90% of primary and secondary school students attend public schools. The government encourages children to go to school nearby.

Schools give priority to nearby children, and do not encourage cross-districts, generally not exceeding the range of 1 to 2 miles. If parents arrange their children to go to a distant school, the school will not give subsidies.

Compulsory education between the ages of 5 and 16 is divided into four main stages: the first stage (that is, 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.