British Education Ⅰ. British Education Acts A. 1870 Act: inspired by the example of mass (1) in Germany (1)______ B. 1902 Act: --established local education authorities (LEAs) --established (2) for secondary education (2)______ C. 1944 Act: established age of free and compulsory secondary education D. 1988 Act=free individual schools from LEAs Ⅱ. Contrasts with American Education A. State schools in Britain vs. public schools in America B. Grammar schools: (3) schools (3)______ C. Secondary modern schools=providing vocational education Ⅲ. Types of Schools in Britain A. Private boarding school e. g. Eton College, Harrow School, Rugby School, and Winchester School. --attended by the wealthy and influential due to high (4) (4)______ including: --preparatory schools (age of 7 to the age of 11,12 or 13) -- (5) schools (age of 11,12,or 13 to 18 or 19) (5)______ B. Schools supported with public funds e.g. -state schools: owned and funded by LEAs -- (6) schools: established and funded by religious groups (6)______ --self-governing or (7) (GM) schools: receiving funds directly from (7)______ the government --specialist schools: connected to a private (8) (8)______ C. Comprehensive schools (in Scotland) serving students of all abilities D. Schools subordinate to religious groups (in Northern Ireland) -- (9) school: maintained by the catholic or the Protestant church (9)______ -- (10) schools (10)______