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)______