ADVANCED TEACHING CERTIFICATE

Assignments for Advanced Teaching Certificate BTEC



Assignments for Advanced teaching certificate BTEC

Unit 1: Systems and Structure of Compulsory Education in the UK

In the UK there is a huge variety of schools. In various references, the Internet, magazine and newspaper articles can be used different criteria for the classification of schools. A common type of school in the UK - a school- boarding (Boarding School), in which students are taught how to, and live at the school (Anyan, Owens & Magoun, 2000). The first boarding schools in Britain emerged in the early Middle Ages, mainly in monasteries. In the XII century the Pope ordered all Benedictine monasteries to open schools in the mansions of charity . Somewhat later, a study in these schools began to take charge. While the aristocratic family preferred the monastic schools, home schooling, over time, spread the belief that young people regardless of social background is more useful to learn with their peers (Armstrong, Nardini, McCracken & Lugg, 2009). This belief and became the foundation for the organization and development of privileged boarding school, among whom there are those that nurture, educate and form the elite of modern British society for more than a thousand years. In the list of the most expensive and prestigious schools in the world are present and the British boarding schools.

The classification of school-age students can be divided into three sections: Preschool education - also known as nurseries and kindergartens for children from 2 to 7 years. Here children are taught to read, write, count, and develop through play (Berry, Fuller, Reeves & Laird, 2007). Typically, these schools are organized in conjunction with the schools for younger pupils. - Age of students ranges from 2 years 9 months to 4 years. Next up are facilities for younger students (Middle Schools) - for children aged 7 to 13 years. Here, children are a subjected to a special training in various subjects, which ends with the entrance examination (Bressoux, Bianco & 2004). Successful completion of the exam is a requirement for admission to high school. Facilities for older students (Senior Schools) are for teens from 13 to 18 years. Here, children are first two-year study for the exams GCSE, followed by another two-year program: A-Level or International Baccalaureate (Chambers, Harner & Gregory, 2004). Schools in preparation for the universities (Sixth Form) - for older teens ages 16-18.

In mixed schools, both boys and girls are co-taught. Children from an early age learn to communicate and collaborate with members of the opposite sex (Cohen & Hill, 2000). Representatives of the opposite sex stimulate ambition and raise the motivation to self-development. Schools for girls are schools where only girls are taught. Girls are developing physically and emotionally a little faster boys, and in them they do not have to adapt to the laggards classmates (Cuban, 2001). Girls tend to have greater self-organization and a better discipline; groups of girls are better organized and focused on learning. Girls grow independent and do not expect someone to do ...