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you will find information about the UK Education
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UK
Education System Explained |
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Independent
Schools |
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Independent
Schools Explained |
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Fee-charging
schools are sometimes described
as ''private schools'' or traditionally
in England (somewhat confusingly)
''public schools". Many Independent
Schools are 'Boarding Schools',
where pupils live and work on the
schools grounds. Others are day
schools, or a combination of day
and boarding. Independent schools
receive no grants from
public funds and are owned and
managed under special trusts. |
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Most independent
schools offer a similar range of
courses to state schools and enter
pupils for the same public examinations.
The independent sector is not obliged
to teach the National Curriculum
and comply with the associated
education targets. |
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Primary
Schools |
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Independent
Primary Schools Explained |
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Independent
primary schools fall into two main
categories: pre-preparatory, for
ages two to seven, and junior or
preparatory ('prep') schools, for
ages seven to 11 or 13. The preparatory
title is used because the last
two years in the school are often
devoted to preparation for the
Common Entrance examination; a
pass is required for admittance
to many independent secondary schools. |
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Fee-charging
schools come in a variety of forms.
Some are privately owned and run
for profit, others are charitable
foundations. Our site provides
a school
search giving the name
and addresses of
schools, as well as entry requirements
for schools with full page listings. |
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The
average class size for preparatory
schools is 15 to 20 pupils per
teacher. |
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Termly
Fees range from about £600
to £1,100
for ages two to seven
and £950 to £2,500
for day pupils aged seven to 13
- £2,300 to £3,500
per term for boarders. |
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Secondary
schools |
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Independent
Secondary Schools Explained |
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The
majority of independent secondary
schools have classes or teaching
groups of between 20 and 25 pupils,
even lower at sixth form level.
Most schools admit pupils
at any age from 11. Entry outside
traditional age brackets is referred
to as 'Out
of sequence entry'
on our site. |
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Many
schools will require prospective
pupils to take an examination.
Sometimes the school
sets its own
examination, but many use the Common
Entrance Examination, which can
be taken for entry to the school
at 11, 12 or 13. The exam is set
centrally and marked individually
by the senior school. Each school
has its own pass mark. |
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Traditionally
more than five children out of
six
at
independent schools are day
pupils. They often come from
a wider catchment
area than those at state schools,
and sometimes the children
live 15 or 20 miles away from
their
school. Recent trends indicates that
the boarding proportion has declined
steadily
for many
years.
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All
independent schools in the UK are
open to inspection by
approved inspectors and must register
with
the appropriate government education
department. In addition the education
departments lay down certain minimum
standards and can make schools
remedy any unacceptable features
of their building or instruction,
as well as excluding any unsuitable
teacher or proprietor. |
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Termly
Fees at independent schools
vary widely. They depend on whether
schools are educating older children
or younger ones, day or boarding
and, sometimes, on the part of
the country in which they are
situated. The figures below are
broad ranges: some schools will
be lower or higher. In 1998
they will increase, possibly
by about 5 per cent. |
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The
approximate range of fees per term
is from £1,300 to £2,700
for girls' day schools, £2,700
to £4,400 for boarding girls; £1,300
to £3,200 for day boys and £2,800
to £4,600 for boarders. We
recommend that you visit the schools
on our site with full pages, or contact
the schools admissions department
to
verify the
fees for specific schools. |
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