MGI Vereschaginskaya Secondary School № 121

Scientific Society of Students

Destination - Foreign Philology

"Comparison of the systems of education in Britain and in Russia."

Done by a student:

Gavshina Kristina Ivanovna,

9 “A” class

Supervisor: Dubrovskaya Lubov

Vasilyevna.

Vereschagino, 2010 contents

Introduction …………………………………………………………..3

1. The education system in the UK………………………………….. 5

1.1 The history of education in the UK………………………………5

1.2 Primary education………………………………………………….7

1.3 Secondary education……………………………………………… 8

1.4 Higher education………………………………………………......9

2. The education system in Russia…………………………………….12

2.1Pre-school education……………………………………………….14

2.2 Primary education………………………………………………... 14

2.3 Secondary education……………………………………………... 15

2.4 Higher education ………………………………………………….16

3. The systems of education in Russia and the UK ……………..... … 18

Conclusion……………………………………………………………. 22

Appendixes…………………………………………………………….23

Bibliography list…………………………………………………….... 26

Introduction.

Nowadays, Britain is a highly developed country, and its system of training students is thought to be elite. Education in the UK is increasingly becoming in demand in the world. Foreign students who wish to study in Britain may have several reasons for this desire. First, to obtain the qualification it is necessary to enter one of the best British universities. Second, to improve the level of academic English, as well as the degree of understanding of spoken and everyday language (which is very important for a career in any field of international business). In addition, they want to increase the choice of further education in any country in the world: a student who graduated from high school in Russia at the age of 17, may decide to hold a certain period of time in the UK in order to gain additional skills and knowledge that will enable him to get an international university education in the future with greater access.

Every year, more than a million foreign students flock to receive education in the UK. But why? Why is it considered to be a prestigious training? And why are students all over the world sent to be educated in Britain, but not in our country? In order to answer this question, I decided to investigate how our school system differs from the UK school system. I chose this topic because it is a very important issue at present, and where we will learn and how our future depends on. This is a problem for me and for my mates, so I want to know where we can get a good education and qualifications.

The purpose is to compare the educational system of Great Britain and Russia, and find an explanation for the preferential choice of the British school. To achieve the goal I must solve the following objectives: to get acquainted with the history of education in the UK; to examine the system of primary, secondary and higher education in Britain and in Russia, and on this basis, to identify strengths and weaknesses of each. The object of my research is the system of education in the UK and Russia, and the subject is the process of obtaining education by the students. During my research, I intend to use the following methods: analysis of literary sources, the method of comparison and questioning.