Secondary modern schoolA secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1944 until the 1970s under the Tripartite System. Schools of this type continue in Northern Ireland, where they are usually referred to as secondary schools, and in areas of England, such as Buckinghamshire (where they are referred to as community schools), Lincolnshire and Wirral, (where they are called high schools).
Grammar schoolUne grammar school est, dans les pays anglophones, un établissement d'enseignement secondaire ou, plus rarement, d'enseignement primaire. Les origines des grammar schools remontent à l'Europe médiévale. Le but premier des grammar schools (littéralement « écoles de grammaire ») était d'enseigner la grammaire latine aux jeunes gens qui les fréquentaient. Le cursus devait plus tard inclure d'autres langues, telles que le grec ancien, le français, l'anglais et les autres langues européennes, ainsi que les sciences naturelles, les mathématiques, l'histoire, la géographie, etc.
City Technology CollegeIn England, a City Technology College (CTC) is an urban all-ability specialist school for students aged 11 to 18 specialising in science, technology and mathematics. They charge no fees and are independent of local authority control, being overseen directly by the Department for Education. One fifth of the capital costs are met by private business sponsors, who also own or lease the buildings. The rest of the capital costs, and all running costs, are met by the Department.
Eleven-plusLe eleven-plus ou 11-plus est un examen passé par une partie des élèves en Angleterre et en Irlande du Nord à la fin de l'école primaire, qui détermine l'admissibilité en grammar school ou dans les autres établissements du secondaire qui pratiquent la sélection académique. Lors de sa création, en 1944, le eleven-plus était passé par tous les élèves d'Angleterre et du pays de Galles, ainsi que d'Irlande du Nord à partir de 1947, à la fin de l'école primaire, soit à l'âge de 11 ans (d'où son nom).
Magnet schoolIn the U.S. education system, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. Normally a student will attend an elementary school, and this also determines the middle school and high school they attend, unless they move. "Magnet" refers to how magnet schools accept students from multiple different schools in the area, pulling students out of the normal progression of schools. Attending them is voluntary. There are magnet schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Junior schoolA junior school is a type of school which provides primary education to children, often in the age range from 8 and 13, following attendance at an infant school, which covers the age range 5–7. Since both infant and junior schools provide primary education, pupils are commonly placed in a unified building – a primary school. In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 2 and 5.
Selective schoolA selective school is a school that admits students on the basis of some sort of selection criteria, usually academic. The term may have different connotations in different systems and is the opposite of a comprehensive school, which accepts all students, regardless of aptitude. The split between selective and comprehensive education is usually at secondary level; primary education is rarely selective. At the university level, selection is almost universal, but a few institutions practice open admissions or open-door enrollment, allowing students to attend regardless of prior qualification.
Parti travailliste (Royaume-Uni)Le Parti travailliste (Labour Party ; Llafur) est un parti politique britannique de gauche. Il forme actuellement l'opposition officielle à la Chambre des communes et dirige un gouvernement minoritaire au pays de Galles. Il constitue également le premier parti à l'Assemblée de Londres. Fondé en 1900 par les syndicats, il devance le Parti libéral à partir des années 1920 et devient ainsi l'un des deux partis principaux du Royaume-Uni avec le Parti conservateur.
Specialist schoolSpecialist schools, also known as specialised schools or specialized schools, are schools which specialise in a certain area or field of curriculum. In some countries, for example New Zealand, the term is used exclusively for schools specialising in special needs education, which are typically known as special schools. Specialist schools have been recognised in Europe for a long period of time.
Three-tier educationThree-tier education refers to those structures of schooling, which exist in some parts of England, where pupils are taught in three distinct school types as they progress through the education system. In a three-tier local education authority children begin their compulsory education in a first school or lower school, which caters for children up to the age of 8 or 9. Children then transfer to a middle school, which caters for children from age 9 to age 13 or 14.
