Education
- What are the ages of compulsory education? How does this differ in Northern Ireland? Who is responsible for ensuring a child attends school?
- What are the different stages of education? At what age do children leave school? Where can people get details of local schools?
- At what age do children go to secondary school? How does this differ in Scotland?
- What are faith schools? What are independent schools?
- What is the national curriculum? At what ages do children take key stage tests in England? At what age do children take GCSEs and A levels?
- How is education different in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales?
- What is the role of a school governing body (or a school board in Scotland)?
- What do further education colleges offer?
- What is ESOL? What are adult education classes?
- How do university students pay their tuition fees?
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Remember, you can find the answers to all these questions in the handbook.
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