Education in the United Kingdom

Education in England is not as perfect as we, foreigners think. There are plenty of stereotypes, which make us think, that British education is only Oxford and Cambrige, but there are also many educational problems. During the last fifteen years or so, there have been unprecedented changes in the system of education in England and Wales . I'll try to explain the changes and the reasons for them. In my work I will also give a description of the system of education, which differs from that in Russia very much.

Introduction 3
Primary and secondary education 3
The story of British schools 4
Arguments about the purpose of education. 7
Economic Context 9
Social Context 10
Standards 10
Schools and the post-16 curriculum 11
Further and higher education 11
Present situation 17
Education under Labour 17
Questions 18