1.	The Czech system of education

1.1	Pre- school

1.2	Primary school

1.3	Secondary schoul

1.4	Universities and colleges

2.	British system of education

2.1	Pre-school education (1-5)

2.2	Primary Education (5-11)

2.3	Secondary education (11-18)

2.4	Further Education

2.5	Higher Education

2.6	National curriculum

2.7	Qualification

2.8	Independent Schools

3.	American System of Education

3.1	Pre-school and Elementary Education (5-11)

3.2	Secondary Education (11-18)

3.3	Higher Education (18-20)

3.4	Qualification

4.	Our school

“British system of education

- full time education is compulsory for all children between the ages of 5 and 16
- In England and Wales, 93% of schools are free state schools and 7% are private schools
- some private independent school are called “public” schools
- over 90% of all school children attend state schools, they are free of charge, there are supported by public finds – mainly from the central government; exists also fee-paying independent schools – many of these are boarding schools where children live and sleep during the school term
- Scotland has its own education system
- boys and girls are taught together in most primary and secondary schools, the majority of private secondary schools are single-sex
- the school year begins in early September and ends in the following July, it is divided into 3 terms of around 13 weeks each
- school uniforms are worn in most private school and in many state secondary schools, especially Grammar school
- the school day begins between 8 and 9 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m., it includes long morning, lunch and afternoon break
- the state system of education is divided into 4 stages: pre-school and primary, secondary, further and higher education
- children with special educational needs are educated in ordinary schools, most children of minority ethnic communities share the same schools as the British children

Pre-school education (1-5)
- it is provided by nurseries (2-5) - for children of employed mothers
- nursery schools (3-5) - children get the basic social behavior

Primary Education (5-11)
- compulsory education begins at 5, when children go to infant schools (for children from the age of 5 to 7); children learn reading, writing and arithmetic
- at the age of 7 many children move to junior schools, where the work is more systematic; children are divided into classes according to their abilities: A-stream = best students, B-stream = weaker students; C-stream= children of the least ability;
- then there are also first schools (it take pupils aged 5 to 8,9, or 10), pupils within 8- 14 age range go to middle schools
- the usual age for transfer from primary to secondary school is 11"