Education in Britain(2) Britain has a National Curriculum---a statement of the minimum learning requirement of all children at each stage in their education. This curriculum is compulsory in the state system. Independent schools are not bound by it, but in practice most of them teach what the National Curriculum demands About forty percent go on to Further Education colleges from the state or independent sectors. Students who choose to continue their education want to go to a university or university sector college to do a degree. A level and AS-levels in GCSE(G eneral certificate of Secondary Education are still the most common entrance qualifications for students in the UKEducation in Britain(2) Britain has a National Curriculum---a statement of the minimum learning requirement of all children at each stage in their education. This curriculum is compulsory in the state system. Independent schools are not bound by it, but in practice most of them teach what the National Curriculum demands. About forty percent go on to Further Education colleges from the state or independent sectors. Students who choose to continue their education want to go to a university or university sector college to do a degree. A￾level and AS-levels in GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education )are still the most common entrance qualifications for students in the UK