can get textbooks and stationery free of charge. Certificates for the pupils after the secondary schools are not awarded by schools but by the examining boards. There are six examining boards in England. These six boards conduct public examinations for all schools. The public examinations are mainly the gCse(the General Certificate of Secondary education中学毕业证书) exams and the gce(the General Certificate of Education水平测试) exams. The gCe is intended for pupils who want to go on their education in Universities and Colleges, while the gCse is designed for those pupils who are less academically able. The gCe has two levels: "O" level and"A"level Students who win the gCe at"A"level can apply for admission to universities. These public examinations decide what kind of certificates pupils are to get and who can enter universities Any child may leave school at 16 without attempting any of the public examinations. But an increasing number of boys and girls are taking either the exam a pupil may also take GeC in some subjects and cse in others Schools supported by public funds are of two main kinds in England county schools and voluntary schools. County schools are financed and maintained by local government. Voluntary schools, mostly established by religious denominations (%), are managed by voluntary organizations with the financial help of local governments When we talked about British Government we know that the British Government is made up of three tiers: the central government, the county government and the district government. Or we may say the central government and the local government As far as the education is concerned, the tasks of the central govemment and the local governments are clearly distinguished. The central government makes general education policies and provides financial support for universities. Yet the loc governments are mainly responsible for providing primary and secondary education for school ages. But in 1989, the government introduced a National Curriculum. Now, all the teachers are told what to teach and their schools are now ranked according to how well they perform this task. (P. 109 paragraph 3-4 One of the characteristics of the schools in the uk is that all school children must receive religious instruction and attend daily worship at school. To protect freedom of belief, the government allows local education authorities and schools to determine the content of their religious instruction accord ing to the demand of the local commun ity The purpose is to cultivate the moral sense of pupils. (P. 108, paragraph 1) II. Primary and Secondary Education Britain conducts compulsory education for all children. It begins at the age of five rally, children spend two years in infants' schools, four years in primary schools and five or more(seven)years in second ary schools. For primary schools, Britain has9 can get textbooks and stationery free of charge. Certificates for the pupils after the secondary schools are not awarded by schools but by the examining boards. There are six examining boards in England. These six boards conduct public examinations for all schools. The public examinations are mainly the GCSE (the General Certificate of Secondary Education 中学毕业证书) exams and the GCE (the General Certificate of Education 水平测试) exams. The GCE is intended for pupils who want to go on their education in Universities and Colleges, while the GCSE is designed for those pupils who are less academically able. The GCE has two levels: “O” level and “A” level. Students who win the GCE at “A” level can apply for admission to universities. These public examinations decide what kind of certificates pupils are to get and who can enter universities. Any child may leave school at 16 without attempting any of the public examinations. But an increasing number of boys and girls are taking either the exam. A pupil may also take GEC in some subjects and CSE in others. Schools supported by public funds are of two main kinds in England: county schools and voluntary schools. County schools are financed and maintained by local government. Voluntary schools, mostly established by religious denominations (派别), are managed by voluntary organizations with the financial help of local governments. When we talked about British Government, we know that the British Government is made up of three tiers: the central government, the county government and the district government. Or we may say the central government and the local government. As far as the education is concerned, the tasks of the central government and the local governments are clearly distinguished. The central government makes general education policies and provides financial support for universities. Yet the local governments are mainly responsible for providing primary and secondary education for school ages. But in 1989, the government introduced a National Curriculum. Now, all the teachers are told what to teach and their schools are now ranked according to how well they perform this task. (P.109 paragraph 3-4) One of the characteristics of the schools in the UK is that all school children must receive religious instruction and attend daily worship at school. To protect freedom of belief, the government allows local education authorities and schools to determine the content of their religious instruction according to the demand of the local community. The purpose is to cultivate the moral sense of pupils. (P.108, paragraph 1) II. Primary and Secondary Education Britain conducts compulsory education for all children. It begins at the age of five. Generally, children spend two years in infants’ schools, four years in primary schools, and five or more (seven) years in secondary schools. For primary schools, Britain has