United Kingdom

The Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom.

Flag

It is called the Union Flag because it symbolizes the administrative union of the countries of the United Kingdom.

 It is made up up of the individual Flags of three of the Kingdom's countries all united under one Sovereign ,the countries of  England, of  Scotland and of  Northern Ireland .

As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality it could not be included on the flag.




Landmarks in the United Kingdom

Stonehenge

Undoubtedly this is one of the most attractive places in The United Kingdom and also in the wolrd. Stonehenge is a circle of ancient stones whit the age estimated at 4000 BC, it is one of most famous prehistoric monument sites in Britain, and this monument is considered a megalithic monument in where some aspects catch the attention.

Palace

Buckingham Palace is the Queen´s official residence 

in London and it is  often used to receive and entertain foreign visitors.

The Big Ben

England has an icon callled the Big Ben, a clock that is called this way but it is the Palace of Westmiknster´s clock

The first clock was built in 1290 and in 1707 was demolisched and the bell that had this clock was sold to St Paul´s  Cathedral..

The Big Ben appeared in many famous movies like 102 Dalmatians, Alice in Wonderland, Dracula, 28 days later etc.

Typical Food

British food has traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in Britain include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies like the cornish pasty, trifle and roasts dinners.

Education

In first world countries like The United Kingdom education is a very important aspect of their government an according  to the education Act of 1944, all the children have a right to free school education and at the same time education is compulsory between ages five and sixteen.

The goals of the education at a national level are determined by the central education authorities. The Local Education Authorities (LEA) is the responsible for the local an regional education management.

There are basically two different kinds of system used in UK:

      The one that covers the regions of England, Wales and North Ireland.

      The one that is only used in Scotland.

Subject

English, mathematics, science, art, citizenship, design and technology, geography, history, information and communication technology, modern foreign languages, music and physical education.

Education in the UK can be divided into four stages which are related to the student’s age.

Stage 1 (5-7 years old)

  Stage 2 (7-11 years old)

    Stage 3 (11-14 years old)

    Stage 4 (14-16 years old)

Primary

The primary education period is provided by the Primary schools.  Six years of compulsory education are structured in two periods in Primary School:

§        Infant schools that covers the stage 1

§        Junior schools that covers the stage 2

Secondary

Is when primary ends  and there are 2 options:

§     Grammar schools

It provides  the whole Secondary Education. In order to enter to these schools it is necessary to pas selective exam.

§    Comprehensive school

It admits students without a selective exam, when the students finish the secondary school, they are evaluated with the main extern exam for students that have already finished the secondary school. This exam is the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE).

Higher education

Undergraduate take four years course to complete,  it only takes a year to have a master’s degree , two for a research master’s degree ant three for a doctoral degree.

The head of a university, who is responsible for its management, it called a Vive-chancellor. All universities in The United Kingdom are autonomous.

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