UK and China System of Secondary School Comparison and Contrast

Question: Describe about the secondary school comparison and contrast of UK and China system. Answer: Introduction The England system of the secondary education, it is comprehensive, and it has a high growth exponentially. [1]Their education system is global, and their students are representative of the cross section of the Great Britain young populations, with a broad range of the abilities. A lot of the state schools are regarded as the special schools. They majorly focus to one or two areas of the curriculum. (Echevaria, Short and Powers, 2006)Thus, where a child is gifted in subject like the math, science, and the music they tend to choose their secondary school accordingly depending on their ability and interest. In the year 2010, the specialist schools received a designation from the government of the UK and extra funding to go on with their new status. In China the system of the secondary school is less complex as comparison to the England. There are public schools in each level. Nonetheless, the private schools are more regulated by the government to check on the quality of the education that is offered. Generally there is one system. There is a compulsory education that comprises of nine years, after which a student can stop the school but most go on with the education. (Cummings, 1999)As compared to the old days the education system was designed for exam purposes. In the current times the system has completely being changed so as to advocate for the quality of the education. This system has enabled the students to develop on every field and new classes have come up that enable students take part in rather than, read books all the day. The education in the secondary school is important for China and UK. The major purpose of this system is for the childrens future. (Cummings, 1999)Comparing China to the Englands current status secondary education they have more tradition, and the quality is much higher. The system of the school in China are borrowing from other of the countries since their quality is not as good as UK. [2]Despite these, there are some similarities and some differences that exist between these education systems. Some of similar components that exists between the two countries are; the education system is free, and the national application of the academic curriculum to all the school in the states. (Kempler,Teng, Dick, Taussig and Davis, 1998)The difference is the knowledge structure, the qualities of the system, and the law imposed on the private schools. On this essay, it will show the similarities and the differences that exist between the education system in UK and China. [3]It will show examples and evaluations of these differences and the similarities on the system. Besides, there will be a summary of the points that are highlighted between the two countries secondary education systems. Both of these countries have some similarities and the differences in the system of the secondary education. One of the similarity is that the education system is free in both of the countries to all the children, but nonetheless, it is important to note that it is not compulsory in China after the ninth year. (Echevaria, Short and Powers, 2006) Meanwhile, the English children they are entitled by the law to acquire the free education until they reach the age of 16 years. Moreover, the national curriculum that is used in both the countries is applied to all state schools. To another similarity is on the national tests are usually administered to all the students at the age of eleven, fourteen and sixteen years of age in both of the countries. To cater for the secondary education in UK is usually the duty of the Authorities in the local education. (Echevaria, Short and Powers, 2006)They cater for the education, and the employment of teachers. On other hand in China country, it is the role of the state who are responsible for the education in the secondary school education. Some differences also exist between the two countries; some of these differences are on the structure of the education, the facilities they have and the education quality. On point of the education structure, China secondary school is mainly divided into 2 phases. (Echevaria, Short and Powers, 2006)These phases are basically the juniors and the seniors. Essentially the students who graduate from the primary school choose on the junior middle school and take the entrance exams of the school they choose. In the event of passing they enter to the school of choice, and study, read, and learn the foreign languages. This stage is the compulsory for the education. On contrast, the school system in England comprises of three key stages. On the first stage starts from the seven year to the year nine. The second stage is from the ten year to eleventh year which are very compulsory. [4]After the student completes eleventh year they have the option to leave the school or they can complete the two remaining levels so as to study at the higher education. On the aspect of the quality of the secondary school in the England and the China, UK has a better quality of the education than the other country.(Cummings, 1999) The UK has more develop infrastructure as compared to China. The government of UK has invested heavily in the infrastructure to provide education that is high quality. In the UK they have introduced the specialist school in which the children can choose depending on their passion, and abilities. The government has also provided the funding for these schools. In contrast, China does not have such kind of schools as the England; but they have various activities in the school for the students to choose. On the last difference that exists between the two countries is on the aspect of the law system. In China, some rules are set so as to allow the private schools for both the primary and the secondary school. (Echevaria, Short and Powers, 2006) On the other hand in England, the private schools that are permitted are usually inspected by LEAs for the quality purposes. Conclusion This paper has elaborated on the differences and the similarities that exists to the two countries China and UK. [5]Some of the similarities that exists in the system are; the free education offered by the state, and the school applies a single national curriculum to all the schools of the states. While, on the differences there were aspects of the quality of the education system, the structure of the education and the system of the law in both of the countries. Nonetheless, it is important to note that in both of the countries try as much as possible to offer education that is of high quality and affordable to the children. Studying in the UK can be a good choice for a student wishing to study at abroad. Besides, the education system in the two countries have some advantages and disadvantages. Thus there is need for the exchanges of the knowledge in both of the countries. References Bray, M., Adamson, B. and Mason, M. (Eds). 2014. Comparative education research: Approaches and methods (Vol. 19). Springer. Cummings, W. K. 1999. The institutions of education: Compare, compare, compare!. Comparative educationi review, pp. 43(4), pp.413-437. Echevaria, J., Short, D. and Powers, K. 2006. School reform and standards-based education: A model for English-language learners. The Journal of Educational Research, pp. 99(4), pp.195-211. Kempler, D., Teng, E.L., Dick, M., Taussig, I.M. and Davis, D.S. 1998. 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