Is based on the grades (A,B,C,D,E,)gained.

PRIMARY EDUCATION
In primary sch.the firstb 2 yrs beginnig at theage of 5 are spent on informal developmenf eexpresion and ability to concentrate .Often children stay with the same teacher all the time for this whole infant period.More formal „Junior level“ teaching begins at he age of 7 ,though at this stage there is more concern with making children interested than with tradiotional instructions .Competetiveness in the learning process is not encouraged ,though there is no reaction against extreme permisiveness and in favour of increased attention to the teaching of basic skiills and knowledge.

SECONDARY EDUCATION
Although almost alll state sec. Schools are now comprehensive (jednotne)the egaulising purpose the system has not altogheter been achieved.All compreh. Sec.sch. may be intended to be on egual standard ,but in some sch. Far biogger proportions of the pupils perform well in the certificate examinations than in others.The highest succes rates tend to be in sch. In comfortable suburban areas the lowest in those parts of big towns where the social indicators are less favourable.In sec.sch there is a great concern with the development of the child´s personality .Clubs are encouraged for the joint pursiut of interests in nature such as bird watching or music dancing or drama.There is also usually a pastoral system through which each teachre meets an assigned group of 20 or 30 regularly to discuss problem of the world in general,and gives advice of choice of course and if necessary on personal problems.
The approach to edu. Has changed in the past 30 yrs .It is now widely accepted that it is not enough for children simply absorb and remembe info. They should be eguipped to evaluate(zhodnotit)and criticise the info. They receive and to find out things gfor themselves.The content of edu should as far as practicable be relevant to real life .Language teaching should make use of typical situatuions of tourists or businness peole .The rules of grammar and syntax are not emphasisied at theearly stages.Children learn about hte essential relations beetwen figures (cislicami)than mathematical procedures and the should grow up with computing skills .They are encouraged to under take projects on theit own account,often in pairs or groups.

SHOOL YEAR AND DAY
The academic year begins at Br.prim. and sec. Sch. in September .It is divide into 3 rems .Christams and Easter make intervals between them.Children have 5 weeks holidays in summer two weeks during christmas two weeks at Easter.Thera are two week holiday in the middle of each term.Day scholls work from Mondays to Fridays.Classes are held from 9p.m. to 4 p.m. and the day is ussually divided into periods of about 35minutes.The average number of pupils in the class is 30.

CURICULLUM

In 1988 the National Curriculum was introduced into schools in England and Wales, making for a broader, more balanced and coherent schooling system. The curriculum sets out what pupils should study, what they should be taught and the standards that they should achieve.