In English school The differences between Polish and

In English school The differences between Polish and English schools. Titles: 1) The main differences 2) Timetable 3) Facts and figures about English school 4) Special days at school 5) Summary THE END

The main differences q. There are lot of differences between Polish and English schools. Below you can find the most important ones. q In English school students must wear uniforms. q They always have the same timetable (School usually starts at about 9: 00). q English lessons are more practical than Polish ones e. g cooking or practical science lessons. q They also have the different system of assessment (A-F).

Timetable �If you were an English student your day could look like that. Your lessons start at 9: 00 Timetable: Period 1 60 minutes Period 2 Break 15 minutes Period 3 Period 4 Lunch break 60 minutes Period 5 (casual lessons)

TERMS START FINISH BREAKS AUTUMN 2 nd September 20 th December • Half term: 28 th October-1 st November • Christmas: 21 st December-5 th January • Half term: 17 th February-21 st February • Easter: 4 th April 21 st April • Half term: 26 th May-30 th May SCHOOL YEAR 2013/2014 SPRING SUMMER 6 th January 22 nd April 4 th April 18 th July

SCHOOL LIFE REWARDS AND PROMOTION GRADING SYSTEM A (70 -100%) B (60 -70%) C (50 -60%) D close fail (46 -49%) E fail (no award) below 49% SANCTIONS GRADING SYSTEM SCHOOL REPORT VERBAL WARNING GOLDEN TIME MOVING VERBAL OR WRITTEN PRAISE MISSING OUT A PRIVILEGE CHANGING A FORM VISUAL PRAISE Student can be assigned for a better form after SATs (Standard Assessement Tests) Stickers, stamps, privileges No golden time BEHAVIOUR CHARTS MAKING AN APOLOGY LETTER DETENTION 30 -minute, 60 minute, Saturday

Facts and figures about English school q. English children in winter have normal PE lessons outside. q. There are 3 days in the year when you can wear normal clothes to school. q. If you are naughty at school, you will stay at school after lessons. If you don’t do it, you will stay on Saturday at school.

SPECIAL DAYS AT SCHOOL • • BANK HOLIDAYS INSET DAYS (STAFF TRAINING DAYS) MUFTI DAY (NO UNIFORMS) PARENT MEETINGS

Summary �English school looks totally different than the Polish one. They have a lot of benefits and some faults. Learn English because you don’t know maybe some day you will have to move to England.

The End �Prepared by: Kacper Kopycki