In Great Britain children begin to go to school at the age of five.First they study at infant schools.In the schools they learn to draw with coloured pencils and paints.They also make figures out of plasticine and work with paper and glue.They play much because they are very young.Later they begin to learn letters and to read, write and count.
At the age of seven English schoolchildren go to junior schools.The do many subjects.They do not go to school as early as we do, but stay there longer.They first lesson usually starts ar 9 o'clock.There are 3 lessons with short breaks of 10 minutes between them and then an hour break for lunch.
After lunch they have two more lessons which are over by half past three.
If you have a look at an English pupit's shhool record you will see that the marks in it differ from the marks we have.Our schoolchildren get fives, fourt,threes. twos and ones.At English schools there are marks from 1 to 10 and at some schools from 1 up to 100.
Junior school ends at the age of 11 and secondary school begins.All the age of 16 schoolchildren take their exams.