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This document provides an overview of the English culture and education system. It discusses the main and other languages spoken in England, examples of British slang terms, popular sports and hobbies, demographics by race and religion, and key details about the education system structure from early years through tertiary education. It also notes challenges facing teachers in England such as low pay, overwork, and stress.

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Reilly Culture Powerpoint

This document provides an overview of the English culture and education system. It discusses the main and other languages spoken in England, examples of British slang terms, popular sports and hobbies, demographics by race and religion, and key details about the education system structure from early years through tertiary education. It also notes challenges facing teachers in England such as low pay, overwork, and stress.

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England Culture Lesson

By: Ryan Fatula


Main Language= English
• British have accents
• Uncomfortable in American classroom

Other Languages (other accents)=


• Cornish
Languages • Scots
• Welsh
• Scottish Gaelic
• Irish
• Ulster Scots
• British Sign Language (BSL) (125,000
adults)
How will you deal with
accents?

Students not understand


Accents American accent?

Bullying
• Britain:
• “Lad”=dude
• “Daft”=stupid
• “To leg it”=run away
Slang • “Dodgy”=suspicious
• “Gobsmacked”=shocked
• “Bonkers”=Crazy
• “Knackered”=tired
• “Bog”=Toilet
• “Bevvy”=Beverages
What are
examples of • How do these affect a classroom?
• Would American slang affect American
slang in students in foreign countries?

US?
Sports
• Soccer (aka association football)
• Cricket
• Rugby
• Golf
• Field hockey
• Badminton
• Billiards
• Tennis
• Bowls
• Shinty
Hobbies

• Sewing (younger generations)


• Stamp collecting
• Bingo
• Tik Tok, Instagram
• Calligraphy
• Baking
• Jam making
• Gardening
• Bird watching
• Baking
• Puzzles
What • How do these affect our culture?
• How could we as teachers account for this
hobbies/sports cultural diversity?

do we play in • “Mixing pot/Salad bowl” Theory of


diversity
US? • Allow British student to form club?
Caucasian (55 million; 87%)
vs US (60%)

Black (2 million; 3%) vs


US (12%)
Race
Asian (4.5 million; 7%)
vs US (6%)

Mixed Race (1.5 million; 2%)


vs US (3%)
Christian (37 million; 60%) vs US
(65%)

Atheist/no religion (16 million; 26%)


vs US (28%)

Muslin (2.8 million; 5%) vs US


Religion (1%)

Jewish (300,000; 0.5%) vs US


(1%)

Buddhist (300,000; 0.5%) vs US


(1%)
• Stages
• Early Years Foundation Stage (3-4 years old)
• Key Stage 1 (5-6 years old)
Education • Key Stage 2 (7-10 years old)

System • Key Stage 3 (11-13 years old)


• Key Stage 4 (14-15 years old)
• Key Stage 5 (16-17 years old)
• Tertiary Education (18+ years old) (aka colleges
or trade schools)
• Bachelor’s degrees (3 years)
• Master’s degrees (3 years)
• College is about $12,000 per year
• Standardized Tests:
• GCSEs
• (General Certificates of Secondary Education)

Education • Taken grades 10-11


• Similar to Benchmark tests, PSSAs
System • Specific subject areas
• A-levels
• Advanced placement tests
• Taken grades 12-13
• National Vocational Qualification Test
• Taken grades 12-13
• National Diploma
• Similar to high school diploma
Other Education System Facts

Lack of STEM teachers


• UK Department of Education claimed only 85% teachers
required
• 64% required math teachers
• 43% required physics teachers

Discrimination Laws
• must not discriminate on basis of race, disability, sexual
orientation, gender reassignment, gender, or religion
• Similar to Equal Opportunity Employer
• Schools have non-discrimination policies like US
• How Teachers are Treated:
• $30,000 to $50,000
• Based on qualification, experience, and location

Education • More underpaid than US


• Much stress

System • Some teachers work 12 hours a day (55 hours a


week)
• Overworked
• UK Education Support Partnership claims 75% of
teachers experience stress
• According to The Guardian, 15,000 British teachers
leave the country to work somewhere else
• Toxic Government policies allow these characteristics

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