Unified Comprehensive School

What all schools called "unified general education" have in common — although there are many differences between them — is that they do not choose their students based on and depending on their abilities. Any student, however, must choose an appropriate course or direction within the school curriculum.


Since, therefore, a school must have a significant variety of courses, including professionally oriented ones (such as construction, catering, trade, etc.), which causes the need for expensive equipment, a unified school must be quite large in size compared to selective schools. In the early years, many schools were planned for 2,000 students, but not all of them are so large: the average school size is currently 850 students. Some of them are housed in new, purpose-built buildings, but most were forced to adapt a variety of existing buildings for these purposes, connecting or expanding them.


Theoretically, each school has the right to choose its own development plans and programs. In practice, the traditions and wishes of parents, directorates and higher education authorities have a very great influence on these schools. However, they have made significant progress over the past 15 years or so. Their considerable achievement is that an increasing number of boys and girls remain in school and continue to study even after reaching the mandatory age limit, which was raised from 15 to 16 last September. This has led to a significant increase in the number of students aged 16 to 19 in the full-time education system, which is a great contribution to the creation of a more educated society. In this regard, it should also be noted the important role of music and art education, which are usually widely represented in these schools.


Mayfield, the school I know best, is a single comprehensive school in south-west London, with 1,900 girls enrolled. It has 150 teachers (both men and women) on its staff, and the list of subjects taught here is sufficient for the most successful students to pass the exams for the General Certificate of Education at the regular and advanced levels. Other students can take the Secondary Education Certificate, introduced in 1965 for students completing 5 years of secondary school at the age of 16, which means a wider range of knowledge levels compared to the CCA. Although this certification is recognized throughout the country, the exams in this case are conducted directly by the teachers of the school. Other students may choose exams in purely professional areas, in particular, in office management, but the curriculum in any case provides ample opportunities for a child with practical inclinations.


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