1、BRITISHPRIMARYSCHOOLUptoage5,childrenmayhavesomepre-primaryschoolinginnurseryschools,daycare,orplaygroups.Betweentheageof5to11,pupilsmainlyattendstatesectorprimaryschools.Theseschoolsarecalledco-educationormixedschoolsbecausetheyadmitbothboysandgirls.Primaryschoolsareoftensubdividedintoinfantschools
2、forchildrenfromage47(FoundationStageandKeyStage1)andjuniorschoolsforages711(KeyStage2).(ExcludingScotland,whereallfromage5-12arecateredforintheoneinstitution.)Bylaw,allchildrenofcompulsoryschoolage(between5and16)mustreceiveafull-timeeducation.TheUKintroducedaNationalCurriculumin1992andstateschoolsar
3、erequiredtoadheretoituntilstudentsreachage16.However,independentorpublicschoolsarenotobligedtodoso.Inareasthatadoptedathree-tiersystem,thetermprimaryschoolisoftenusedasanalternativetoFirstSchool,takinginagesupto9or10yearsold,althoughforeducationplanningpurposes,thetermprimaryeducationintheseareaswil
4、lstillcovertheagegroupsasinatwo-tiersystem.Intheprivatesector,fee-payingschoolswhichprovideprimaryeducationareknownaspreparatoryschools,andtheyoftencaterforchildrenuptotheageofthirteen.Astheirnamesuggests,preparatoryschoolsaredesignedtopreparepupilsforentranceexaminationsforfee-payingindependentscho
5、ols.TestPrimaryschoolstudentsinEnglandsitstandardizedtestsSATsinYear6andinYear2.Thesetestsareusedtoprovideindividualstudentresultsandtorankschoolsaccordingtotheirperformance.TestsincludeNumeracy,MentalMath,ReadingComprehension,Writing,SpellingandScience.AfinallevelisawardedforMath,EnglishandScience.
6、WalesandNorthernIrelandabolishedthetestsquitesometimeago,whilstScotlandneverimplementedtheSATs.Heatherdown Preparatory SchoolHeatherdown Prep:the exclusive school that taught David Cameron his ambitionHeatherdown Preparatory SchoolwasanindependentjuniorschoolforboysinthecivilparishofWinkfield,nearAs
7、cot,intheEnglishcountyofBerkshire.Itclosedin1982.Setin30acres(12ha)ofgrounds,ittypicallyhadbetween80and90pupils.Itspupilsincluded:PrinceAndrew,DukeofYorkPrinceEdward,EarlofWessexAndrewRussell,15thDukeofBedfordDavidCameron,UKPrimeMinister(2010present)DavidCholmondeley,7thMarquessofCholmondeleySirEdwa
8、rdFielden,WorldWarTwoheroGilesGoschen,4thViscountGoschen1BryanGuinness,2ndBaronMoyneVictorHely-HutchinsonGeorgeMountbatten,4thMarquessofMilfordHavenLordIvarMountbattenAngusOgilvyJamesOgilvyDavidCarnegie,EarlofSoutheskGeorgeWindsor,EarlofStAndrewsDavidNiven,actorJoelCadburyAlexanderCockburn,writerAcc
9、ordingtoFrancisElliotandJamesHanningsbiographyofDavidCameron,theschoolwasrenownedforitsacademicandsportingexcellence.TheyclaimthatamongtheeightysetsofparentsofCameronscontemporaries,therewereeightTheHonourables,fourSirs,twoCaptains,twoDoctors,twoMajors,oneBrigadier,oneCommodore,twoPrincesses,twoMarc
10、hionesses,oneViscount,oneEarl,oneBaronandoneQueen.ThelastHeadmasteroftheSchoolwasJamesV.Edwards.Afterclosingin1982,theschoolwasdemolishedandallthatremainsisthelakeandislandalongFernbankRoad.ThesiteisnowoccupiedbytheLicensedVictuallersSchool.Oldboysorpeoplewithavalidconnectiontotheschoolmaintainaface
11、bookpagewithlimitedpubliccontenttosharememoriesandpostpictures.The small boy smiling shyly in the back row of the school photograph bears no early traces of greatness.But,at the tender age of 11,David Cameron was already ambitious beyond his years.A school report emerged on Thursday showing Mr Camer
12、on ranked last in the elite sixth form at Heatherdown Preparatory School。LockerParkLockers Park Schoolisadayandboardingpreparatoryschoolfor140boys,situatedinHemelHempstead,Hertfordshire.EachyearitsendsboystothemainpublicschoolsintheUK,includingHarrow,Eton,Radley,BradfieldandRugby.Itscurrentheadmaste
13、risDavidFarquharson.LockersParkhasalonganddistinguishedhistory.Itwasfoundedin1874byHenryMontaguDrapertobeafoundationschoolpreparingboysforRugbySchool,andisthusoneoftheearliestpurpose-builtpreparatoryschoolsinEngland.ItisbuiltontheparklandofasignificantGeorgianhouse,calledTheLockers,whichstillexists,
14、nowdividedintoapartments.HenryDrapertooktheopportunitytobuythe23acres(93,000m2)ofparklandwhentheownerofTheLockersfellonhardtimes,andbuiltaschoolwithfacilitiestohousethesonsofgentlefolkwhointendedtheirsonsforRugby.HewasguidedinhischoiceoflocationbytheproximityofthesitetoBoxmoor(nowHemelHempstead)stat
15、ion,anditssituationontheroutefromLondontoRugby.InthefollowingyearsLockersParkSchoolestablisheditselfasoneofahandfulofhigh-qualitypreparatoryschools,sendingboystoEton,HarrowandWinchesteraswellasRugby,Bradfield,UppinghamSchoolandthenearerschoolsofStoweandHaileybury.Itslistofdistinguishedoldboysislong,
16、mostnotably:LouisMountbatten,1stEarlMountbattenofBurma,HisHighnessPrinceMauriceofBattenbergandGuyBurgess,theRussianspy.TheNawabofPataudi,captainoftheIndianCricketteam,SirKeithJoseph,JamesLees-MilneandSaifAliKhanalsowenttotheschool.ManytraditionsfromthedaysofDraperstillcontinue,maintainedwithintheful
17、lyupdatedbuildingsandalongsidethemodernandvibrantcurriculum.Tuckandsweets(whichDraperdidhisbesttodiscourageparentsfromsupplyingtoboysonexeats!)arestillknownasslatter,afterMrSlatterwhoownedasweetshopinBoxmoor;boyshaveSetsratherthanhouses,thenamesbeingthoseoffamousarmyandnavycaptains,Beatty,Haig,Jellicoe,Kitchener,MountbattenandRoberts;andtheforward-thinkingsystemofeffortgrades,emphasizingattitudeandapplicationasthemostimportantelementsofeducation,isthesametodayasthatinstitutedbytheearliestHeadmasterHappyEndingWithaWonderfulSongThankyou!






