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Unit 4 Education in Britain Contrasts with American Education ? Most British schools are funded投資 by the central government, with local governments providing supplemental 補足的 funding. ? England and Wales have a national curriculum課程 of core 核心 courses for students 5 to 16 years old, and schools are inspected 檢查 by the Office for Standards in Education. National Curriculum課程 ? National Curriculum has made it pulsory必修 for three core核心 subjects— English, mathematics and science and seven other foundation subjects— technology (including design), history, geography, music, art, physical education and a modern foreign language— to be included in the curricula of all pupils. Contrasts with American Education ? National tests at the ages of 7, 11, and 14 assess評估 students’ progress. ? Schools must provide religious 嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)?education and daily collective 集體worship for all pupils, although parents can withdraw their children from these. ? Fewer people go on to higher education