School

Hi!

I haven't posted properly in far too long. Blame school! I just got home and am absolutely exhausted. I've been very busy with school so I haven't posted anything. I had three tests today. Physics, geography and English lit. Two of them were catching up on missed tests from last week. Humph! I also haven't had much inspiration becuase my mum is away so I haven't been listening to her complaints all weekend.
I jut realised that the title of this post is school. Oh yes! Differences between the Swedish and Guern school systems. There are plenty!

Guernsey

• Start at 4
• Start secondary school at 11 
• My primary school was 8.45 to 15.00
• We started French in year 5
• Not as much playtime as Sweden
• Ability sets in maths an English
• Compulsory until 16
• 2 years of sixth form
• 5 years of secondary school
• 7 years of primary school
• Expected to be able to read by age 5
• More advanced at primary school
• A-levels and some IB at sixth form
• GCSEs
• No free lunch
• Break
• 11+
• Lots of health and safety
• There's lots more but I need to save my brain energy for revision...

Sweden

• I started at 6.5
• 3 years at sixth form
• 3 years in secondary school
• 7 years at primary school
• My school started English in year 3 and French in year 6 methinks
• Free lunch
• We went into the forest for PE
• We went ice skating
• We finished at around 12
• We had frilufts dagar which ae days spent in the forest doing outdoorsy stuff
• Fruit at break time

There is so much more and I'll update it when I think of more (when my mother reads it and points out my errors) stuff.

Thanks for reading!

Bye banan!