Education

5. In the UK children go to _________ school from the age of 5 - 11.
6. The National _________ tells schools what subjects must be studied, and in what way.
8. A time-slot - maybe 45 minutes or an hour - for a lesson.
9. The school year is usually made up of 3 _________.
10. A _________ school is funded by the government, and free for students.
11. The time when students can relax between lessons.
12. The capacity of humans to make or invent something new.

1. The subject matter of a particular course.
2. School subjects like history and geography that deal with society and culture.
3. The most senior member of university teaching/reseach staff in a department.
4. _________ school is the confusing term used to describe some English independent (fee-paying) schools.
7. This student's _________ has been very poor - she's been absent at least one day every week.