Daily Life
For most English teenagers, daily life is mainly about school. Education is free for all children aged five to sixteen. It is also compulsory - everyone must have an education. As well as states school, which are run by the government, there are also independent schools, which families have to pay for. About six per cent of children in England go to independent schools, Some families also home-school: they teach their children at home.
Children start their compulsory education in primary school when they are four or five years old, and at age eleven, they move to secondary school. The school year is from September to July , with two-week holidays at Christmas and in the spring, and a longer six-week holiday