1. The North American Connection
(Other/Affiliated Networks)

The North American Connection is an organization committed to the support of North Americans living in England mainly in the West Midlands. The Club, while essentially social, provides assistance with ...

2. Culture Class FAQ 2
(Other/Home)

... ideas to how you and your family can arrive and settle with as few problems as possible. The third section is a comprehensive guide to England's Educational System. The guide has been developed together ...

3. Kent International Club - KIC
(Other/Affiliated Networks)

The Kent International Club for Women is a social Club based in Sevenoaks and the surrounding areas of Kent in the South-East of England. Here women of all nationalities and ages can meet to have fun, ...

4. How It All Works
(Relocation Zone/All Things Pracitcal)

Can it be true that the rental price of a studio flat in central London is higher than rental price of a four bed house in the North East England? Do two pints of milk that were produced by the same farm ...

5. Education in the UK
(UK Information/Preview Content)

... in school systems and to find the right school for your children. This section will give you an insight on the different options you have within England's Educational System and help you make the right ...

6. Education in the UK
(Relocation Zone/The School System)

... in school systems and to find the right school for your children. This section will give you an insight on the different options you have within England's Educational System and help you make the right ...

7. School Registration
(UK Information/Preview Content)

In order to register with a State School you need to have a permanent address in England. Evidence of a house purchase (exchange of contracts) or a rental agreement for a period of 6 or 12 months may ...

8. School Registration
(Relocation Zone/The School System)

In order to register with a State School you need to have a permanent address in England. Evidence of a house purchase (exchange of contracts) or a rental agreement for a period of 6 or 12 months may ...

9. Primary Schooling – Key Stages 1 & 2
(UK Information/Preview Content)

... is taught by a class teacher. The class teacher is a primary education specialist rather than a subject specialist. Key Stage 1 and 2 are the term for years of schooling in maintained schools in England ...

10. Primary Schooling – Key Stages 1 & 2
(Relocation Zone/The School System)

... is taught by a class teacher. The class teacher is a primary education specialist rather than a subject specialist. Key Stage 1 and 2 are the term for years of schooling in maintained schools in England ...

11. Secondary Schooling: Key Stages 3 - 5
(UK Information/Preview Content)

Key Stage 3-5 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14. This ...

12. Secondary Schooling: Key Stages 3 - 5
(Relocation Zone/The School System)

Key Stage 3-5 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14. This ...

13. The National Curriculum
(UK Information/Preview Content)

As mentioned on the previous page, education in England is divided into: primary, secondary, further and higher education. Compulsory education lasts for 11 years; statutory schooling ages are between ...

14. The National Curriculum
(Relocation Zone/The School System)

As mentioned on the previous page, education in England is divided into: primary, secondary, further and higher education. Compulsory education lasts for 11 years; statutory schooling ages are between ...

15. The Wimbledon Walk
(Other/London Walks)

... through Wimbledon Village and around the Common. There is also a chance to visit the Wimbledon All-England Club, home of the most famous lawn tennis tournament in the world. We first climb Wimbledon ...

16. Benefits & Holidays
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

...  England & Wales Scotland Northern Ireland 8 9 10 1 January New Year's Day x x x 2 January ...

17. Culture Class FAQ
(Other/Home)

... ideas to how you and your family can arrive and settle with as few problems as possible. The third section is a comprehensive guide to England's Educational System. The guide has been developed together ...

18. UK Information & Facts
(Other/Section Introduction Pages)

... the tube run 24 hours a day? Can a monthly travel card really cost £100? Contrary to popular belief it does not always rain in England. However, in the northern parts of the country there are towns that ...

19. Interacting With the British
(Cultural Training/Social Culture)

... advisable. Because of this, you should remember that the United Kingdom consist of four different nationalities. The United Kingdom refers to the nations of England, Scotland, Wales, and the six Northern ...

20. 20th and 21st Centuries
(UK Information/Facts)

...  With the Northern Ireland Assembly restored in 2007, England is now the only one of the four constituent countries of the UK that does not have its own devolved administration. This situation has given ...

21. 18th and 19th Centuries
(UK Information/Facts)

The Acts of Union between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707 caused the dissolution of both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland in order to create a unified ...

22. 17th Century
(UK Information/Facts)

Elizabeth died in 1603 without leaving any direct heirs. Her closest male Protestant relative was the King of Scots, James VI, of the House of Stuart, who became King James I of England in a Union of ...

23. List of International Schools
(UK Information/Preview Content)

... Portsmouth Road Cobham, Surrey KT11 1BL Tel: +44 (0)1932 869 744 Fax: +44 (0)1932 869 789 Website : www.acs-england.co.uk ACS-Egham 'Woodlee' London Road (A30) Egham, Surrey KT11 1BL ...

24. List of International Schools
(Relocation Zone/The School System)

... Portsmouth Road Cobham, Surrey KT11 1BL Tel: +44 (0)1932 869 744 Fax: +44 (0)1932 869 789 Website : www.acs-england.co.uk ACS-Egham 'Woodlee' London Road (A30) Egham, Surrey KT11 1BL ...

25. The Right to School
(UK Information/Preview Content)

... in the state system (10 weeks in private schools) with a 'half term' break of a week during each term. The School Structure The school structure in England is as follows: Nursery Schools: From ...

26. The Right to School
(Relocation Zone/The School System)

... in the state system (10 weeks in private schools) with a 'half term' break of a week during each term. The School Structure The school structure in England is as follows: Nursery Schools: From ...

27. UK Measures
(UK Information/Tools)

Miles & Ounces or Kilometres & Grams The history of the miles, yards, inches, and ounces goes back to the time before the Roman Empire, and the general feeling in England is that just because the EU ...

28. Government & Politics
(UK Information/Facts)

... parties. The Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly have powers over regional issues, but the U.K. parliament also deals with all matters relating to England. The Voters in the United Kingdom also ...

29. Modern Day
(UK Information/Facts)

The United Kingdom is a predominantly Protestant nation brought together under the Church of England. Even though England much like most other European cultures at the moment sees a development towards ...

30. Early Christianity
(UK Information/Facts)

... Over the next few pages you will find a quick overview of the development and historical importance of the christian church. The Roman & Celtic Church While England was controlled by the Romans, Constantine ...

31. Tudor England
(UK Information/Facts)

... not at all Protestant, the resultant schism ultimately led to England distancing itself almost entirely from Rome. A notable casualty of the schism was Henry's chancellor, Sir Thomas More. There followed ...

32. Signing of The Magna Carta
(UK Information/Facts)

Geoffroy's son, Henry, resumed the invasion; he was already Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy and Duke of Aquitaine when he landed in England. When Stephen's son and heir apparent Eustace died in 1153, ...

33. Danelaw & The Norman Conquest
(UK Information/Facts)

There were renewed Scandinavian attacks on England at the end of the 10th century. Æthelred ruled a long reign but ultimately lost his kingdom to Sweyn of Denmark, though he recovered it following the ...

34. Vikings, Wessex, & The Unification
(UK Information/Facts)

...  Æthelstan continued the expansion of his father and aunt and was the first king to achieve direct rulership of what we would now consider England. The titles attributed to him in charters and on coins ...

35. The Romans & Saxons
(UK Information/Facts)

... 43 AD, during the reign of Claudius. They annexed the whole of modern England and Wales over the next forty years and periodically extended their control over much of lowland Scotland. In the wake ...

36. Prehistoric Britain
(UK Information/Facts)

... England. The Beaker People About 2500 B.C. a new influx of expatriates decided to settle down in early England. These newcomers are today referred to as the Beaker People because of the pottery ...

37. Climate
(UK Information/Facts)

... approximately 80 cm (30 inches) per year, where in higher altitudes, the rainfall can be double that. While winters can be hard in Scotland and Northern England where snow is common, the temperature ...

38. The UK on the Map
(UK Information/Facts)

England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century. The union between England and Wales, that begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalised until 1536 with an Act of Union. ...

39. This Weeks Weather
(UK Information/Tools)

Contrary to popular belief, it does not actually rain every day in England or in the rest of the UK! However, it is always advisable to bring a brolly (English for umbrella) and keep yourself ready for ...

40. The Relocation Zone
(Other/Section Introduction Pages)

... section is designed to give expats an insight in the different options you have within England's Educational System and help them make the right choices. All Things Practical Can it be true that ...