of cabinet ministers of the United Kingdom had been educated at such fee-charging schools. In Scotland, a public school has a different significance;...
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a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging private schools in England...
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In the United Kingdom, public holidays are days on which most businesses and non-essential services are closed. Many retail businesses (especially the...
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Rudolf Steiner School List of schools in the United Kingdom Private school Private schools in the United Kingdom Public school (United Kingdom) Fully searchable...
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A preparatory school (or, shortened: prep school) in the United Kingdom is a fee-charging private primary school that caters for children up to approximately...
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references the model of the long-established public schools in the United Kingdom. The Delhi Public School Society is the administrative authority for all...
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In the United Kingdom, access by the general public to firearms is subject to strict control measures. Members of the public may own rifles and shotguns...
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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Private schools in the United Kingdom (also called independent schools) are schools that require fees for admission and enrollment. Some have financial...
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The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024 to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house...
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A state school, public school, or government school is a primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge. They are funded in whole...
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The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density...
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Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011, when the...
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Religion in the United Kingdom is mainly expressed in Christianity, which dominated the land since the 7th century. Results of the 2021 Census for England...
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In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational...
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Specialist schools in the United Kingdom (sometimes branded as specialist colleges in England and Northern Ireland) are schools with an emphasis or focus...
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A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally...
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making it one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. Sherborne is one of the twelve founding member public schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses'...
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Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments...
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Sizewell A, B, C Torness Trawsfynydd Winfrith Wylfa Nuclear power in the United Kingdom generated 16.1% of the country's electricity in 2020. As of August 2022[update]...
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concrete. Structural issues involving RAAC began surfacing publicly in the United Kingdom in the 1990s. Concerns were amplified in 2023 following reports...
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The economy of the United Kingdom is a highly developed social market economy. It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal...
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This is a list of universities in the United Kingdom (alphabetical by substantive name). Below that are lists of university colleges and other recognised...
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"Public Spending Chart for United Kingdom 1800–1830 – Central Government Local Authorities". ukpublicspending.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2016. "Public Spending...
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to the United Kingdom: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign country in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or...
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The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary...
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In the United Kingdom, the term public inquiry refers to either statutory or non-statutory inquiries that have been established either previously by the...
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English, in various dialects, is the most widely spoken language of the United Kingdom, but a number of regional and migrant languages are also spoken. Regional...
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of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great...
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A public policy school or school of public affairs is typically a university program, institution, or professional school of public policy, public administration...
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