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education
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + education
a good education
• All parents want a good education for their children.
a poor education
(= not very good )
• She had a poor education, and left school without qualifications.
an all-round education
(= including a balance of lots of different subjects )
• The school offers a good all-round education.
full-time education
(= spending every weekday in a school or college )
• Children must stay in full-time education until the age of 16.
state education
British English , public education American English (= provided by the government of a country )
• The state of California guarantees free public education to all children.
private education
(= that people have to pay for )
• I don't agree with the principle of private education.
formal education
(= from teachers at school or college, rather than learning by yourself )
• She had no formal education and was brought up by her grandmother.
primary (school) education
British English , elementary education American English (= for children aged between 5 and 11 )
• The government has announced plans to improve the quality of primary school education.
secondary education
( also high school education American English ) (= for children aged between 11 and 18 )
• She hopes to start a teaching career in secondary education.
university/college education
• Do you have a university education?
further/higher education
(= at a college or university )
• I did a carpentry course at the further education college.
adult education
(= for adults )
• They run adult education classes at the local community college.
vocational education
(= relating to skills needed for a particular job )
• We offer vocational education and job training.
nursery/pre-school education
(= for children aged under 5 )
• The funding will provide nursery education for all four-year-olds.
verbs
have an education
• The women have had little education.
get/receive an education
• Some children grow up without receiving any education.
give/provide an education
• The school aims to provide a good general education.
enter education
(= start going to school, college etc )
• The number of students entering higher education has risen.
leave education
British English (= stop going to school, college etc )
• She left full-time education at the age of 16.
continue your education
• I hope to continue my education after high school.
education + NOUN
the education system
(= the way education is organized and managed in a country )
• Is the British education system failing some children?
the education department
(= the government organization that makes decisions about education )
• Newcastle City Council’s education department
an education authority
(= a government organization that makes official decisions about education in one particular area )
• The school is funded by the local education authority.
the education service
(= all the government organizations that work together to provide education )
• There are plans to expand the adult education service.
education policy
(= political plans for managing an education system )
• The teaching unions are calling for the government to review its education policy.
education reform
(= changes that a government makes to the education system in a country )
• the government’s programme of education reform
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noun ADJ. decent, excellent, first-class, good | poor | compulsory | formal Although he had had little formal education, he could read and write well. | adult, further, higher, pre-school, primary, secondary a college of further education | university | professional, vocational | all-round | health, religious, sex | full-time, part-time | public, state | private parents who choose private education for their children VERB + EDUCATION have, receive He was at a disadvantage because of the poor education he had received. | give sb, provide (sb with) The school provides an excellent all-round education. | enter students entering higher education | continue, extend She went to college to continue her education. | leave young people who are just leaving full-time education | complete, finish He went to America to complete his education. EDUCATION + NOUN authority, committee, department, ministry, sector, service, system funds provided by the local education authority | minister, officer, official | policy | reform | campaign, initiative, programme, project, scheme The council has launched a new health education campaign. | facilities, materials, resources | class, course adult education courses | centre, college, establishment, institution PREP. in ~ students in full-time education | through ~ We acquire much of our world knowledge through education. | ~ about education about danger on the roads
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