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PRONUNCIATION OF SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL

secondary modern school play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL

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Secondary modern school is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

secondary modern school

Secondary modern school

A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils – those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination. They were replaced in most of the UK by the Comprehensive School system and now remain in place mainly in Northern Ireland, where they are usually referred to simply as Secondary schools, and in some parts of England, such as Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Wirral and Kent.

Definition of secondary modern school in the English dictionary

The definition of secondary modern school in the dictionary is a secondary school offering a more technical or practical and less academic education than a grammar school.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL

secondary cell
secondary colour
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secondary glazing
secondary growth
secondary infection
secondary modern
secondary picket
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secondary processes
secondary product
secondary qualities
secondary road
secondary school
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secondary sexual characteristic
secondary stress

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL

after-school
business school
driving school
elementary school
graduate school
high school
home-school
infant school
junior high school
law school
medical school
middle school
old school
preschool
primary school
private school
public school
school
secondary school
senior high school
Sunday school

Synonyms and antonyms of secondary modern school in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «secondary modern school» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL

Find out the translation of secondary modern school to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of secondary modern school from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «secondary modern school» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中学现代学校
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escuela secundaria moderna
570 millions of speakers

English

secondary modern school
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माध्यमिक मॉडर्न स्कूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المدرسة الثانوية الحديثة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вторичная современная школа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escola moderna secundário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাধ্যমিক আধুনিক স্কুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

école secondaire moderne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sekolah moden menengah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauptschule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二現代の学校
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중등 현대 학교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sekolah modern menengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

học hiện đại thứ hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டாம்நிலை நவீன பள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माध्यमिक आधुनिक शाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ortaokul modern okulu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Scuola media superiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wtórne nowoczesna szkoła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вторинна сучасна школа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

liceu modernă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δευτεροβάθμια σύγχρονο σχολείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sekondêre skool moderne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sekundära modern skola
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ungdomsskole
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of secondary modern school

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL»

The term «secondary modern school» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about secondary modern school

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL»

Discover the use of secondary modern school in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to secondary modern school and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Education in the Secondary Modern School
The articles which make up this book, originally published in the journal The Schoolmaster were originally published at the time of The Education Act 1944 which changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales.
J JB Dempster, 2012
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Questioning Gypsy Identity: Ethnic Narratives in Britain and ...
I had been placed in Burke Secondary Modern School, the educational dumping ground of the London Borough of Newham, at a time when that local authority vied with Barking for the lowest secondary educational attainment in Britain, during ...
Brian Belton, 2005
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Assessment and Examination in the Secondary School: A ...
The Education Act of 1944 had enshrined the notion of three kinds of secondary pupil to be identified for grammar, technical or secondary modern school education. The two systems of examinations seemed a not wholly illogical extension of ...
R. J. Riding, Sue Butterfield, 1990
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Percy Jackson's
One was to stay on another year at primary school or even proceed to the secondary modern school for a year and take the exam again. Another option after one or more years in the secondary modern was take the exam for the Technical ...
Ken Cooke, 2007
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The Parents' Guide to Secondary Education
CHAPTER 7 THE SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL (i) CURRICULUM The modern school is responsible for the secondary education of the large majority of children and provides a general preparation for a wide field of employment in ...
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Parity and Prestige in English Secondary Education: A Study ...
THE development of the conception of the secondary modern school, like that of secondary education for all, is a product of the steady advance throughout the last hundred years in the average school leaving age. Experiments in post- primary ...
Olive Banks, 1998
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Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education
My five years as a secondary modern school class teacher and then five as a secondary modern school head convinced me that the view that secondary schools were equal but different was poppy-cock. . . . The only secondary modern  ...
Clyde Chitty, 2009
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The Education Systems of Europe
... lack of secondary general schools, educational cul-de-sacs that did not lead to further education (e.g. the second strand of the secondary modern school), and the insufficient use of bridges and transitions from one system to another.
Wolfgang Hörner, Hans Döbert, Botho von Kopp, 2007
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Teaching European Citizens. A Quasi-experimental Study in ...
... the grammar school and about a third in the secondary and secondary modern school were able to perceive that they could participate effectively in a marked manner at school. Summing up, Margrit Stamm stated for the sub-study that young ...
Georg Weißeno, Valentin Eck, 2009
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Going Comprehensive, Or, Unspoken Thoughts of a Deputy Head
Aided by interpositions from his deputy he unfolded for me the incredible organisation of an eight-form-entry secondary modern school. Although later, when I was deputy head, it became a twelve-form-entry comprehensive, it was so much ...
L. F. Moore, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term secondary modern school is used in the context of the following news items.
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Earliest pupils wanted to celebrate diamond days
Ansdell Secondary Modern School, now Lytham St Annes Technology and Performing Arts College, the biggest school in Fylde, opened its doors on September ... «Lytham Today, Apr 15»
2
Watch fascinating 1959 Pathe footage of Chelmsford Secondary
The famed Pathe News service sent its cameras to Grimsby in 1959 and the crew captured footage of the pupils at Chelmsford Secondary Modern School ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Feb 15»
3
Can you fill in the blanks on this Hillside Secondary Modern School
The photograph of Hillside Secondary Modern School has prompted a flood of calls including former pupils Geoff Crisp and Tony Caulton. Can you fill in the ... «Burton Mail, Nov 14»
4
NOSTALGIA - Sleaford Secondary Modern School side were cup …
Victor Mallinson and his Sleaford Secondary Modern School football team who won ... He has everything from school days to sports teams and street carnivals. «Sleaford Today, Oct 14»
5
Memories of the unbeatable Deighton Secondary Modern football …
Deighton Secondary Modern School U13s who won the Schools U13 football league and ICI Cup that year, winning every game they played. The team was ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Sep 14»
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A familiar face at Timsbury Secondary Modern School Betty Gilham 86
Betty Gilham who will be remembered by former pupils of Timsbury Secondary Modern School where she worked for many years in the kitchen died on July 21 ... «Western Daily Press, Sep 14»
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Way We Were: Heron Cross Secondary Modern School in the 50s
MADAM, – I too attended Heron Cross Secondary Modern School between 1953 and 1957 and I remember all the mentioned names. The house names were ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jun 14»
8
Barnstaple man needs help reuniting old secondary school pupils
SCHOOL DAYS: Gerald Thorne has already collected material from when Barnstaple Boys Secondary Modern School was open. Picture: Tony Freeman. «North Devon Journal, Apr 14»
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Former Elliston Secondary Modern School pupils invited to latest …
Former pupils of Elliston Secondary Modern School for boys, pictured at their first reunion, held at Clee Park pub, in 1983. VIEW GALLERY. Former Elliston ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Apr 14»
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Reunion for Haverhill Secondary Modern School's class of 71-72
A reunion is being organised for students who graduated from the class of 1971-72 at Haverhill Secondary Modern School. The get together is taking place at ... «Haverhill Echo, Mar 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Secondary modern school [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/secondary-modern-school>. May 2024 ».
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