Education

The system of Education varies from country to country,yet the outcome is imparting knowledge and skills. The following description is a cmparison of this between UK and Sri Lanka.The Education in UK consists of two systems.This is one for England,Wales and Nothern Ireland and the other for Scotland similar to that of in European countries. One important feature of Education in UK is that it is compulsary for all between the age groups of  five to sixteen. This is done by state funded schools and independent (free of charge) schools.The categories of  Education include Pre-school education, Preparatory education, Primary education,Secondary education,Post-sixteen education,Post-eighteen education and then study at either Further or higher education depending of age.Pre-school education is provided by both private and State sector at the age of 3-4years.Usually academic year begins at the end of summer.With regard to their vacations,in UK there are three holidays namely Christmas holiday for two weeks,an equal length of time for Easter holiday whereas Summer holiday goes on for six weeks.The most important exams in Uk are GCE"A" Levels, GCE "AS" Level and AVCEs which are taken of age 17/18. But the GCSEs,GNVQs and GCSEs are usually taken at the age of sixteen. Furthermore the most  famous university in UK isOxford. Most universities located in country side such as East Anglia,Lancaster,Sussex and Warwic provide accormodation for most of the students.

In comparison in Sri Lanka all the nursery schools belong to private sector. The usual age of start for this is three years.The activities include singing,dancing,playing, in addition to studies. The primary school starts at the age of five years and most of them finish about seventeen years.There are three school terms each of which is three months.In between terms There are three ,one month vacation in April,August and December.In our country most important exams are grade five scholarship exam and G.C.E. A Level which decide further education (bottle neck exams). Grade five exam is taken at the age of ten years whereas this is for G.C.E.A Level is seventeen years.In our country the most famous university is the University of Colombo located in the Cpital of Sri Lanka. During their studies the students who are around Colombo live with their parents while the students from far areas reside in hostels.In conclusion ,irrespective of the Education system the outcome will be imparting knowledge with little variations among countries (Ref: O'Driscoll J 1995 "Britain" OUP). 

  

The key environmental features of the Senedd

This unique historical building of Senedd of wales has been built with three environmental features namely the funnel,roof cowl and lantern. The funnel is extending from the roof over the debating chamber. This helps natural day light falling to the space and send out air spontaniously.In addition to this there are some concentric alluminium rings with recessed light fittings inside the funnel.

The wind cowl located in the roof rotates according to the wind direction and this will send hot air out as desired. As a result the inside will have a cooling effect which is environmental friendly.

There is a conical mirror called lantern which reflects more light into the chamber.This can control day light levels either by raising  or lowering according to the broadcasting requirements.

This structure reduces the demand for resources like energy and water with the advance technology. They have adopted this holistic approch which helps getting natural ventelation and cooling the building. On the whole all these features reduce the cost of maintenance by 30%-50%.

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