noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ decent , excellent , first-class , good , high-quality , quality , well-rounded
▪ poor
▪ compulsory
▪ formal
▪
Although he had had little formal ~, he could read and write well.
▪ classical
▪
He received a classical ~.
▪ liberal
▪ all-round ( BrE ), basic , general
▪
He'd received an excellent general ~ in Poland.
▪ comprehensive ( esp. BrE ), public-school (= provided by the government) ( AmE ), universal
▪
the party's policy on comprehensive ~
▪
Nigeria committed itself to universal primary ~.
▪ early-childhood ( esp. AmE ), preschool
▪ elementary , primary ( esp. BrE )
▪ secondary ( esp. BrE )
▪ adult , continuing , further ( BrE ), higher , tertiary
▪
a college of further ~
▪
41% had some post-secondary ~.
▪ college ( esp. AmE ), high-school ( in the US ), public-school (= private) ( in the UK ), university
▪ graduate , undergraduate (both esp. AmE )
▪ remedial ( AmE ), special
▪ in-service , professional , vocational
▪ military , teacher
▪ maternal , parental
▪
How well a child does at school is influenced by the level of parental ~.
▪ distance , online (both esp. AmE )
▪
Technology allows distance ~ to occur at all levels.
▪ AIDS , health
▪ sex , sexuality ( AmE )
▪ arts , music , science , etc.
▪ religious , theological
▪ full-time , part-time
▪ public , state
▪ private
▪
parents who choose private ~ for their children
▪ Catholic , Christian , etc.
▪ single-sex
▪
Researchers have found that single-sex ~ may benefit girls.
▪ bilingual , multicultural
VERB + EDUCATION
▪ acquire , get , have , obtain , receive
▪
He was at a disadvantage because of the poor ~ he had received.
▪ pursue
▪
She brought up two children while pursuing a college ~.
▪ deliver , give sb , offer , provide (sb with)
▪
The school provides an excellent general ~.
▪ deny sb
▪
No one is denied an ~ because they are poor in this country.
▪ lack
▪
Many people lack the ~ and training that is needed for these jobs.
▪ enter
▪
students entering higher ~
▪ continue , extend
▪
She went to college to continue her ~.
▪ leave
▪
young people who are just leaving full-time ~
▪ complete , finish
▪
He went to America to complete his ~.
▪ improve , reform
▪
The project seeks to improve ~ for students.
▪ promote
▪ finance sb's , fund sb's
▪
They set up an account to fund their daughter's ~.
EDUCATION + NOUN
▪ authority ( in the UK ), committee , department , ministry ( in the UK ), sector , service , system
▪
funds provided by the local ~ authority
▪
We need to invest in the higher ~ sector.
▪ officer ( esp. BrE ), official
▪ minister , secretary ( both in the UK )
▪ policy
▪ reform
▪ reformer
▪ bill
▪ campaign , initiative , programme/program , project , scheme ( BrE )
▪
The department has launched a new health ~ campaign.
▪ activities
▪
They want to broaden their research and ~ activities.
▪ facilities , materials , resources
▪ budget , funding
▪ spending
▪ class , course , session
▪
adult ~ courses
▪ process
▪
Parents should begin the sex ~ process long before it begins in school.
▪ centre/center , college , establishment , institution , provider
▪ setting
▪
children in early ~ settings
▪ community ( esp. AmE ), world
▪
a policy that has been adopted by the entire ~ community
▪ expert , leader , specialist
▪ requirement ( AmE )
▪
There are additional ~ requirements for nurses on this course.
▪ levels , standards
▪
efforts to improve ~ standards
▪ loan ( AmE ) ( student loan in BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
students in full-time ~
▪ through ~
▪
We acquire much of our world knowledge through ~.
▪ ~ about
▪
~ about danger on the roads