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A two-tier system is a type of payroll system in which one group of workers receives lower wages and/or employee benefits than another. [ 1 ] The two-tier system of wages is usually established for one of three reasons:
Tier 1 intervention is the broadest tier of support that is provided to all general education students and covers core content and grade-level standards. Instruction and the academic supports provided in this tier should be differentiated to meet students' needs and learning styles.
Upper schools are a type of secondary school found in a minority of English local education authorities. Whilst most areas in England use a two-tier educational system – primary (ages 5–11) and secondary (ages 11–16 or 11–18 if they operate a sixth form) – counties such as Leicestershire, [1] and Suffolk use a three-tier system of lower (ages 5–9 or 10), middle (ages 9 to 13 or 14 ...
The tripartite system was, in effect, a two-tier system with grammar schools for the academically gifted and secondary modern schools for the others. [ 7 ] [ 6 ] Grammar schools received the lion's share of the money, reinforcing their image as the best part of the system, and places in grammar schools were highly sought after.
In areas that adopted a three-tier system, the term primary school is often used as an alternative to First School, taking in ages up to 9 or 10 years old, although for education planning purposes, the term "primary education" in these areas will still cover the age groups as in a two-tier system.
In scientific research, an experimental system is the physical, technical and procedural basis for an experiment or series of experiments. Historian of science Hans-Jörg Rheinberger defines an experimental system as: "A basic unit of experimental activity combining local, technical, instrumental, institutional, social, and epistemic aspects."
In a three-tier local education authority children begin their compulsory education in a first school [1] or lower school, [2] which caters for children up to the age of 8 or 9. [3] Children then transfer to a middle school , which caters for children from age 9 to age 13 or 14. [ 3 ]
One Middle School closed in 2011 [15] and two more closed in 2014. [16] In July 2015, the borough council announced its intention to support schools in the introduction of a borough-wide move to two-tier provision. [17] As a result, all but one middle school reorganised as primary or secondary by 2019.