THIS IS ALSO THE AGE WHEN MOST STUDENTS TAKE THEIR FIRST IMPORTANT EXAMS, THE GCSE (GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION)

11). This is also the age when most students take their first important exams, the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). Most teens take between 5-10 subjects, which means a lot of studying. They are spending more time on homework than teenagers ever before. Forget watching TV, teenagers in Britain now spend 2-3 hours on homework after school.School uniformVisit almost any school in Britain and the first thing you’ll notice is the school uniform. Although school uniform has its advantages, when they are 15 or 16, most teenagers are tired of wearing it. When there is more than one school in a town, school uniforms can highlight differences between schools. In London there are many cases of bullying and fighting between pupils from different schools.Clothes and looksIn Britain, some teens judge you by the shirt or trainers you are wearing. 40% of British teenagers believe it’s important to wear designer labels. If you want to follow the crowd, you need to wear trendy labels. Teenagefeet in Britain wear fashionable trainers and the more expensive, the better.