England has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round, though the seasons are quite variable in temperature. However, temperatures rarely fall below −5 °C (23 °F) or rise above 30 °C (86 °F). The prevailing wind is from the southwest, bringing mild and wet weather to England regularly from the Atlantic Ocean. It is driest in the east and warmest in the south, which is closest to the European mainland. Snowfall can occur in Winter and early Spring, though it is not that common away from high ground.

The cost of living varies from one part of the UK to another. Generally it is more expensive to live in London and the south-east of England, and cheaper up north.

• September to October
• October to December
• January to February
• February to March
• April to May
• June to July

Main School holidays are:

Christmas 2 weeks - Spring 2 weeks - Summer 6 weeks

English children are required to attend school until they are 16 years old. At the age of 16, students write an examination called the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). All students are tested in mathematics, English literature, English composition, chemistry, biology, physics, history or the Classics, one modern language, and one other subject, such as art or computer studies.

After completing the GCSE, some students leave school, others go onto technical college, whilst others continue at high school for two more years and take a further set of standardized exams, known as A levels, in three or four subjects. These exams determine whether a student is eligible for university.

Each region has a Government Office (with some responsibility for industry, employment, training, agriculture, transport and the environment) and associated institutions, including a Regional Development Agency. As there are no regional elections, outside London, local representatives on regional assemblies are nominated by the councils within each region and 30% of members represent regional stakeholders.

Each regional assembly makes proposals for the UK members of the Committee of the Regions, with members drawn from the elected councillors of the local authorities in the region. The final nominations are made by central government.

British are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech, famous for politeness, self-discipline, promptness and especially for a sense of humour.

England has a vast and influential culture that encompasses elements both old and new. The modern culture of England is sometimes difficult to identify and separate clearly from the culture of the wider United Kingdom, so intertwined are its composite nations.

Traditional English dishes have had competition from other dishes over the years. Despite this, if you visit England, you will still be served up the traditional foods we have been eating for years.

• Bangers & Mash (sausages & mashed potato's)
  
• Yorkshire Pudding (like a scone served with main meals)
  
• Black Pudding (blood sausage)
  
• Pork Pie (served cold)