If increasing numbers of pupils achieve the outcomes we want then we should have cause to celebrate rather than opening up accusations of «dumbing down».
Not exact matches
The
number of pupils who have been refused assessments to determine
if they need extra support to meet special educational needs has
increased by 35 per cent.
Put quite simply —
if you
increase the
number of connected
pupil devices in your school — you will need to upgrade your Wi - Fi systems (which were probably originally built just to connect your staff and the school office) and you will need to
increase your broadband speed and capacity.
If we compare this year's
numbers to three years ago, we see an enrollment
increase of 0.5 percent, a teacher reduction
of 0.4 percent, and an
increase in per -
pupil spending
of 6 percent (1.5 % in constant dollars).
With the
increase of pupil numbers at secondary level, and the resulting need for more teachers there, this is an incredibly worrying,
if not surprising, outcome for those in secondary schools.
If this pattern is replicated in the proportion
of teachers actually leaving the profession, this has the potential to place further pressure on the teaching workforce at a time when the EBacc, and rising
pupil numbers, are both
increasing the need for teachers in these subjects.
«Under our proposals, existing grammar schools and new grammar schools would only be allowed to open
if they met strict conditions designed to ensure
increased numbers of less well - off
pupils have access to selective education,» Gibb told a debate in the Commons this afternoon.
While schools will get more money as
pupil numbers increase and therefore could create economies
of scale, they face a worrying financial position
if their expenditure continues to exceed income.