Sentences with phrase «primary school teachers report»

Primary school teachers report more average hours (59) than secondary teachers (55).

At first reading, the following notable findings stood out for me — bear in mind these are all averages: Primary school teachers report more average hours...

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Across the whole of the teaching profession, the report concludes that in 2015 average gross earnings for all «comparator professions» were 20.2 per cent above those of secondary school teachers, and 32.4 per cent ahead of average earnings for primary school teachers.

To address this, the report calls for new contracts between teachers and parents, outlining responsibilities around homework, support and contact and «family literacy» classes in poorer areas for primary schools.

However, the report, based on an online survey completed by teachers in more than 500 state secondary schools, 600 state primary schools and 120 independent schools, found that interest in the subject after the age of 16 was losing appeal.

Key recommendations of the report include: • A test to assess the literacy and numeracy skills of all teaching graduates; • A requirement for universities to demonstrate that their graduates are classroom ready before gaining full course accreditation; • An overhaul of the in class practical element of teaching degrees; • A specialisation for primary school teachers with a focus on STEM and languages; and, • Universities publish all information about how they select students into teacher education programs.

The ACWP report suggests this may be down to differences in primary and secondary school environments where:» teachers tend to teach larger numbers of students, and students have to deal with larger numbers of teachers.»

The report, from the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee also said teachers need more training to help understand the basics of English and mathematics taught in primary schools.

A 2015 report from the Acoustical Society of America found that more than 18 per cent of primary and secondary school teachers in the US miss at least one day of work per year due to voice disorders.

The latest report published by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) shows that 42 per cent of primary schools identify teacher willingness to use EdTech as a key obstacle in making more use of the technology.

In the most recent available survey (1999 — 2000), 90 percent of public school teachers reported that they have regular state certification in their primary teaching area.

In addition to a north - south divide in school standards, in its annual report, Ofsted noted: an improvement in primary schools, but with weaker secondaries, teacher shortages affecting many schools, a need for better leadership in underperforming schools, free school standards «broadly in line» with other schools, early education as «never stronger» and a decline in prison education.

National curriculum tests at Key Stage 2 have negatively impacted on the time allocated for art and design in primary schools with 89 per cent of primary teachers in state schools reporting that during the two terms before Key Stage 2 tests the time allocated for art and design decreased.

Students in schools whose principals reported that teachers had primary responsibility for determining the school budget scored 13 points worse in math, 5 in science.

Stay tuned: In Term 1, Teacher will be reporting on how one primary school is tackling some of the issues raised in the Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey.

The report from the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) also found that 51 per cent of primary school teachers, and 49 per cent of secondary school teachers are seen to require training in e-safety issues.

The APPG report makes a wide range of recommendations, including: increasing the number of specialist PE teachers in primary schools; having a designated physical activity co-ordinator in every early years setting; creating teams in every school dedicated to promoting all types of physical activity; all schools examining how they can improve the PE experience for disabled children; embedding PE into all teacher training programmes

Part of the rationale for this approach was the belief, as a government report showed, that standards in the teaching of reading varied hugely from school to school, with many primary teachers not having had the opportunity to update their skills to take account of evidence about effective methods of teaching reading and how to apply them.

The Teacher Retention and Turnover Research: Interim Report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, also found that primary schools seem to be better able to accommodate part - time employment than secondary schools.

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Participating teachers reported that the resources engaged pupils and were a good fit with the curriculum, with primary school teachers using them within science, geography, PSE and global citizenship lessons and stating that they provided a good opportunity to develop numeracy and literacy skills and encouraged group work and class discussion.

This report analyses the 2007, 2010 and 2013 Staff in Australia's Schools (SiAS) survey results to produce profiles of primary and secondary teachers who are working in a library role.

THIS POSTING IS FOR AN ELEMENTARY SPANISH POSITION AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL POSITION TITLE: Teacher... Primary School REPORTS TO: Principal FLSA STATUS: Exempt WORK SCHEDULE: 190 days DATE REVIEWED: 01...

The main barriers to implementing such strategies differed between primary and secondary schools — in primary schools, the main barrier was reported to be teachers» lack of confidence in installing and maintaining controls, while in secondary schools, these related mainly to schools» concerns that pupils could bypass any protection mechanisms used.

The study found that in primary schools, many teachers report that the amount of time spent on the core subjects of English and maths increases in Year 6 in order to prepare for the Sats tests taken by 11 year olds, with other areas taught less, or not at all.

A new report on primary school teacher quality released by the Center on International Education Benchmarking finds high - performing education systems in Japan, Finland, Hong Kong, and Shanghai have very different approaches to elementary - level teacher training.

The report recommends that colleges add the results of Common Core assessment tests to the measures by which they gauge students» eligibility for admission and financial aid; that they help make sure primary and secondary schools teach the things needed to succeed in higher education, and that the Common Core tests measure them; and that schools of education show future teachers how to prepare their students for college and careers.

More than two - fifths of UK teachers say children are turned off reading for pleasure by the time they finish primary school, a survey reports.

One primary school teacher from Somerset reported they had «never seen my headteacher so stressed about funding», while a teacher in a Sefton primary said the school day had been shortened to save on staffing costs.

A report from the Advisory Council on Mathematics Education (ACME) suggests teachers responsible for maths in both primary and secondary schools need better qualifications and training.

The report also calls for better mathematics mentoring for trainee and newly qualified teachers at both primary and secondary level, with subject experts based in schools.

The report also reflects that the majority of young people currently get most of their history in primary schools and urges better training in the subject for primary teachers.

Results highlighted differences between primary and secondary teachers» self - reported practice, and important facets of teacher pedagogy in the two different school contexts emerged.

Beyond PD: Teacher Professional Learning in High - Performing Systems, a new research report from Learning First and the International Center for Benchmarking in Education at the National Center for Education and the Economy, describes how four high - performing school systems around the world elevate professional learning as the primary vehicle for school improvement.

As reported by LA School Report's Vanessa Romo, charter schools were a primary target at the February 20th symposium for presidential candidates of the United Teachers of Los Angeles.

Today, Reuters reports that a Chinese primary school teacher and a beautician have filed a suit against CNN in New York over Cafferty remarks.

Over 79 per cent of teachers reported feeling confident that students will be able to develop healthier relationships with other children when they commence primary school.

Promising school - based interventions (Gross et al., 2003; Reid, Webster - Stratton, & Hammond, 2003) may not be useful if ODD symptoms occur primarily at home, and interventions and referrals originating in pediatric primary care offer certain advantages: (a) other than teachers, physicians have the most professional contact with the families of preschoolers; (b) pediatricians report that research on the role of the primary care provider in treating mental health problems is important to them (Chien et al., 2006); and (c) parents tend to trust physicians» opinions, and pediatricians» recommendations are the best predictor of help - seeking for preschoolers» behavior problems (Lavigne et al., 1993).