Sentences with phrase «achieve a good grade at»

There is a target for 70 % of pupils to achieve a good grade at GCSE maths in the next three years, up from 59 % at present.

Not exact matches

Average gold grades achieved in the June half from Karouni were also quite good at 3.37 grams per tonne for the 357 000 tonnes of ore mined.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine studied eighth grade math students and found gum chewers scored 3 percent better on standardized math tests and achieved better final grades (Wrigley Science Institute, 2009).

Many of the suicide attempts or suicides that we are seeing at high achieving schools involve kids with good grades.

Bangladeshi, Indian, black African and Pakistani pupils from poorer homes were also found to perform «well above» the national average, while white working class boys achieve the lowest grades at GCSE of any main ethnic group.

to which more than half of those whose children achieved five GCSEs at good grades (51 %) stated that they did.

(Btw, some argue that students with relatively mild disabilities are achieving well in charters, but I'd love to see more hard data proving that in charters kids at risk for special ed are not being labeled, and / or they're being exited from sped at higher rates after meeting grade level standards.)

If all students are going to be achieving at grade level or better in reading and mathematics by 2014, progress must come faster.

Dame Martina Milburn, chief executive at The Prince's Trust, commented: «While young people are painfully aware of the importance of getting good grades and under incredible pressure to achieve them, this report shows that the life and character skills considered key to success in their working lives are at risk of being overlooked.»

The research questioned 1,000 teenagers across 13 schools in Northern Ireland and found that 41 per cent of pupils who used portable games players «a couple of times a day» achieved five good grades at GCSE, as opposed to 77 per cent of pupils who rarely played.

Ormiston Forge Academy in Cradley Heath capped a remarkable year with 84 per cent of the A level cohort achieving three or more passes at grades A * - E. Just 18 months after the Academy was judged as Good by Ofsted and in the same year it was designated as a National Support School, every indicator at Key Stage 5 has improved yet again.

High - performing Sharnbrook Upper School is celebrating record A level results today — with students achieving outstanding grades and many securing places at some of the world's best universities.

Thirty - four students achieved AAB grades or higher including in at least two «facilitating» subjects, which give students the best chance of winning places at top universities.

• A new intergenerational study shows that for 76 % of 15 - 17 year olds, studying hard for good exam results is their biggest priority for the coming year; and they are preparing to sacrifice friendships, family time, hobbies and even sleep to achieve this, • In fact 57 % of 15 - 17 year olds feel school work must come before anything else if they want to do well in the future • And only 39 % of this age group think being happy is more important than good grades • Yet half (51 %) of UK business leaders calls on teens to develop broader life / work skills before leaving education A new report launched today by National Citizen Service (NCS) reveals that the UK ¹ s 15 - 17 year olds feel under significant pressure to excel in exams at the expense of other life skills, experiences, healthy relationships and even their own happiness, suggesting that they are struggling to juggle the demands of young adulthood.

Facilitating the implementation of a common, rigorous preK - 8th grade curricula as well as the Partnership instructional model to ensure that all teachers have the tools they need to help students achieve at the highest levels

White working class pupils achieve the lowest grades at GCSE of any main ethnic group, with just a quarter of boys and a third of girls achieving 5 good GCSEs.

As is well known, the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB) required states to test students annually in grades 3 - 8 (and once in high school), to report the share of students in each school performing at a proficient level in math and reading, and to intervene in schools not on track to achieve universal student proficiency by 2014.

Tauheedul Islam Girls» School in Blackburn and Darwen also appeared high in both tables and achieved at «best 8» grade score of A minus.

LS are provided in targeted intervention courses as well as integrated into content courses to help struggling learners catch up and achieve at and beyond grade level.

The idea of having two grades has its merits, because the separate grades can reveal the fact that a low - achieving school is very good at helping its students to close learning gaps through high growth.

The plans are aimed at pushing schools to achieve more than the «artificial borderline» of sufficient numbers of good grades at GCSE and in primary tests.

Students at Uckfield Community College achieved the best set of GCSE results in the school's history with 76 % of students achieving English and Maths GCSE at grades 9 - 4 and an overall 5A * - C of 79 %.

Teenagers who fail to achieve good GCSE grades at English and maths will have to carry on studying the subjects beyond the age of 16.

«It was essential we took action and today's figures vindicate our decision — many more pupils are now taking their GCSEs at the right time, having studied it fully, and when they are likely to achieve the best grade they can.»

In the new more difficult qualifications at GCSE, 76 % of pupils achieved a grade four or better in both English and Mathematics; a grade four is at the level of a grade C in previous years.

Mr McKenzie, vice principal of Morley Academy in Leeds, says this paper is marketed at the students who would have had to work the hardest to achieve a C or better and who needed the grade to enter apprenticeships, employment or further education.

From 2012, universities will be able to offer unlimited places for students achieving AAB grades at A-level or better - regardless of the total student quotas they have been allocated.

«He was very able, looking forward to GCSE results at a very high level and very capable of going on to achieve the kind of grades which would have secured him a place at any one of our best universities.»

Critics of the existing system point to the year - on - year rises in the numbers of pupils achieving top grades as a sign that GCSEs have become easier, but supporters say teenagers are working harder than ever and teachers are getting better at preparing them for exams.

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Each challenge is graded, so you need to perform well to achieve the top rank and the final room only unlocks once at least an A rank has been achieved.

Research also shows significant gains in school readiness and achievement: Parents in home visiting programs are more likely to read aloud to their children at home and children served by these programs achieve higher math and reading scores, as well as better grades in elementary school.