Sentences with phrase «achieving pupils»

The students who remain are some of the highest achieving pupils in the country.

But the difference was most stark when comparing high achieving GCSE pupils from poor backgrounds and low achieving pupils from wealthy backgrounds.

This was when 70 % of the top quarter of high achieving pupils at the end of primary school acquired a grammar school place.

Analysts followed more than 100,000 high - achieving pupils over time and found that one - third to half of them lost steam as they made their way through school.

Findings show that socio - economic gaps between high achieving pupils are significant through a lot of the developed world.

One future step may be to try and develop the intervention into a more structured programme targeted specifically at low achieving pupils and pupils eligible for free school meals.

Bright graduates will mentor potentially high - achieving pupils from poor backgrounds to apply for places at the UK's top universities, the government has announced.

By contrast, in my experience, pretty much the only pressure on teachers to attend to the learning of their quicker, higher - achieving pupils comes from parents — and the pressure - exerting parents are almost always ensconced securely in the middle class.

Use as revision for lower - achieving pupils for Year 6 SATs, or to introduce area and perimeter in Year 3.

Attainment in UK schools among disadvantaged pupils varies dramatically between different ethnicities, with white working class boys achieving the

They were to abide by the LEA admissions policy, set and achieve pupil performance targets, and be part of the local arrangements for pupil managed moves.

Our graduates are some of the highest achieving pupils in the country, they attend some of the best secondary schools and will go on to attend universities (at home, or overseas) start their own companies, and emerge as leaders in their communities.

This allows staff to recognise pupils who are currently not reaching their full potential, including higher achieving pupils who otherwise may not attract the attention of the teacher or support staff, but may be capable of achieving a lot more.

The Department of Education is reportedly concerned that many schools are creating a culture where apprenticeships are second best to study and so only recommending them to lower achieving pupils.

who began instrumental lessons in primary school, then even otherwise high achieving pupils can come to regard music as their «sink» subject, with serious consequences for behaviour, confidence and motivation.

In the Assembly, I have co-sponsored legislation called the Achieving Pupil Preparedness & Launching Excellence (APPLE) Plan, which will address many concerns.

Some flexibility in who they have on staff will be useful to achieve their pupils» full potential.

Could the selective public high school play a larger role in educating our country's high - achieving pupils?

The authors pose the question, «Could the selective public high school play a larger role in educating our country's high - achieving pupils?

Some of our highest achieving pupils are now considering a career in these industries, something which they previously would not have considered.»

It shows that socio - economic gaps between high achieving pupils are significant throughout much of the developed world.

Data from a poll by the Sutton Trust has also revealed that lower - achieving pupils and those eligible for free school meals were likely to say that extra tuition was to help them «do well in a specific GCSE exam».

Ministers believe some schools are unwilling to recommend apprenticeships or other technical and professional routes to any but the lowest - achieving pupils — effectively creating a two - tier system of careers advice.

Although overall percentages remain the same in maths and science, then number of children achieving level 5 or higher increased — revealing an improvement among higher - achieving pupils.

There will also be changes to school league tables to show the spread of high and low achieving pupils.

Performance depends on intake — a school where there are a large number of previously low - achieving pupils is unlikely to be as high performing as a selective grammar school.