Sentences with phrase «among teachers and pupils»

According to research carried out by Atomik Research for Centrica, there is a gender divide among teachers and pupils in terms of careers in STEM.

What would American education look like if we had shunned IQ tests as a means of sorting children, used higher salaries to attract more able recruits to teaching, adapted the kind of engaging cooperative inquiry among both teachers and pupils that Dewey favored, and expected all children to do rigorous mathematics and science beginning in elementary school?

The situation, Agya Dan says, has caused fear and panic among teachers and pupils in the school as a pastor transferred to the school from Accra also died under mysterious circumstances.

Not exact matches

«Freedom comes at the high price of, among other things, abandoning national pay and conditions of service for teachers and allowing all schools to select their pupils.

«The figures are an indication of why pupil behaviour is among the top three concerns of teachers alongside workload and pay.»

«Motivation to listen carefully and courteously to the teacher or one's fellow pupils rests on a desire to win a free can of cola rather than from a growing understanding among class members of their interdependence as human beings,» it added.

Among the social networks used by pupils to comment about their teachers, 77 % used Facebook, 21 % used RateMyTeachers.com, 6 % used Twitter and 1 % used MySpace.

«Often teachers can be the first to spot signs of mental distress among their pupils and schools do have an important role to play in improving provision and support for children and young people.

The use of «pupil interventions» to raise attainment among pupils who are struggling is increasingly being misused by schools to justify adding to teachers» workloads and working hours, the Conference, which is being held in Manchester, has heard.

«The Chautauqua Lake Central School District has consistently ranked among the top school districts in the region and has one of the lowest pupil - teacher ratios.

It trains teachers to encourage pupils to use higher - order thinking skills and was previously found to result in between three and five months» additional progress among pupils.

Categories of information collected from pupils, the ultimate consumers of schooling, would include «teacher and student engagement, constructive student voice, communication among students, communication between students and teachers / administrators, cohesiveness of the student body, effective use of resources, encouragement of creativity, and student support.»

Of 1,054 respondents, 129 said that their class size was at 35 pupils or more as a result of cutting staff numbers and reorganising classes among fewer teachers.

In nearly every year over the past decade (and in every year we have asked the relevant questions), we have found much less enthusiasm for boosting per pupil expenditures and teacher salaries among those who are first told how much these items are actually costing the district.

The settlement, which was approved last month, requires the Puerto Rico department of education to compare both teachers» salaries and teacher - pupil ratios in ascertaining whether it is allocating resources equally among those schools.

A DfE spokesperson said: «Teachers are well placed to identify concerning behaviour among their pupils and we expect schools to take proportionate steps to protect them from the risks of extremism and radicalisation.»

Over 2200 schools have signed up to take part in Discovery Education's «Spotlight on Strategies Challenge» — a free 12 - week programme which helps teachers to introduce technology across the curriculum, and see instant engagement among pupils.

UK secondary schools are being urged to put themselves forward as potential candidates for a ground - breaking pilot, which will see a Head of Wellbeing seconded to the school, in a bid to help combat rising levels of poor physical and mental health among pupils and teachers.

This study examines the associations among a multicultural teacher culture, pupils» perceptions of teachers» multicultural educational practices, and the ethnic prejudice of Flemish secondary - school pupils.

So much is this set of attitudes - the priority of «liberation» or «emancipation» as the central metaphor for the teacher's work - taken for granted among American educators that the higher performance of pupils in other countries on international tests in math and science is often dismissed as reflecting other countries» inappropriate stress on drill and memorization.

A spokesperson said: «Teachers are well placed to identify concerning behaviour among their pupils and we expect schools to take proportionate steps to protect them from the risks of extremism and radicalisation.»

Self - described reformers argued that Newark schools spent too much for too few results, and that charter schools had shown they could do better; per - pupil spending in the public schools was about $ 24,000 when Ms. Anderson arrived, and the teachers were among the nation's highest paid.

This sparked an outcry among teachers, councillors and pupils alike, many of whom had worked hard on developing the projects.

Inspectors noted pupils» attitudes towards learning were «often poor» and, in one lesson, students were speaking among each other, doodling and playing with a box while the teacher was talking, without being challenged over their behaviour,

Fortunately there have been a raft of reports (e.g. from EPPI and from Ofsted, among many others) that tell us exactly what to look for, and the good news is that great teacher learning is a remarkably similar beast to the great pupil learning.

Finally, we see a growing interest among the group members to track and document their own learning within this experience — both to enhance their understanding of what has been happening to them and to learn how this experience might be shared with other teachers and with pupils in productive ways.

In New York City, where 38 % of charters are in private space, schools spend on average $ 2,350 per pupil (17 % of total) on their buildings — dollars that would otherwise pay for teachers, guidance counselors and instructional materials, among other things.

Teach First suggests recruiting more highly qualified teachers and school leaders in poorer areas, where schools face more challenges because of greater levels of deprivation among pupils.

We need, among other things, more equitable appropriation of public funds, implementation of academic programs with a high success record, lowering pupil / teacher ratio for reading and math, and higher pay incentives for seasoned teachers willing to teach in substandard schools.

The NASUWT teachers» union said it had invited responses from its members about the impact of the E Bacc - and among those who had replied, 43 % had said their schools «had put in place plans to restrict the degree of choice pupils are able to exercise over subject options».

Today's technology - based teaching emphasises pupils constructing meaning based on a high degree of interactivity among pupils, between pupils and curriculum, and between pupils and teachers.

They checked the Department for Education website, where they found it among the sample papers published to aid teachers and pupils.

In 2011, Joanne Salley resigned from her position as an art teacher at the prestigious Harrow public school for boys after private topless pictures were discovered by a pupil, circulated among students, and finally picked up by the British tabloids, which dubbed her the «Topless Teacher» — a moniker thatteacher at the prestigious Harrow public school for boys after private topless pictures were discovered by a pupil, circulated among students, and finally picked up by the British tabloids, which dubbed her the «Topless Teacher» — a moniker thatTeacher» — a moniker that stuck.

• Track record of providing instructional support within special and general education classrooms as required to meet the students» needs • Skilled in student evaluation and need assessment • Substantial knowledge of and ability to cater for students» age related developmental cognitive, social and psychological needs • Proficient in facilitating the teacher in conducting classroom related activities • Expert in developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with students and colleague teachers • Effective in devising interactive supportive learning activities to reinforce the lesson being taught • Well versed in filing in for the lead teacher in case of leave or absence and implementing the devised lesson plan effectively • Particularly effective in supervising the children during lunch and playtime, ensuring ample and healthy social interaction among peers • Competent at lesson planning, classroom control, assignment marking, lesson reinforcement and activity facilitation • Profound ability to develop need based individualized educational plans and implement the same in light of pre-determined long term learning objectives for each pupil individually • Proven skills in record keeping, developing individual student progress charts and portfolios along with demonstrated ability to maintain open communication channels with the students» parents and teachers to discuss progress • Track record of providing excellent teacher support in all classroom and lesson planning related activities • Committed to delivery of highest standards of classroom support, maintenance of an interactive atmosphere and provision of specially designed AV aids for special needs students

It found that conduct and behavioural problems among pupils of staff in the training group were reduced, compared to those whose teachers had not done the training.