Sentences with phrase «area of high deprivation»

Focus on improving the retention of science teachers within the profession, and also in schools of highest need, for example in schools in areas of higher deprivation.

Compared with couple families, lone parents are more likely to be in lower income groups, have lower educational qualifications and live in areas of higher deprivation.

Forty - two per cent of staff in schools in areas of high deprivation revealed that they did not offer enough work experience placements, in comparison to the 58 per cent that stated they did.

In rural and deprived areas these concerns manifested themselves in higher levels of driving and bus travel, along with more children being accompanied to school by an adult in areas of high deprivation.

Based in an area of high deprivation, 68 per cent of pupils are identified as vulnerable.

The scandal comes at a time when a recent survey on school governance carried out by the University of Bath and the National Governors Association (NGA)-- the most extensive of its kind to date — revealed that finding and keeping school governors in tough schools in areas of high deprivation is not easy.

The SHeS analysis showed no variation with household income for boys or girls, but boys in areas of high deprivation were less likely to meet physical activity recommendations than those in more affluent areas, with no clear pattern for girls.

Demographic and socio - economic factors were again also significantly independently associated with behavioural outcomes: children with a younger mother, those with lower social support, who had lived in persistent poverty and in an area of higher deprivation had poorer behavioural outcomes than other children.

For example, younger mothers are more likely to have lower qualifications, to be lone parents, and to live in areas of high deprivation.