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While only 14 per cent of schools now have an extensive requirement for desktop computers in the current year, the requirement for laptop computers more than doubles to 32 per cent.

«And I can announce that based on evidence from local authorities, schools and the support service, over 99 per cent of schools now have a plan in place to deliver universal free school meals in September.

At a recent conference, Schools Minister David Laws announced that 99 per cent of schools now have a plan on how to deliver universal infant free school meals this September.

Not exact matches

Although the percentage of Canadians who accept the modest proposal of putting more content about Asia in the curriculum has now grown to 50 per cent, a stunning 58 per cent oppose putting more emphasis on Asian languages in the school system.

In many Catholic secondary schools the proportion of non-Catholic teachers is now as high as 70 per cent.

The decline in vocations, and the falling away from the practice of young adults in our schools, now ranging upwards to 90 per cent in many cases, is an aspect of one and the same phenomenon.

Congress has failed to pass Child Nutrition Reauthorization that is now over a year past due and even if it had passed, would only have allocated 4 1/2 to 6 cents additional funds per student, so even for the mere pennies per lunch that we could have added to the current $ 2.72 that we spend on school meals, our elected officials couldn't come together for the health of our children.

Now more than half of new medical school recruits are female: 4,583, or 56.2 per cent of the total admissions in 2008 - 9 were women, up from 492 in the year 1960 - 1.

Now a primary school with fewer than 60 per cent of pupils achieving the basic standard of level 4 in reading, writing and maths (that increases to 65 per cent next year), and fewer pupils than average making the expected levels of progress between KS1 and KS2 will be taken over.

This has lost the economies of scale in purchasing and now probably only 50 per cent of the schools have access to a learning platform and have no guidance, nor support from the LA».

This initiative led to the formation of a running club which now includes more than 30 per cent of the school's pupils.

Thanks to her efforts, Alperton Community School is now in the top one to five per cent of the country in terms of qualifications and accreditations.

Tablets and apps Our «Future of tablets and apps in schools» research carried out in May revealed that schools now believe that by the end of 2013, more than 10 per cent of teaching computers (PC / Mac / tablet) in schools will be tablets.

We're certainly not a mass route into teaching, but while we account for just six per cent of all new teachers each year, we now supply over 25 per cent for schools serving low income communities.

The Income Collection Survey received responses from more E than 800 schools and showed that 48 per cent of parents now pay online or via an alternative method.

For example, 61 per cent of secondary schools and 15 per cent of primary schools are now academies or free schools and so do not have to teach the national curriculum.

With over 47 per cent of project funds across 82 per cent of participating schools spent on teacher release - and only a very small portion of this time allocated to formal training programs - school leaders are now opting for technology - supported learning in addition to traditional forms.

Hertfordshire is now leading the way with its great schools programme; with nearly 90 per cent of schools rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is above the national average of 86 per cent.

Alperton Community School is now in the top five per cent of schools in England and Wales for improving pupils» achievement.

With 71 per cent of five - to - six year olds now having a device in their bedroom, and four in ten primary school children owning their own mobile phone, we need to ensure that our children are navigating the internet safely.

By 2003, schools were expected to spend around # 65 million on dedicated ICT budgets, but one of the most prominent developments in classroom technology was the investment of around # 200 million in interactive whiteboards, which had reached 58.3 per cent of schools by 2004, and is now the most commonly used piece of AV classroom technology (BESA Historic ICT in UK State Schools,schools were expected to spend around # 65 million on dedicated ICT budgets, but one of the most prominent developments in classroom technology was the investment of around # 200 million in interactive whiteboards, which had reached 58.3 per cent of schools by 2004, and is now the most commonly used piece of AV classroom technology (BESA Historic ICT in UK State Schools,schools by 2004, and is now the most commonly used piece of AV classroom technology (BESA Historic ICT in UK State Schools,Schools, 2015).

«In 1977 around 28.5 per cent of teaching staff were male in primary schools Australia - wide, now they only make up about 18 per cent of teaching staff, and when we followed this trend into the future we found that by the year 2067 they will have disappeared from primary schools completely,» said lead author Dr Kevin McGrath.

In particular, growth in use of tablet devices by teachers and students was clear; 81 per cent of participating school leaders now own and use tablets for professional learning, and the majority of CC21 schools used project funds to purchase and trial iPads in the classroom.

State schools now make up 25 per cent of the Good Schools Guide, compared to just four per cent when it was launched ischools now make up 25 per cent of the Good Schools Guide, compared to just four per cent when it was launched iSchools Guide, compared to just four per cent when it was launched in 1986.

The market for games in a school setting is rapidly increasing, with over 74 per cent of teachers reporting that they now use video games in the classroom (Takeuchi & Vaala, 2014).

Roy Perry, chairman of the children and young people board at the Local Government Association, said ranking councils by school results «disguises the fact that over 60 per cent of secondary schools are now academies, leaving councils powerless to intervene early and build an improvement programme».

In total, 28 schools are now either under construction or open as part of the PSBP, while design work has begun at 234 schools, which makes up 90 per cent of the programme, and all schools should be delivered by the end of 2017.

Whereas previously over 90 per cent of the schools» waste went to landfill, with the associated costs, now 90 per cent is recycled or composted and the remaining 10 per cent is incinerated to produce electricity.

Enthusiasm for kitchen gardens in schools has swept across Australia over the past decade, springing up as tiny pocket - sized patches and vertical gardens in the inner city to expansive plots in country areas.Nobody knows what proportion of schools have a kitchen garden, but anecdotal evidence at least in New South Wales suggests about 50 per cent of primary schools now have them.

Whilst there has been opposition from anti-CCTV campaigners, the use of surveillance in the classroom is often welcomed by students, staff and parents alike, with a reported 90 per cent of secondary schools in the UK now using them.

Growing population As the RIBA report points out, a booming UK population has meant that 250,000 more school places are needed now than in 2000, 90 per cent of them at primary level.

Catering Mark meals are now served in over 25 per cent of English schools and in 20 per cent of universities, as well as in over 300 nurseries.

According to a report from the Department of Education, pupil illness now accounts for 60 per cent of all absences across state - funded primary, secondary and special schools.

According to the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), more than 50 per cent of learning time in UK classrooms is now spent using technology.This is hugely encouraging, but with school budgets under intense pressure, it's imperative that tech's potential to address inequalities, reverse negative trends and raise educational attainment continues to be realised, and stud

The latest NHS workforce statistics show the number of school nursing posts has fallen by 13 per cent since 2010, with just 2,606 now left in the NHS.

Our annual «Impact of New Technologies» survey into the views of English Maintained Schools on a range of new technologies used by teachers and students carried out in conjunction with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that an increasing majority of schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2Schools on a range of new technologies used by teachers and students carried out in conjunction with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that an increasing majority of schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2011/12.

Immediately surprised by the amount of administrative time that was taken up by collecting money, Maria now has over 85 per cent of parents paying online through the school's payment system.

Social media is now being embraced by a third of schools and the recent inclusion of app technology has reached nearly 20per cent of parents in both primary and secondary schools.

However, possibly the most prominent evolution in classroom technology was the implementation of around # 200 million worth of interactive whiteboards, which had reached 58.3 per cent of schools by 2004, and is now the most commonly used piece of AV technology in classrooms.

The Income Collection Survey had responses from more than 800 schools and showed that 48 per cent of parents now pay online or via an alternative method, with 46 of parents saying they pay for meals solely online.

For example, the 80 per cent reduction of the devolved formula capital (DFC) is being redirected centrally to local authorities to support the infrastructure of several schools, which means the pot of money directly available to schools is now much smaller.

What's more, fifty - three per cent of Brits now believe that learning coding in school is just as important as learning a foreign language, such as French or Spanish.

Our «Future of tablets and apps in schools» research carried out in May revealed that schools now believe that by the end of 2013, more than 10 per cent of teaching computers (PC / Mac / tablet) in schools will be tablets.

Now, 74 per cent of its pupils achieve the benchmark, making it the most improved school ever over a three - year period.

With almost 50 per cent of children now having some type of allergic condition in the UK, there is a real need for school staff to have a good understanding of the problems that they may face within the school environment.

However, half of those referrals now come from education — up from just 8 per cent to 50 per cent, which means more than two pupils are now referred every school day.

The proportion of good and outstanding secondary schools has increased overall this year (from 71 per cent in 2014 to 74 per cent), Sir Michael said this is down to a greater improvement in the south (79 per cent now good or outstanding) whereas in the north and Midlands just 68 per centof secondary schools are good or better.

Sixty five per cent of secondary schools and 18 per cent of primaries now operate outside of local authority control, with their numbers set to swell rapidly over the next few months.

The figure for local authority mainstream schools was marginally higher (1.57 per cent) with 127 schools now inadequate out of 8,071 formerly good or outstanding schoolsl.

The government's view is that there has been «significant progress», pointing to 69.3 per cent of disadvantaged pupils now meeting the expected level in both reading and maths at the end of primary school, compared with 62.2 per cent in 2011.