95 per
cent of schools stated that they set a formal budget and a similarly high proportion set a CFR E19 learning resources budget which are the same findings as in the 2012 research.
In a report from the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) in June 2015, 41 per
cent of schools stated that they didn't have adequate broadband bandwidth and a further 48 per cent revealed that they didn't have sufficient Wi - Fi capacity.
Not exact matches
Just 20 per
cent of respondents said they agreed that new
state - funded
state schools should be allowed to select up to 100 per
cent of their pupils on the basis
of faith while 79 per
cent of Anglicans opposed the new selection proposals.
Largely because
of his program, more than 30 per
cent of the high
schools in his
state offer elective courses about religion.
In New York,
schools serve 1.7 million lunches and 500,000 breakfasts each day — which puts them on the front line
of combatting hunger and childhood obesity — and yet the
state meal reimbursement rate has remained at six
cents for the last 40 years.
Only 30 per
cent had no objections
of any kind to
state funding for faith
schools.
In January 2011, 6.6 per
cent of classes in
state - funded secondary
schools contained more than 30 pupils, down from 6.5 per
cent in January 2010.
In January 2011, 9.4 per
cent of classes in
state - funded primary
schools contained more than 30 pupils, down from 9.5 per
cent in January 2010.
«Your Excellency, while hosting a delegation
of World Bank officials, you announced to the whole world that 21,780 teachers will be disengaged in Kaduna
State Public primary and secondary
schools for not scoring up to 75 per
cent in the competency test, while 25,000 will be recruited in their stead.
Those 80 per
cent of us who can't afford to pay for the education
of our children twice - through fees as well as taxes - have no choice but
state schooling.
At the moment, researchers
state that only 40 per
cent of pupils in
state schools have achieved this «world - class standard»
The ASCL survey found that despite Ofsted saying inspections do not require
schools to predicts attainment
of their pupils or progress score, 62 per
cent of respondents
stated that they were asked to predict pupil attainment.
The unauthorised absence rate in
state - funded primary,
state - funded secondary and special
schools was 1.3 per
cent in 2016/17, an increase from 1.1 per
cent in 2015/16 — the rate
of unauthorised holiday absence also increasing from 0.3 to 0.4 per
cent.
In PTA UK's summer 2015 Parent Insights Survey, 85 per
cent of those parents surveyed
stated they want a say in education with 79 per
cent wanting to actively support their child's
school.
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.
High
school students with good grades receive
state money that in some cases pays every
cent of their college costs.
40 per
cent of teachers who begin initial teacher training are not in a
state school job five years later, according to new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
In addition to this, almost half (48 per
cent)
of school leaders
stated that they lacked confidence in their
school's ability to cover staffing costs in the next one to two years.
Other 2015
State of Our
Schools Survey findings included: - 79 per
cent of principals surveyed said they did not have enough funding for the needs
of children with disability at their
school.
In 2013 respondents
stated a seven per
cent reduction in CPD spend, but this year
schools indicated a 9.6 per
cent increase; an overall increase in spending focus
of 16.6 per
cent.
Alex Shapland - Howes, Managing Director
of Future First, said, «More than 39 per
cent of state school students don't know anyone in a job they'd like to do.
«Comprehensive
schools have demonstrated that it is possible to provide high - quality, inclusive education for all children, with 86 per
cent of state - funded
schools currently rated good or outstanding.
The survey discovered 75 per
cent of young people enjoy PE lessons in
school and 64 per
cent stated they feel better about themselves after doing sport.
The data revealed that only 0.7 per
cent of head teachers at
state schools were from an Indian background and 0.6 per
cent are from black Caribbean origin.
49 per
cent of all
schools surveyed by BESA last year (632
schools: 335 primary and 297 secondary)
stated that aside from
of funding constraints, sourcing high quality, appropriate training continues to be a very significant barrier for the adoption
of the technology.
Nearly 70 per
cent of schools last year
stated this, while this year 89 per
cent gave the same response.
Future First works in 10 per
cent of British
state secondary
schools enabling those
schools to utilise the talents
of alumni to support current students.
Caroline Wright, director general designate at BESA says: «Our latest research shows that there is a growing desire and need by teachers for high quality CPD: 48 per
cent of primary
schools and 41 per
cent of secondary
schools state that CPD will be a focus for 2016/17.
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).
Despite this, almost half
of schools (44 per
cent) in England feel there isn't enough information available to support decisions on joining or forming a multi-academy trust (MAT), according to new findings in The Key's latest annual
State of Education report — soon to be released.
• Only 3 per
cent of state school graduates say that they hear from their old
school at least once a year compared with 42 per
cent of private
school graduates.
Released to launch the Big Pedal 2018, the UK's largest
schools competition to encourage more young people to cycle, walk and scoot to
school, the survey also revealed that the number
of children concerned about air pollution rose to over half in London (53 per
cent) and that 34 per
cent stated that politicians were most responsible for bringing down levels
of air pollution, while 29 per
cent held drivers as most accountable.
Fortunately, there is a shift towards greater reliance and awareness
of the organisation and also the LOtC Quality Badge, with 72 per
cent of teachers surveyed in 2015
stating that STF membership would be either likely to influence or be an essential pre ‑ requisite in their choice
of school trip provider.
State schools now make up 25 per cent of the Good Schools Guide, compared to just four per cent when it was launched i
schools now make up 25 per
cent of the Good
Schools Guide, compared to just four per cent when it was launched i
Schools Guide, compared to just four per
cent when it was launched in 1986.
But in 2002, a group
of 160
school districts filed Coalition for a Common
Cents Solution v.
State claiming that Iowa's school finance system violates the state constitution on both adequacy and equity gro
State claiming that Iowa's
school finance system violates the
state constitution on both adequacy and equity gro
state constitution on both adequacy and equity grounds.
So, you may have
states in which 80 to 85 per
cent of kids are to be found in
school on any given day, but you also have
states where this number may be as low as 50 per
cent.
While the education secretary, Justine Greening, promised an extra # 1.3 bn for
state schools over two years, headteachers across England calculated that this amount would translate to a real ‑ terms cut
of 4.6 per
cent from 2015.
In addition, 62.5 per
cent of state -
school pupils were accepted at Cambridge compared with 62 per
cent in 2015.
The Oxford Open Learning Trust researched official statistics from the Department for Education, which show that 63 per
cent of all teaching staff in English
state funded secondary
schools are female - including headteachers.
National curriculum tests at Key Stage 2 have negatively impacted on the time allocated for art and design in primary
schools with 89 per
cent of primary teachers in
state schools reporting that during the two terms before Key Stage 2 tests the time allocated for art and design decreased.
Free -
schools charity the New Schools Network (NSN) revealed research that suggested the top 500 state schools accounted for almost 90 per cent of entries to general studies and critical th
schools charity the New
Schools Network (NSN) revealed research that suggested the top 500 state schools accounted for almost 90 per cent of entries to general studies and critical th
Schools Network (NSN) revealed research that suggested the top 500
state schools accounted for almost 90 per cent of entries to general studies and critical th
schools accounted for almost 90 per
cent of entries to general studies and critical thinking.
The «
State of Education» report also revealed that 99.5 per
cent of primary
school leaders believe that a proportion
of their pupils were joining
school below the required level
of school - readiness.
Information collected in the January 2016
school census showed that 14.5 per
cent of pupils at
state primaries receive free
school meals, compared to around 18 per
cent in 2013.
Oxford University's admissions data for 2016 shows that 58 per
cent of students who received a place came from a
state school - the highest figure on record.
The NFCC's «Sprinklers in
schools» report
states that whilst government's expectation was that most, if not all new
schools would be fitted with sprinklers, recent estimations show that the rate has fallen from around 70 per
cent of new
schools being built with sprinklers in 2008, down to 30 per
cent as
of December 2016.
The new report also suggests that parents are worried about the increasing costs
of schooling with 72 per
cent of parents claiming that the cost
of putting their child in a
state school is rising.
Almost half
of respondents (48 per
cent) also
stated that the number
of supply staff at their
school had decreased as they are not being replaced when they leave.
Fortunately, there is a shift towards greater reliance and awareness
of the organisation and also the LOtC Quality Badge, with 72 per
cent of teachers surveyed in 2015
stating that STF membership would be either likely to influence or be an essential pre-requisite in their choice
of school trip provider.
It also
states that in September 2016, 67 per
cent of secondary
schools were academies in comparison to 21 per
cent of primary
schools.
The data also reveals that 77.2 per
cent of young entrants (under 21) to Russell Group institutions in England were from
state schools, up from 72.9 per
cent in 2010/11.