Not exact matches
Today, 3 million households, 86 per
cent of black
schools and most health clinics
still have no electricity.
Sources from the Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) identify that around 85 per
cent of the
schools in the UK
still contain asbestos.
While this is a reduction from the 57 per
cent of primaries and 68 per
cent of secondaries who held the same view last year, the majority
of schools still have a positive perception.
One thing that came out
of the research that gives me cause for concern is the fact that 61 per
cent of primary
schools and 39 per
cent of secondary
schools still feel it is important or very important to wait for the government to support adoption.
However, looking at this objectively, while BESA's recent «Resources in English Maintained
Schools» research shows that 2011/12 has seen budget cuts of 1.8 per cent in primary education and a 2.7 per cent drop in secondary education, schools still have significant funds to spend, particularly when compared with budgets ten, five or even two yea
Schools» research shows that 2011/12 has seen budget cuts
of 1.8 per
cent in primary education and a 2.7 per
cent drop in secondary education,
schools still have significant funds to spend, particularly when compared with budgets ten, five or even two yea
schools still have significant funds to spend, particularly when compared with budgets ten, five or even two years ago.
A recent survey by ParentPay revealed that only six per
cent of parents
still pay for
school meals in cash, which highlights the significant impact that this new payment method has made.
Less encouragingly, there is
still some way to go before this becomes a reality; only 21 per
cent of schools in England currently teach their students first aid.
By the time children have reached
school age, however, 99 per
cent of 5 to 14 - year - olds are sitting at their desks, although that
still only lifts Australia to 12th out
of the 38 countries where figures are available.
Some 70 per
cent of ambassadors (those who have completed the programme) who are in teaching today are
still teaching in
schools that meet our eligibility criteria — evidence
of their ongoing commitment to ending the education inequality experienced by poorer pupils.
Still, our educational attainment is high: 74 per
cent of people aged 25 to 64 completed secondary
school, just below the global average
of 76 per
cent.
The same analysis also found that pupils from poorer backgrounds who performed just as well as their more well off peers were
still less likely to attend grammars, with 66 per
cent of children who achieve level five in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 who are not eligible for free
school meals going to a grammar
school compared with 40 per
cent of similarly high achieving children who are eligible for free
school meals.
With the
School Travel Forum 2015 Survey of over 2,000 secondary school teachers showing that 22 per cent of school trip organisers are still opting to make their own travel arrangements and bypass the quality, safety and financial security benefits of travelling with an assured provider, going forward it is our role to win over those teachers who are still unaware of the technical and professional support that is at their dis
School Travel Forum 2015 Survey
of over 2,000 secondary
school teachers showing that 22 per cent of school trip organisers are still opting to make their own travel arrangements and bypass the quality, safety and financial security benefits of travelling with an assured provider, going forward it is our role to win over those teachers who are still unaware of the technical and professional support that is at their dis
school teachers showing that 22 per
cent of school trip organisers are still opting to make their own travel arrangements and bypass the quality, safety and financial security benefits of travelling with an assured provider, going forward it is our role to win over those teachers who are still unaware of the technical and professional support that is at their dis
school trip organisers are
still opting to make their own travel arrangements and bypass the quality, safety and financial security benefits
of travelling with an assured provider, going forward it is our role to win over those teachers who are
still unaware
of the technical and professional support that is at their disposal.
In addition to this, it revealed that the government
still wants to see the «top 25 per
cent pupils» in comprehensive
schools, with the new selective
schools having a smaller ability range
of «more like top 10 per
cent».
«Government
schools are
still the major provider
of primary
school education in Australia, followed by 19 per
cent of school children who attend Catholic primary
schools and 12 per
cent who attend independent
schools,» she said.
Despite the 0.6 per
cent drop, the proportion
of independent
school pupils achieving top grades is
still almost double the national average
of 25.8 per
cent.
More than 90 per
cent of children who enrol in the program transition back to
school and, according to a UK evaluation, 75 per
cent are
still in
school four years down the track.
For example, a survey conducted by ParentPay revealed that only six per
cent of parents
still pay for
school meals in cash, which highlights the significant impact that cashless methods have made.
Across England and Wales we estimate that more than 90 per
cent of schools probably do not have solar panels, held back by the many barriers which
still stand in their way.
Despite the rise in
school - led training, University based courses were
still the most popular route, wth 56 per
cent of trainees opting for training at a higher education institution.
However, while this is improving, it is
still low; just 11 per
cent of primary and nine per
cent of secondary
schools hold this opinion compared with five per
cent of all
schools last year.
Alternatively the West Midlands was found to have the least variation between local authorities, but
still has some striking differences, with 13 per
cent of schools being academies in Cheshire West and Chester compared to 48 per
cent in Stoke on Trent.
Private
schools fared better, with only one third (33 per
cent)
of schools failing to achieve a good grade in their inspection, but this is
still higher than generally across the country.
At a bare minimum, our elected officials should commit to providing the $ 400 million that they pledged for
school safety and security measures, which ate up all but 47
cents of the roughly $ 100 increase in per - pupil spending (and that
still lags total inflation adjusted spending from a decade ago by nearly $ 1500).
In February, Northumberland Council launched a seven - week consultation which set out plans to completely overhaul the education system in the west
of the county, where there is a 30 - per -
cent surplus
of places, and many
schools still run on a three - tier system.
Only 60 per
cent of teachers
still work in a state - funded
school five years after starting their training, with that number dropping to 50 per
cent in subjects like physics and maths.
Natalie Perera
of the Education Policy Institute has observed that after the extra # 1.3 bn is taken into account,
schools will
still face inflationary pressures
of just over two per
cent by 2020.
Although the number
of academies in his area has grown 35 per
cent from 675 in 2014 to 914, the overall proportion
of schools that are academies is
still one point behind the national figure
of 28 per
cent.
According to the GSHA, ministers reportedly
still want to see pupils from the top 25 per
cent of achievers attend comprehensive
schools, but expect new selective
schools to have a «narrower ability range» — closer to 10 per
cent.
The
school is an important cog in the New Zealand game development sector, with Stephen Knightly
of the IGDA New Zealand reporting that 100 per
cent of graduates from the country's major game design degrees are finding employment, and that there's
still a shortage
of talent on top
of that.
Seventy per
cent of schools reported positive feedback from their students, the researchers said, though there was
still resistance in rural areas.
Sixty per
cent of Aboriginal students were then enrolled in provincial day
schools, but fifty - two residential
schools still remained in operation.
Interestingly, 76 per
cent of those searches were on mobile, showing that parents on - the - go were prepping for the new
school year while
still in holiday mode!