Sentences with phrase «cent of schools use»

And that's awkward, not only because those SATs results might well have determined which set pupils were put into (around 60 per cent of schools use SAT scores for setting), but also because it shows how precarious the progress measure for any one school really is.

In October, a Department for Education research report into teacher - performance pay reforms found that, in 98 per cent of schools, all pay progression is related to performance and that 69 per cent of schools use pupils» test attainment to measure a teacher's performance against «the expected national level».

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The company «taxes» itself 50 cents per pound of coffee it purchases, which it then uses to help offset the costs of two schools in the African country.

The authors go on to illustrate that the remaining 20 cents of loan monies are used to finance white elephant projects, «ghost» projects» (i.e. fictitious roads, schools, soldiers, etc.), government salaries, ineffective development and infrastructural projects or it leaves the country through capital flight within the coming years — leaving little to nothing of actual development monies for the citizenry of these countries.

Findings from a project led by London's Institute of Education and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) show that using new ways of encouraging young children to stay in regular schooling cut drop - out rates by 42 per cent in just a year.

He used the cover of the Lib Dems to press ahead with bold reforms at the heart of his modernising project: making gay marriage legal, introducing Free Schools, overhauling Britain's something - for - nothing benefits culture and — controversially — committing to spend 0.7 per cent of UK national income on foreign aid.

At a media briefing in London, Dr Kristen Reyher from the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences expressed that, in analysing the results, her team was very encouraged that dairy farmers thought it possible to achieve a median reduction of 30 per cent in antibiotic dry cow therapy use within the next five years.

Using a mathematical model, researchers at the University of Bristol and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in collaboration with researchers and clinicians in the UK, Australia and Canada projected the potential impact of these new DAAs treatment among PWID in three cities with similar PWID prevalence (~ 1 per cent among adults) but very different levels of chronic HCV prevalence among PWID.

The report found that 71 per cent of all 16 - 18 year old boys and girls have heard terms such as «slut» or «slag used towards girls at school on a regular basis, with 29 per cent of 16 - 18 year of girls saying that had experienced unwanted sexual touching at school.

The best schools measured using Progress 8 are associated with a much lower premium of 8.3 per cent or # 18,200.

The survey also found that 51 per cent of primary school teachers, and 49 per cent of secondary school teachers need training in e-safety issues, while 51 per cent of primary school teachers are seen to need training in using assessment solutions.

In the survey carried out by the e-Learning Foundation, 29 per cent of the 500 respondents who do not run any form of home access programme said they planned to use some of their Pupil Premium funds to address 1:1 access, while that number increased to 51 per cent amongst schools already running a programme.

In the poll of 935 heads, deputies and assistant heads, 12 per cent of those surveyed said that their school would be continuing to use the levels system even though it does not match the new national curriculum.

Furthermore, the proportion of schools using a specialist school ski operator to organise their skiing trip has increased, with over 90 per cent of schools choosing to make their own travel arrangements.

In Korea and Shanghai - two of the top performers in the PISA 2012 digital reading and computer - based mathematics tests - 42 per cent and 38 per cent of students, respectively, reported using computers at school.

Lighting accounts for 20 per cent of the energy cost of running our schools and yet this can be halved by installing energy efficient LED lighting and reduced even further by the use of intelligent controls.

We could believe that with the increasing adoption of technology in schools, the use of hard copy books and pens are less in demand; spending on stationery is set to drop by three per cent.

In fact, 51 per cent of secondary pupils and 60 per cent of primary pupils felt that using a tablet or other device at schools every day made them more aware of using the internet safely.

In 2012, 96 per cent of 15 - year - olds in the OECD countries taking part in PISA reported they have a computer at home, but only 72 per cent said they used one at school.

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).

According to the OECD's analysis, 96 per cent of 15 year - olds in OECD countries had a computer at home as of 2012, while only 72 per cent reported to use a desktop, laptop or tablet at school.

The latest report published by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) shows that 42 per cent of primary schools identify teacher willingness to use EdTech as a key obstacle in making more use of the technology.

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.

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).

Understand the technology Our research suggests that schools recognise the importance of developing a full understanding of the factors affecting successful implementation; approximately 40 per cent of the teachers surveyed stressed that they will require training into the use of tablet technology.

Since introducing the three targeted programs and implementation model in 2016, Buchanan says the school has seen: improvements across a range of classes using the NAPLAN writing scale of up to 40 per cent; improvements in spelling using NAPLAN assessment and internal data of up to two years within a 12 month period; and its first spike in NAPLAN numeracy improvement for Years 3 and 5 (the two year groups staff focused on through the program).

However, research carried out by BESA in May 2009 showed that only 42 per cent of primary school teachers were using learning platforms and 22 per cent of primary schools had no plans to implement one.

The research questioned 1,000 teenagers across 13 schools in Northern Ireland and found that 41 per cent of pupils who used portable games players «a couple of times a day» achieved five good grades at GCSE, as opposed to 77 per cent of pupils who rarely played.

As voting for the snap general election commences, research by Schools Week has found that 22.6 per cent of schools are due to be used as polling stations, with hundreds having to close compSchools Week has found that 22.6 per cent of schools are due to be used as polling stations, with hundreds having to close compschools are due to be used as polling stations, with hundreds having to close completely.

If just 10 per cent of the UK's 24,317 schools opened their facilities for community use, it could virtually wipe out the # 103m schools deficit.

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.

Eighty - four per cent also said that most of what they know had to be learned externally from school, such as through the use of the internet, or talking to family.

Financial resources were highlighted as a potential barrier to tablet adoption — 90 per cent of the schools surveyed said funding and budget allocations restricted tablet use.

The new school will generate 10 per cent of its energy requirements using a biomass wood pellet burning boiler to provide heating, and a photovoltaic array to generate additional electricity to the grid.

This comes following an Education Policy Institute report that 95 per cent of UK 15 year olds use social media before or after school, and half of 9 — 16 year olds used smart - phones on a daily basis.

According to a research poll of 1,361 teachers published by the Sutton Trust, 32 per cent of senior leaders in primary schools admitted that they are using their pupil premium funding in this way.

In addition to this, 55 per cent of respondents admitted that they did not understand how the subjects they learnt at school could be used in the world of work.

The school will use up to 80 per cent less energy than a conventionally built equivalent facility, reducing carbon emissions by 60 per cent without the use of renewable energy.

In a small community it was only a matter of time before the two parties joined forces, with the school leasing two areas of its playing field to the town council and providing some 20 per cent of the funding, in return for the exclusive use of the facilities during school hours.

It also suggests that, if schools were rated using value added only, 22 per cent of the highest FSM primary schools would be rated «outstanding», compared with 11 per cent as it currently stands, and 25 per cent of the highest disadvantage secondary schools, compared with 14 per cent as it currently stands.

The EPI's analysis used data from from inspections that took place from 2005/06 to 2014/15 and found that secondary schools with up to five per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) are over three times as likely to be rated «outstanding» as schools with at least 23 per cent FSM (48 per cent compared with 14 per cent).

What's more, 51 per cent of primary school teachers are seen to need training in using assessment solutions.

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

Fewer than 30 per cent identified a high level of usefulness of netbooks and the majority of primary schools considered smartphones to be of very little or no use at all.

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.

Our most recent tablets and connectivity in schools (June 2015) research of 632 schools (335 primary and 297 secondary) suggests many have done just this, with 71 per cent of primary and 76 per cent of secondary schools making use of tablets in the classroom.

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.

Worryingly, statistics surrounding data protection in education showed that some 66 per cent of schools were not using a professional provider to destroy information.

Despite approximately 75 per cent of teachers and the majority of children using social media to communicate, 88 per cent of primary schools and 79 per cent of secondary schools confirmed that they made no use of the tool in the classroom.

Research showed that 33 per cent of primary and 49 per cent of secondary schools say they make some or extensive use eBooks on tablets.