Sentences with phrase «driving school behaviours»

«Conversely, the attainment measure, which has been the traditional way of holding schools to account, risks driving school behaviours that are at odds with the government's goals.»

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«There are too many schools where poor behaviour is undermining teachers» efforts to raise standards and which is driving teachers out of the profession.

At present, even though Ofsted has begun some welcome changes, the fact remains that floor standards, performance tables and coasting schools criteria continue to drive behaviour.

There is absolutely no question that of the two main accountability levers, league tables and inspection, it is the latter which relentlessly drives behaviour in schools.

I'm a firm believer that quality first teaching is the driving force and cohesive element that holds together any school's curriculum model, behaviour policy and data outcomes.

The report said the increase was «particularly marked» for pupils with low prior attainment (up from 1.3 to 1.9), adding: «This suggests some of the increase in the attainment 8 score is driven by schools» behaviour change as pupils enter more qualification that count towards the new measures.»

Studies have shown that life satisfaction is negatively associated with adolescent problem behaviour: sexual risk - taking behaviours (Valois et al. 2002); substance abuse, such as cigarette smoking, chewing tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, regular alcohol use, binge drinking (Desousa et al. 2008; Piko et al. 2005; Zullig et al. 2001); and violence and aggression, such as carrying a gun or weapon, physical fighting, stealing or damaging property at school, and drinking and driving (MacDonald et al. 2005; Valois et al. 2001).