Sentences with phrase «emphasis on attainment»

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There is no emphasis on individual accomplishments, records, or attainments until the season is completed.»

For instance, the emphasis on EBacc — an attainment measure which marginalises creative subjects — is at odds with a recognition of the value of the creative economy.

Schools should assume a «no excuses» culture based on strong academic attainment, a tough stance on discipline and an emphasis on good manners, says Schools Minister Nick Gibb.

If the quality of teaching that children experience is the most important factor in their attainment, why has there traditionally been so little emphasis on professional development for educators?

«This is a consequence of a continued emphasis on threshold attainment measures that do not take into account pupil starting points — it is ironic that this announcement was made on the final day for schools to opt in early for the new accountability measure of Progress 8.»

Outcomes include educational achievement (with a special emphasis on mathematics and science outcomes), educational attainment, interracial friendships, intergroup relations, and adult life - course trajectories such as occupational attainment, the intergenerational perpetuation of racial stereotypes and fears, and social cohesion in democratic, ethnically and racially plural societies.

However, we need to guard against this being derailed by its implementation.The advantages that come with Progress 8 are at risk from those wishing to place undue emphasis on a school's attainment measure (Attainment 8) or from the introduction of new GCSE grades that place greater value on the highest grades attainment measure (Attainment 8) or from the introduction of new GCSE grades that place greater value on the highest grades Attainment 8) or from the introduction of new GCSE grades that place greater value on the highest grades available.

Next, summarize your career profile, putting emphasis on your highest attainment, current job, and your prominent characteristics.

During the prenatal and infant periods, families have been identified on the basis of socioeconomic risk (parental education, income, age8, 11) and / or other family (e.g. maternal depression) or child (e.g. prematurity and low birth weight12) risks; whereas with preschoolers a greater emphasis has been placed on the presence of child disruptive behaviour, delays in language / cognitive impairment and / or more pervasive developmental delays.6 With an increased emphasis on families from lower socioeconomic strata, who typically face multiple types of adversity (e.g. low parental educational attainment and work skills, poor housing, low social support, dangerous neighbourhoods), many parenting programs have incorporated components that provide support for parents» self - care (e.g. depression, birth - control planning), marital functioning and / or economic self - sufficiency (e.g. improving educational, occupational and housing resources).8, 13,14 This trend to broaden the scope of «parenting» programs mirrors recent findings on early predictors of low - income children's social and emotional skills.

The tailwinds behind the market are strong, thanks in part to the evergreen emphasis on educational attainment.