Sentences with phrase «encouraging more schools»

Finally, the board can maximize dollars for the classroom by encouraging more schools to share services like transportation.

Sir Daniel Moynihan, the chair of the education honours committee, is encouraging more schools to nominate their unsung heroes for awards.

Aimed at encouraging more schools to introduce their pupils to snowsports, the Snowsport England initiative will work with slopes across the country to offer taster ski and snowboard sessions at heavily discounted prices to primary and secondary schools, as well as sixth form colleges.

Last winter skiing and snowboarding's national governing body, Snowsport England, ran their inaugural National School Snowsport Week, aimed at encouraging more schools to engage in wintersports.

It is increasingly evident that, around the world, national education policies are encouraging more schools to become autonomous; for example, in Australia, the independent public schools; the academies in England; concertado schools in Spain; free schools in Sweden; and charter schools in the USA.

yet the regs encourage more school directors, even the ones who KNOW what the right thing is to make retarded compromises that harm kids.

Chancellor Carmen Fariña is launching a new collaboration - based program to try to boost academic performance, the latest in a series of programs encouraging more school visits and meetings between teachers.

Only 38 per cent of people believe that the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, according to a YouGov poll.

Public Opinion A YouGov poll found that only 38 per cent of people believe the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, which suggests there isn't a huge amount of public support for the idea.

Following the success of 2016's Innovation Week, where 1,250 creative thinking events were held across the UAE, it was decided that February 2018 would become Innovation Month, to encourage more schools, businesses and individuals to consider the prospects of innovation, as well as attracting more international interest in the celebrations.

The initiative will encourage more schools to see alumni as a valuable resource in broadening the jobs horizons of the current generation and preparing them to navigate the difficult transition from school to work.

The deadline for entries closes on 26 January and the SSPBC committee is keen to encourage more schools to sign up.

Our hope is that this report will help dispel some of the misunderstandings that have arisen and encourage more schools to boost their arts provision and more arts organisations to set up schools.»

This 2001 federal law is designed to raise academic standards, close achievement gaps, encourage more school accountability, and offer more choices to families and students.

We hope that this report encourages more school leaders to provide regular spaces for feedback and honest reflections on their experiences.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «To drive up standards we will encourage more schools to work together in multi-academy trusts so they share resources, staff and expertise.»

«To drive up standards we will encourage more schools to work together in multi-academy trusts so they share resources, staff and expertise.

Step one, says Savaiano, is to encourage more schools to take advantage of Community Eligibility (CEP).

More than a third (38 %) of people say they believe that the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select by academic ability.

Educators are some of the staunchest advocates of uniforms, arguing that they reduce problematic behavior, cut down on the incidence of bullying and encourage more school spirit overall.

Not exact matches

And the school's emphasis on encouraging students to research and develop their own ideas may create a generation of more innovative entrepreneurs, Cullinane says.

There has to be way more tank - filling than tank - draining,» says Ruben Nieves, former Stanford University men's volleyball coach and current national director of training for the Positive Coaching Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Mountain View, Calif., that focuses on teaching and encouraging positive character - building in youth and high school sports.

To encourage bilingualism, the school is adding more English classes every year, and by graduation, students must be able to effectively communicate in both English and French.

Wagner offers no broad policy prescriptions in the interview to fix these problems in America's schools, but if you're an individual parent or teacher interested in encouraging an innovative outlook in your kids, he has lots of ideas (less scheduled time, more unstructured play or self - driven exploration, for instance).

School - based programs that encouraged more physical activity also had no effect on BMI, one large review concluded, though other positive results — like lower blood cholesterol and less time spent watching TV — were observed.

Shortly after the Newtown massacre, a task force created by the Ohio attorney general's office released a report encouraging school staff to be more aggressive:

One of the more promising innovations in state - level education policy has been the establishment of programs that encourage privately - funded scholarships for students attending private and religious elementary and secondary schools.

The deterioration of neighborhoods in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.

All over the country, parishes and schools are being encouraged to think of ways to thank their vicar... More

He also cited potential for churches to work more closely with schools and parents, in order to encourage more families into church.

Consequently, far more to the point would be the deliberate development and institutionalization of practices within and among theological schools that would make prominent the theological school's own particular agenda of interests in congregations, encourage inquiry governed by that agenda, and reward such inquiry in its processes of promotion and assigning of scholarly status and esteem.

Meat Free Monday in schools focuses on school hours only but we encourage staff members and students to remain meat free the whole day (or more) if they want to.

By joining forces the campaigners hope to be more effective in spreading the message and encouraging schools, restaurants and companies to get involved.

We encourage school districts nationwide to apply for one (or more!)

FUTP 60 is active in more than 73,000 U.S. schools and encourages children to consume nutrient - rich foods, including dairy, and achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

In addition to our work incorporating behavioral economics principles into our school nutrition programs to encourage students to both take and consume more fruits and vegetables, Sodexo is also looking at ways to add produce to other things we serve like adding natural and nutrient - packed mushrooms to burgers.»

Lt. Col. Gaylord Greene, who works in admissions at Army, said coaches will often encourage recruits to take more core courses, since the school requires more of them for entry than most others do.

«We're also encouraging our schools, when they enter into game contracts, that they be more specific in game contracts that deal with this cancellations due to weather.»

Even more encouraging though, would be the fact that he worked on the television series, «Friday Night Lights,» — which was extremely successful in bringing a realistic look to Texas high school football.

But then, once a basic level of calm prevailed in the school, the coaches turned their attention to encouraging what they called cooperative learning, a pedagogical approach that promoted student engagement in the learning process: less lecture time; fewer repetitive worksheets; more time spent working in small groups, solving problems, engaging in discussions, and collaborating on longer - term creative projects.

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with this New York Times columnist, and we both tried hard to debunk current college admission myths and encourage families to learn more about schools they might never have considered.

And there are also many, many things we could be doing to encourage children's acceptance of healthier school meals: imposing meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food education in schools — not just nutrition education, but offering kids a real understanding of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools; encouraging restaurants to ditch the standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food); improving food access; and so much more.

Or, bring our WATCH D.O.G.S. program to your children's school as a way to encourage other dads to get more involved.

Encourage schools to proactively improve the school climate and adopt an emotion skills curriculum so that more children feel emotionally safe and empowered at school.

The other school of thought, the one I support, is that encouraging a somewhat regular sleep schedule for babies helps them sleep longer and more consistently.

And when it comes to scratch - cooking, the gold standard for school meals in the minds of many parents, Justin thinks the new school meal standards may actually encourage more reliance on processed food.

Right now we have a national obesity problem, so why aren't we asking for money to raise healthier students, to support coordinated school health, for more nutrition education, more collaboration with partners, parents and the community to encourage children to try new foods, to develop recipes, to provide technical assistance and set professional standards?

In fact, some schools have now banned this practice in order to encourage kids to become more responsible and independent.

Even when children find it hard to open up, Ms Mandell says schools can do more to encourage pupils to seek help.

• 8 out of 10 people (80 %) think fathers should feel as able as mothers to ask for flexible working • 8 out of 10 women (80 %) and more than 6 out of 10 men (62 %) agree that fathers are as good as mothers at caring for children • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 42 % strongly, that society values a child's relationship with its mother more than it values a child's relationship with its father • Almost 6 out of 10 (59 %) agree with the statement that society assumes mothers are good for children, fathers have to prove it • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 50 % strongly, that there should be a zero tolerance approach if fathers do not take on their parenting responsibilities • Almost 7 out of 10 (67 %) agree that dads should be encouraged to spend time in school reading with their child • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 50 % strongly, that dads should be able to stay overnight with their partner in hospital when their baby is born.