So how do we as governors
ensure young people in our schools are better included in decision making processes?
Not exact matches
If you are a parent of a high
school student or a high
schooler yourself,
ensuring these skills are well understood and engrained will help any
young person better succeed
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Schools have a critical role to play
in ensuring that
young people have the skills they need to succeed.
I am delighted that the Labour candidate for the Liverpool mayoralty, Mr Anderson, has endorsed the extension of academy
schools in Liverpool and I hope that the hon. Lady will join me
in working to
ensure that those
schools transform outcomes for
young people.
«We urge the Government to act now to
ensure that every child and
young person in every
school is able to get the good quality SRE they so desperately want and need.»
The pilot will also
ensure systems are
in place to share appropriate information between CAMHS and
schools, shared care arrangements are agreed for those
young people requiring more intensive support, and that arrangements are
in place to escalate / de-escalate as the
young person's needs dictate.
I am committed to devolving more powers and funding to
schools, and empowering teachers and head teachers to
ensure that they are
in the driving seat of
school improvement
in Scotland, supported by parents and children and
young people themselves.
The Department for Education will target its programmes to
ensure children get the best start
in the early years, to build teaching and leadership capacity
in schools, to increase access to university, to strengthen technical pathways for
young people, and work with employers to improve
young people's access to the right advice and experiences.
Our dedicated staff team work to
ensure that community transport operators have the confidence
in running their services, so they can concentrate on their vital work,
ensuring that
young people are able to get to
school and take part fully
in school life.
The report demonstrates how technology can used by
schools in their approach to delivering PE lessons and to
ensure young people monitor their activity levels and lead healthy lives.
The DofE's guiding principles are
in line with
schools» and academies» missions and PSHE programmes and the DofE actively supports these establishments to set up and run the DofE
ensuring as many
young people as possible have access to it.
Clear guidance will need to be given on the processes that will need to be
in place so that
schools can implement the legislative changes, especially
in regard to the move to a single assessment process (removal of
school action and
school action plus) that
ensures that all children and
young people continue to get the support they need.
This is particularly important
in school transport, where
young people are supported by motivated organisations to get to where they need to be, and to
ensure that transport is never a barrier to their educational attainment.
Hertfordshire County Council is committed to providing high quality education for children and
young people, and will
ensure that every child
in the county has a
school place.
«It is a real shame that outdoor education opportunities have decreased for many
young people but we are proud to be one of the leading providers of outdoor education
in the country, and given the positive impact of such opportunities on children and
young people, we are keen to work with other
schools, academy trusts and education providers to
ensure that more students have access to outdoor learning.»
The qualification has been designed specifically for
schools, to help them improve the standards of e-safety amongst staff and
young people, and follows a 2010 report2 by Ofsted that recommends that
schools should: • audit the training needs of all staff and provide training to improve their knowledge of and expertise
in the safe and appropriate use of new technologies • work closely with all families to help them
ensure that their children use new technologies safely and responsibly both at home and at
school • provide an age - related, comprehensive curriculum for e-safety which enables pupils to become safe and responsible users of new technologies.
Since 2010 over 47,000
young people have taken part
in this free project and the Design Museum team has worked with a diverse range of
schools to
ensure it continues to meet the needs of teachers and learners alike.
Walsall teen Phoebe Lago - Willetts is heading a campaign to
ensure young people are being taught vital first aid
in school.
A whole -
school approach to wellbeing involves everyone
in the
school as well as the community —
ensuring that a sense of connectedness and belonging is provided for
young people (KidsMatter).
Since 2012 the Pathways to Prosperity Network, a collaboration between the Pathways to Prosperity Project at HGSE, Jobs for the Future, and 12 states, has focused on
ensuring that many more
young people complete high
school, attain a postsecondary credential with currency
in the labor market, and launch a career while leaving open the prospect of further education.
The goals included: narrowing the gap
in literacy and numeracy achievement
in primary
schools and at GCSE;
ensuring young people develop key strengths such as character and good mental health; narrowing the gulf
in the numbers of youngsters continuing their education and training after GCSEs; and narrowing the gap between rich and poor students graduating from university.
«The government has reformed GCSEs and A levels so
young people leave
school with gold - standard qualifications, which
ensures students are taught the knowledge and skills to succeed
in the next stage of their education or career.
The legal framework
in relation to the code of practice indicated that under Section 25 of the Children and Families Act 2014 local authorities (
Schools) should
ensure integration between educational provision, health and social care provisions, where this would promote wellbeing and improve the quality of provision for disabled
young people and those with SEN. (page 38 of the Code of Practice).
Roy Perry, chairman of the Local Government Association's children and
young people board, said: «While councils have a statutory duty to
ensure every child has a
school place available to them, they find themselves
in the difficult position of not being able to
ensure schools, including academies, expand.»
«
Ensuring that our children and
young people are always progressing is at the centre of all our work, and so I am delighted to see the continuing improvement
in results at our
schools.
Schools need support to
ensure young people understand how to combine VET with their other
school studies
in a way that gives them the best chance of continuing
in post-
school training.
Hackney Council's Children and
Young People's Scrutiny Commission has released a report into unregistered educational settings, calling on the government to strengthen legislation to
ensure children
in unregistered «
schools» are safe.
The enormous interest generated by the Pathways report has led to the launch of the Pathways to Prosperity Network, a collaboration between the Pathways to Prosperity Project at HGSE, Jobs for the Future (JFF), and six states focused on
ensuring that many more
young people complete high
school, attain a postsecondary credential with currency
in the labor market, and launch into a career while leaving open the prospect of further education.
«Although we are pleased the draft SEN Code of Practice recognises the prominent role educational psychologists have
in ensuring the wellbeing of all children and
young people with special educational needs, we are concerned that there are not enough educational psychologists
in nurseries,
schools and colleges to carry out the proposals outlined
in the draft.
This project will
ensure more children and
young people benefit from good quality SRE, something we believe should be a statutory part of the curriculum
in all
schools.»
For society to reap the benefit of quality physical education, the guidelines argue, planners must
ensure that it is made available as readily to girls as it is to boys, to
young people in school and to those who are not.
«This is the only way to restore the public service ethos
in education, guarantee a high - quality education for all children and
young people in England's
schools, and
ensure the accountability and public probity that parents and communities are entitled to expect of their education service.»
Speaking of student successes, Ms Morgan said: «We have raised the bar, and I know
schools are already rising to the challenge —
ensuring our
young people leave
school ready to succeed not just
in Britain, but on the global stage.»
Slough and East Berkshire CofE Multi Academy Trust (SEBMAT) was established
in 2013 to form a group of
schools which can support each other to
ensure the best possible outcomes for the
young people in...
Increasingly children and
young people are expected to attend extra tutoring or exam cramming sessions
in their lunch breaks, after
school, on Saturdays and
in the
school holidays to
ensure they achieve the grades required by the Government's imposed league table targets.
«The focus on opening new grammar
schools is,
in my view, an unnecessary distraction from the need to
ensure all our
young people are equipped with the skills to compete
in the modern workplace,» said Mr Carmichael.
The dramatic reforms come as part of a government drive to improve
schools», pupils» and employers» confidence
in the qualifications,
ensuring that
young people have the knowledge and skills needed to go on to work and further study.
The Coalition have recently published the revised Careers Guidance and Inspiration
in Schools, that is very welcome and is a positive move towards supporting schools through, for example, further support to build stronger connections with employers and clarifying the role of governors to ensure that independent career guidance is provided to young
Schools, that is very welcome and is a positive move towards supporting
schools through, for example, further support to build stronger connections with employers and clarifying the role of governors to ensure that independent career guidance is provided to young
schools through, for example, further support to build stronger connections with employers and clarifying the role of governors to
ensure that independent career guidance is provided to
young people.
A Department for Education spokesperson said: «As part of our plan for education we have made important reforms to our exam system to
ensure young people leave
school ready to succeed
in life
in modern Britain.
If we are really committed to
ensuring that all
young people have access to a good education, we need to improve the quality of
schools, particularly
in the north and coastal areas.»
We agree that our education system has a duty to
ensure that
young people in Texas graduate high
school adequately prepared for life — whether that is pursuing postsecondary education, enlisting
in the military, or joining our state's flourishing workforce.
«I want to
ensure that more and more of our
young people actively choose to study a modern foreign language as part of their
school education, and develop the skills they need to thrive
in a modern global economy.»
There is no question that much remains to be done to
ensure that all our
young people have the opportunity to participate
in high quality afterschool programming that expands their learning experiences and helps them succeed
in school and life.
Vicci Wells, Development Manager for Inclusive Sport Programmes at YST, discusses how
schools can
ensure young people have the confidence to get involved
in physical and sporting initiatives.
The Chancellor needs to address this
in his Budget by giving
schools the money needed to
ensure our children and
young people get the education
in the 21st century they both deserve and need.
«More investment is needed
in the education system to meet rising costs and
ensure that
schools and colleges are able to deliver the outstanding education every
young person deserves.»
GradMinnesota connects individuals and communities to engage stakeholders at all levels to
ensure that all
young people in Minnesota will graduate from high
school prepared for success
in postsecondary opportunity, work, civic engagement, and life.
The authors suggest three strategies to address the challenge: 1)
school reform should be expanded to include «multiple pathways» for students instead of a narrow «college - for - all» focus; 2) employers should become more engaged
in the development and support of these pathways; and 3) as a society, the U.S. should take collective responsibility for educating
young people to
ensure that they are well prepared for life after
school.
The authors suggest three strategies to address the challenge: 1)
school reform should be expanded to include «multiple pathways» for students instead of a narrow «college - for - all» focus; 2) employers should become more engaged
in the development and support of these pathways; and 3) as a society, the U.S. should take collective responsibility for educating
young people to
ensure that they are well - prepared for life after
school.
«It is clear that many
schools and colleges need additional support if we are to
ensure every
young person, regardless of background, receives the life - changing advice and inspiration that they need to fulfil their potential and succeed
in life.»