Sentences with phrase «from independent schools»

The information also shows that there were 179 applications from independent schools planning to switch over to the state sector and become free schools.

Some - mostly in areas where there is competition from independent schools - allow eight.

The links are ultimately in other partnership projects such as Art master - classes hosted at Aldro with overlap from independent school pupils.

Talented teachers from independent schools such as St Paul's, who do not have formal teaching qualifications but have studied their subjects at top universities, fill in gaps in state schools where there are no teachers with relevant degrees — an invaluable service.

Schools Week has also reported on figures from the Independent Schools Council that show private schools have almost as many swimming pools between them as the whole of the state school, higher education and further education sectors combined.

Launched in 2010 by a trio of bold thinkers from MIT, the school initially attracted students from independent schools and from families that could afford enriching experiences for their children.

According to statistics from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), 2.1 per cent of of results were appealed by local authority run schools in 2015, compared to six per cent of results from independent schools.

Independent schools have seen a decline in the proportion of pupils achieving A * - A grades, which fell from 49.3 per cent to 48.7 per cent over the last year, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC).

Ten schools from the Independent Schools Association along with their partner schools from the maintained sector took part in a large - scale experiment to learn more about the human brain.

Pupils are taught in small groups by qualified tutors, with older pupils from the independent schools on hand to act as mentors.

Representatives ranging from the Independent Schools» Council to the headteacher of Hunt's old independent school, University College School in Hampstead, have lined up to defend the role of independent schools, insisting they are already involved in supporting the state sector.

The gap was even more apparent for entrants into the most selective universities, with 64 per cent from independent schools getting into the most selective institutions compared to 23 per cent from state schools.

However, the concept hasn't received support from the Independent Schools Council of Australia, with its Executive Director Colette Colman stating that the report didn't «recognise the complexity of funding arrangements or acknowledge the diverse nature of independent schools», according to the Financial Review.

Delegates from independent schools and leading education sector organisations attended the first Essential Legal Conference for Schools — two more events are planned for Birmingham (30 November) and Manchester (March 2018) so that schools can benefit from expert advice and others» experience.

We strive to ensure that all presentations are relevant to independent school business operations and industry trends or developments, are creatively structured, utilize case studies from independent schools and provide a high degree of participant engagement.

The cost of building new special schools is greater than commissioning places from independent schools, councils told Schools Week, meaning they were disincentivised in the short - term from building new schools.

A Department for Education (DfE) spokeswoman said: «We recognise that many independent schools already have successful partnerships with state schools and we welcome the pledge from the independent school sector to continue to help to drive further improvements in the state education system.»

Meanwhile Gray resigned from his last school, Grindon Christian Hall in Sunderland, which converted from an independent school to a free school in 2012, after it was rated «inadequate» in 2015.

Whenever anyone, be it someone from the independent school environment or otherwise, asks me how I found this fantastic job opportunity, I never fail to mention the role that CS&A played!

I'm very concerned if there's any further proposals to look at splitting our public school system from our independent schools and our Catholics.

The problem is a particular issue among poorer pupils - their teachers tend to underestimate their grades, whereas teachers from independent schools are more likely to predict high A-level results.

Carmen Vidal Rodeiro, co-author of the report, said: «Students from independent schools were less likely to achieve either a first - class degree or at least an upper - second - class degree than students from comprehensive schools with similar prior attainment.»

One complication this year though is that the results from independent schools will not be included in the overall Wales performance measures, so we will need to take this into account.

The proportion was 0.8 % at both Oxford and Cambridge, while more than 40 % of their students came from independent schools.

The study was based on students who received a first or 2:1 degree at Russell Group institutions and is expected to fuel the debate around whether university applications from state schools should be favoured over those from independent school pupils.

In response to a question about whether a limit should be imposed on the number of teachers from independent schools that work as examiners, Collier said «the quality of assessment and the system as a whole is best served by involvement as senior examiners from teachers from the widest range of schools and colleges».