Sentences with phrase «grammar school gave»

The Tory moves to encourage more grammar schools gives a tremendous opportunity to Labour to lead a broad opposition.

Fewer than half of England's grammar schools give poor pupils priority in allocating places, BBC research shows.

In Reading, both the grammar schools give high priority to children who have received free school meals in the past six years and live within the catchment area

But new research published by the BBC today showed that fewer than half of England's grammar schools give poor pupils priority in allocating places.

Not exact matches

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He gave orders that «in each bishopric and in each monastery let the psalms, the notes, the chant, calculation and grammar be taught and carefully corrected books be available».6 He also set up a school at his palace at Aachen and imported talent from different parts of Europe, including Alcuin (c.735 - 804), who had been master of the school at York, and the grammarian Paul the Deacon (c.120 - c. 800) from Italy.

The organization and competitiveness of Catholic grammar school basketball gave the WCAL a ready - made farm system.

The Sprint Unlimited, My Way Student Promotion gives students ranging from grammar school through college the chance to save hundreds of dollars, but still have the latest smartphone.

Selective «grammar» schools will be resurrected — but only on a small scale, and perhaps not at all, given how many Tory MPs oppose the idea.

We have a Conservative leader that believes in green taxes, that won't bring back grammar schools, that believes in continuing with total open door migration from eastern Europe and refuses to give us a referendum on the EU.

Education secretary Justine Greening has defended plans for a new wave of grammar schools to give...

Education secretary Justine Greening has defended plans for a new wave of grammar schools to give priority to «ordinary working families».

Given that Remain MPs far outweigh Leave ones, it is possibly May will do a deal with some of them to grant a vote on Article 50 in exchange for support on some of her other controversial proposals, such as grammar schools or Heathrow expansion.

And Mrs May, from one grammar school girl to another, stop the faff, stop the fudge and the farce — get on with it, invoke Article 50 and give Ukip the best Christmas they could ever have.

38 % supported leaving the decision with LEAs (either as at present, with some grammar, church and specialist schools allowed to make their own decisions, or giving complete control to LEAs), 45 % of respondents supported giving all schools the right to make their own decisions on admissions (either with (29 %) or without (16 %) the option of returning to the 11 - plus).

Michael Howard was reviewing the papers on Andrew Marr's AM this Sunday and the barbed comments in his direction from other guests about the grammar schools fiasco and his refusal to say anything, he just gave a grimacing wincing smile, told us all.

Six months after a fatal shooting at a grammar school in suburban Chicago, McNally gave a questionnaire to school staff.

McNally gave a questionnaire to personnel 6 months after a fatal shooting at a grammar school in suburban Chicago.

The criticisms come after the Weald of Kent grammar school in Tonbridge was given permission to open a «annexe» ten miles aways in Sevenoaks to take in approximately 450 students.

The plans, first outlined by Prime Minister Theresa May, form a core part of her education reforms, including plans to open new grammar schools, which she claims will raise education standards, give more pupils access to a high quality education and improve social mobility.

Lifting the ban on new grammar schools in the UK should not be given the green light without considering the impact on the teacher recruitment crisis, a recruitment expert has warned.

Overall, I've really enjoyed my time here at Chase Grammar School — I've certainly benefitted from the smaller class sizes as it gives you that quality one - to - one time with the teachers.

Select one of the following modes: - Choose a particular grammar domain or topic to revise - Random mode, giving you a mixture of all types of questions The SATs revision resource is perfect for teachers to use as morning work, lesson starters or revision sessions or alternatively for pupils to practise independently at school or at home.

At a time when government testing of spelling, punctuation and grammar can lead to less creativity in the teaching of writing, the project provides compelling alternative approaches for schools and their teachers which will engage children and give them a strong investment in their writing, whilst also being able to satisfy curriculum demands and statutory testing.

Although an official announcement is yet to be made, it is thought Prime Minister Theresa May is considering opening new grammar schools and the rumours have been given more validity after a leaked memo written by Department for Education (DfE) permanent secretary Jonathan Slater seemed to confirm grammars were on the DfE's agenda.

After achieving International Certification last year Fran Reddan, Principal of Mentone Girls» Grammar School, reflected:» [The process] gave us strategic impact.

She also said that the plans will not mean a new grammar school in every town and people wanting to set up a new selective school will be required to show that they are genuinely reaching out into communities and working to give opportunities to young people from poorer backgrounds.

Theresa May wants to remove the ban on new selective institutions, and Justine Greening, the education secretary, announced at the weekend that she will build a system that gives «every child» a chance to attend a grammar school.

The Indiana - based educator will discuss his book and give a keynote address at the second annual TeachTechPlay conference at Melbourne's Ivanhoe Grammar School on April 3 - 4.

Add to this nebulous college entrance environment the challenge presented by the proliferation of four - year high schools, whose numbers skyrocketed from 2,526 in 1890 to 10,213 in 1910, and it is easy to see why the trustees of the Carnegie Foundation felt the need to define college: «An institution to be ranked a college must have at least six (6) professors giving their entire time to college and university work, a course of four full years in liberal arts and sciences, and should require for admission not less than the usual four years of academic or high school preparation, or its equivalent, in addition to the preacademic or grammar school studies.»

It is a good idea to give children who are academically gifted the chance to go to grammar school.»

Just under three - quarters of those children in England who were tutored were given a grammar school place, compared with 14 per cent of those that were not tutored.

Ms Powell, a former shadow education secretary, said: «Grammar schools in London have a shameful record of giving opportunities to children on free school meals.

The existing funding system for grammar schools was criticised for being arbitrary and tending to give more money to city schools than those in suburbs and shire counties.

The government says that providing more grammar school places would give extra opportunities for poorer pupils.

«If you spread grammar school places throughout the country and make them available to lots of disadvantaged children then you would give these disadvantaged children the same opportunity to get an academic education.»

Mr Hinds said the plans, which invite grammar schools to bid for cash from a # 50m expansion fund, would «give parents greater choice».

Grammar schools in England are being given the chance to create thousands of new places in a trimmed - down selective school expansion programme.

A further 43 give some degree of priority in their oversubscription criteria, while nine grammar schools use it as a tie - breaker for allocating places to academically matched pupils.

The concept of «service», and of giving something back to communities, has long been a cornerstone of The Manchester Grammar School.

The Grammar School Heads Association said grammars were at the forefront of giving admissions priority to disadvantaged pupils.

The Grammar Schools Heads Association said it had pressed for the changes to the government's admissions code, which came into force in 2014, and made it easier for maintained schools to give priority to poorer Schools Heads Association said it had pressed for the changes to the government's admissions code, which came into force in 2014, and made it easier for maintained schools to give priority to poorer schools to give priority to poorer pupils.

The Manchester Grammar School hosts a series of lectures, given by high - profile speakers, on a range of topics for the enrichment of pupils and communities in the local area.

So the boys» grammar school in Tunbridge Wells has altered its admission policy to give priority to pupils from low income families who also live close to the school.

The education secretary said all grammar schools should change their admissions code to give priority to disadvantaged children.

A Department for Education official said: «We want every child to receive a world - class education and to give parents greater choice when it comes to picking the school that's right for them - grammar schools are a part of this.

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for boys has altered its admission policy to give priority to pupils from low income families who also live close to the sSchool for boys has altered its admission policy to give priority to pupils from low income families who also live close to the schoolschool.

Head teachers are giving evidence to a committee set up to tackle social mobility in Kent grammar schools as councillors admit more should be done.

Ms Greening was given a polite welcome by delegates when she began her speech, but some delegates began to murmur when she began answering a question about grammar schools.

A Wiltshire academy that started a «grammar stream», giving a small group of children access to specialist teachers and lectures at a nearby private school, will continue the project for at least another year and may expand the model.