Sentences with phrase «group of disadvantaged children»

3.51 pm: The Lib Dems have voted in favour of replacing the pupil premium with a beefed - up version called education credit, which would be more generous and would cover a wider group of disadvantaged children.

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These are essentially questions of public policy, and if real solutions are going to be found to the problems of disadvantaged children, these questions will need to be addressed, in a creative and committed way, by public officials at all levels — by school superintendents, school - board members, mayors, governors, and cabinet secretaries — as well as by individual citizens, community groups, and philanthropists across the country.

To start off with, this grouping will cover four policy areas — promoting local economic growth, reducing crime, bettering the lot of disadvantaged children, and looking after the elderly — that amount to # 200 billion - worth of public spending.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Researchers evaluated body mass index, insulin resistance, abdominal fat and fat under the skin, circulating levels of pro and anti-inflammatory molecules and the concentrated disadvantage index in a group of 7 - to -9-year-old African - American and Caucasian children.

When «Gen» volunteers to train a group of disadvantaged Maori children for the upcoming National Chess Championships, it causes friction with Ariki, especially since Ariki's son takes an interest in chess.

Leave no child behind — National averages often conceal extreme inequalities and the severe disadvantage of groups at the bottom of the scale

Rochford will work with a group of experts with backgrounds in assessment and working with SEND and disadvantaged children.

The subgroup requirements for accountability in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) were designed to reveal underperformance of disadvantaged groups that could otherwise be hidden in aggregate averages.

All of this was at the front of my mind as a group of us worked to gather signatures for a new public statement of principles called «America's Disadvantaged Children and the Three - Sector Approach.»

Their is also a slide on Fair Trade and two final slides where children can have a debate on the advantages and disadvantages for specific groups of people - Meeting a key Geography Skill.

Also in line with current studies is the report's finding that «for any groups whether minority or not, the effect of good teachers is greatest upon the children who suffer most educational disadvantage in their background, and that a given investment in upgrading teacher quality will have most effect on achievement in underprivileged areas.»

Similarly, the tracking of students into classrooms based on ability or academic performance may group disadvantaged children with the most disruptive students.

Evidence shows that patterns of participation in the arts are determined in childhood, and that participation varies considerably between different socio - economic groups, with the most disadvantaged children the least likely to have access to the arts outside school.

Certain groups of students — such as the children of migrants — are particularly disadvantaged.

A: I've given top priority to issues of equity and access for many disadvantaged groups, such as the illiterate, youth from remote rural areas, minority groups, the disabled, and children of migrant workers.

The figures show only 54 per cent of children from disadvantaged families reach a good level of development, compared with 72 per cent of the age group overall.

So the message is I think is that it's really good to do these morning ritual things and try and break that ice, but you've also got to consider that the group of children you're going to try and initiate this contact with, if they don't know you it's a big disadvantage.

He is also concerned about the removal of the stipulation that, when drawing school catchment areas, schools «must not exclude particular housing estates or addresses in a way that might disadvantage particular social groups» - and that choices of feeder school should not «unfairly disadvantage children from more deprived areas».

Disadvantaged white British children enter grammar school at the lowest rate of any major ethnic group.

One of the objectives stated by the Department for Education (DfE) is to ensure that good school places are available to children of disadvantaged families, and not just those who can afford them by moving into the right catchment area, paying for private education or tuition, or belonging to a given faith group.

The weight states give to closing achievement gaps is an important factor, said Amy Wilkins, the vice president for government affairs and communications of the Education Trust, a Washington - based group that advocates on behalf of disadvantaged children.

Hearing these divergent voices helps us understand better what different groups mean when they talk about school reform: policymakers and business leaders want new skills and higher standards; parents in disadvantaged communities worry about their children's lack of hope and eroding values; teachers and principals want the central office to take their concerns seriously; students want schools to be more respectful and engaging.

This definition creates a group of children with considerable language needs who fall between diagnostic categories; it leaves children with both verbal and non-verbal difficulties at a double disadvantage, with limited specialist support.

Title I — using a comprehensive needs assessment process, funding is targeted at meeting the identified needs of children from low - income families and other disadvantaged groups, and for the already identified Priority Schools, supplying additional family and community engagement personnel and specialized training for principals, the first year, and other personnel in the following years based on needs.

We focus on secondary schools because children of color and students from other historically disadvantaged groups are far more likely than other students to be suspended out of school at this level.

A veteran educator and respected Santa Ana community leader, Dr. Rodriguez is President of the INNOVA Group, which builds the capacity of resident leaders and community organizations to achieve better outcomes for children and families living in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

While white, black and Hispanic children all made modest test score gains in DC since 2003, the Rhee agenda has not significantly narrowed achievement gaps between the various demographic groups, nor has it brought disadvantaged DC youth up to the national average scores for peers of their same race and class in other cities.

We know that disadvantaged children who go to grammars have a better chance of getting into university, including Russell Group universities, and that is because their attainment improves.

She will work with a group of assessment and SEND experts, as well as those with a background working with disadvantaged children, to find «a solution for a comprehensive statutory assessment.»

Leading accommodation provider Oaks Hotels & Resorts, a division of Minor Hotel Group (MHG), is pledging its support for Australian not - for - profit group Soap Aid, joining the efforts to save and improve the lives of children in disadvantaged communities across the wGroup (MHG), is pledging its support for Australian not - for - profit group Soap Aid, joining the efforts to save and improve the lives of children in disadvantaged communities across the wgroup Soap Aid, joining the efforts to save and improve the lives of children in disadvantaged communities across the world.

Athr Gallery, in collaboration with Al Madad Foundation, is pleased to announce Pen to Paper, a group exhibition of works from private collections across the Middle East in support of literacy programs for disadvantaged children.

This is a little shocking given that a child who may be participating in proceedings is often, almost by definition, disadvantaged — «diminished» or a «vulnerable» individual as the draft proposed rules for children in family proceedings has it (Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses & Children Working Group, Februarchildren in family proceedings has it (Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses & Children Working Group, FebruarChildren Working Group, February 2015).

Children of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are a disadvantaged group of children that are at risk for future psychopaChildren of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are a disadvantaged group of children that are at risk for future psychopachildren that are at risk for future psychopathology.

First, our results indicate that groups of children exposed to different adverse experiences do not necessarily overlap; for example, most of the children experiencing maltreatment or social isolation did not experience socioeconomic disadvantage.

Where both parents are depressed, the child is at far greater disadvantage and poorer outcomes have been observed in children up to the age of 7.32 Heightened parental anxiety may result in adverse outcomes for the child, who is also put at increased risk of anxiety.33 Given that children born preterm are already at some disadvantage in comparison to their peers born at term, an increase in the prevalence of PD among this group of parents could compound the negative impact of an early delivery on child outcomes.

The evaluation of the early effects (short - run) of SSLP found mixed effects, with beneficial effects for some groups, but adverse effects for children from families with higher needs and experiencing greater disadvantage.3 Results from the second phase of the evaluation were more positive.

Disadvantaged children tend to fall behind before their second birthday: Children whose families lack economic and educational resources — those who are in the lowest socio - economic group, who live in poverty, whose parents have less education, or whose mothers are not employed — tend to lag behind their peers who have more of these resources in developing language skills, early math, and social - emotional indicators bchildren tend to fall behind before their second birthday: Children whose families lack economic and educational resources — those who are in the lowest socio - economic group, who live in poverty, whose parents have less education, or whose mothers are not employed — tend to lag behind their peers who have more of these resources in developing language skills, early math, and social - emotional indicators bChildren whose families lack economic and educational resources — those who are in the lowest socio - economic group, who live in poverty, whose parents have less education, or whose mothers are not employed — tend to lag behind their peers who have more of these resources in developing language skills, early math, and social - emotional indicators by age 2.

Nevertheless, these informal kinship carers and the children they look after, remain an overlooked group who experience high levels of poverty and disadvantage with little or no statutory support.

to support a number of projects in socio economically disadvantaged areas or specifically disadvantaged target groups engaged in collaborative approaches to working with parents of children from birth to 3 years.

PSI aimed to support a number of projects in socio economically disadvantaged areas or specifically disadvantaged target groups engaged in collaborative approaches to working with parents of children from birth to 3 years.

Adolescence is an important decade in a child's development, marking the period of transition from childhood to adulthood.7 Adolescents are a particularly vulnerable group, experiencing a third of all new HIV infections worldwide, 8 high levels of violence, lower school attendance and enrolment than primary schoolchildren, early marriage and higher levels9 of sexual abuse victimisation.10 Furthermore, adolescence is a time where the intergenerational transmission of poverty, violence victimisation and perpetration, gender inequalities and educational disadvantage manifest themselves.9

The strong patterning of parenting according to family adversity in itself suggests that parents in more disadvantaged groups may need additional help in addressing obstacles to more skilful parenting of their children.

Other research indicates a negative association between adverse life events and children's socio - emotional wellbeing, independent of family socio - economic disadvantage, among young children and older age groups (Flouri & Kallis, 2011; Flouri, Mavroveli & Tzavidis, 2010).

Parenting is a proximal variable in the causal pathway to adverse outcomes in childhood and adolescence, of which material disadvantage and economic hardship are distal variables.32 Behavioural problems and temper tantrums among young children have been shown to increase as a result of parenting changes associated with economic hardship.33 Economic deprivation has also been associated with decreased respect for the father and increased dependence on peer group for adolescent boys, and lowered feelings of self adequacy and reduced goal aspirations for adolescent girls.15 Economic hardship appears to have direct and indirect effects on adolescent functioning.

«Ireland is currently facing a very challenging situation and our children represent one of the most vulnerable groups, particularly those in disadvantaged areas.

Although beneficial for all children, these early childhood learning opportunities are especially important for children in disadvantaged groups as they play a critical role in reducing the impact of negative early experiences and in redirecting their development into a more productive trajectory.

It is clear that maltreated children and children in foster care have high rates of mental health problems, even in comparison to other disadvantaged groups.

In the present study, parenting stress, family conflict, and child difficult temperament are examined as predictors of maternal harsh discipline among a group of 58 mothers from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds and their young children between the ages of 1 - to 4 - years - old.