Sentences with phrase «impact upon the school»

«The whole process has been carefully managed by the Education Funding Agency and with the support of the local authority, the project is going ahead with little impact upon the school community.

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«Whilst it is too soon to evaluate the impact of the launch of the BBC micro: bit in changing the current generation of students from passive end users into creators of technology, showing capability in coding and digital creativity, feedback at this early stage is suggesting that the device has created excitement in learning amongst students and its widespread availability now means that schools can build upon this to create a diverse, cross-curricular platform for the teaching and learning of digital skills,» comments Geoff Hampson.

But schools have been going through some financial hardship over the past few years, and this has impacted upon their furniture spending.

Instead, they must address the impact of the digital school ecosystem upon each child's learning and try to understand how that impact might be enhanced.

Teachers are widely agreed upon to be the most important in - school factor influencing student achievement, but we are less sure about the mechanisms through which teachers can have an impact.

The grand jury report stated: «We left convinced that overcrowding has a severe, negative impact not just upon the ratio of teachers to students, but upon the entire educational environment our schools are able to provide.»

How can it be that we pile dollars upon dollars and launch reform after reform yet have so little impact on student learning in our public schools?

«The programme of support that will be provided by SLS will only have a positive impact upon our current and potential customers, our schools and our members of staff.

The outstanding achievement award is chosen by a team of key figures in the ICT education world for outstanding service to ICT education and a contribution over time which has impacted upon the development of ICT in UK schools.

Through Boston Teacher Residency, we train teachers at our Teaching Academies, in Dudley; upon graduation we send them out to schools all over Boston, where they have impacted 18,000 Boston students to date.

I know there will be critics out there and some who may suggest that actually, schools with a higher ability intake face an equally tough challenge, meaning that if those higher ability students don't achieve then the cliff face they fall off as a school will significantly impact upon their progress score too.

The core principles of professional development in this school are around breadth, choice, flexibility and the impact this has upon practice.

These findings demonstrate that the Transcendental Meditation program conducted in the school setting has a beneficial impact upon absenteeism, rule infractions, and suspension rates in African American adolescents.

View the webinar to learn why he embarked upon the study, what the change meant inside and outside of the classroom, and how the results impacted the Pharmacy School.

The brand - new middle and high school experience builds upon the best research showing that when students are engaged with content, the impact is profound.

Public schools across the country rely upon federal investments for key education programs such as Title I grants for disadvantaged students, special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and also programs such as Impact Aid, which provides support to school districts educating students whose parents are enlisted in our Armed Forces and those who reside on tribal trust lands.

Beneficiaries are the boys from St Cuthbert's who develop their skills and confidence, impacting upon aspirations, who then become role - models to wider school community.

Primary school teacher Eve Dickson began developing «Boromi» after experiencing first - hand the impact of the home learning environment upon a child's «school readiness».

Upon entering high school, I knew I wanted to be a mathematics teacher but did not realize the impact a teacher could make by empowering their students.

The Syracuse City School District Transformation Plan is built upon four high impact levers for transforming education: Curriculum and Instruction, High Quality Teaching and Leadership, Innovation and District Structure and Standards of Service and Systems of Support.

Research indicates that adding time to the school day and / or year can have a meaningfully positive impact on student proficiency and upon a child's entire educational experience.

Another emergent theme on the impact of computer technologies upon student learning is that student attitudes toward learning and schooling improve.

Because student achievement levels vary upon entry across schools, student growth measures are better measures of the impact of a school on student learning than a proficiency rate or average scale test score.

(Md.) More and more, schools are turning to research - based programs to engage parents and guardians in the education of their children — a strategy that evidence is showing may be a key impact upon a student's academic achievement.

Examples of policies that can raise disparate impact concerns include policies that impose mandatory suspension, expulsion, or citation (e.g., ticketing or other fines or summonses) upon any student who commits a specified offense — such as being tardy to class, being in possession of a cellular phone, being found insubordinate, acting out, or not wearing the proper school uniform; corporal punishment policies that allow schools to paddle, spank, or otherwise physically punish students; and discipline policies that prevent youth returning from involvement in the justice system from reenrolling in school.

We have had several inquiries about whether the DOJ advice to Federal prosecutors regarding pursuing criminal cases will have an impact upon the Department of Transportation's longstanding regulation about the use of marijuana by safety ‐ sensitive transportation employees — pilots, school bus drivers, truck drivers, train engineers, subway operators, aircraft maintenance personnel, transit fire ‐ armed security personnel, ship captains, and pipeline emergency response personnel, among others.

We have had several inquiries about whether these state initiatives will have an impact upon the Department of Transportation's longstanding regulation about the use of marijuana by safety ‐ sensitive transportation employees — pilots, school bus drivers, truck drivers, train engineers, subway operators, aircraft maintenance personnel, transit fire ‐ armed security personnel, ship captains, and pipeline emergency response personnel, among others.

While previous projects have illuminated Matisse's relationship with postwar artists, this will be the first exhibition to expand Matisse's impact beyond the typical focus upon the New York School by extending it back to the beginning of the 20th century and forward to the 21st.

With prominent roles in British art schools as well as international professorships, their ideas impacted upon a generation of artists.

It was created in the fall of 2008 to examine the environmental impact of schools and services upon their communities and recommend best practices to reduce those impacts.

The trial court viewed the issue as one of school placement only and did not, correspondingly, consider factors pertaining to the impact that out of state school placement would have upon each parent's parenting time with the children.

The handbook helpfully summarises the judgment in the Independent Schools Council case and its subsequent impact upon public benefit rules and the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance.

Every oppression that has been foisted upon Aboriginal people in the history of Canada has been implemented through [colonial law]... This includes child welfare apprehension, residential schools, the outlawing of our sacred ceremonies, the prohibitions against both voting and hiring lawyers, the impact of the criminal justice system, and [the taking of land and resources]... Law is not the answer.

Schools should not, therefore, allow an assumption or perception of an individual's medical condition to impact upon their assessment of the person's ability to carry out a role.

These findings demonstrate that the Transcendental Meditation program conducted in the school setting has a beneficial impact upon absenteeism, rule infractions, and suspension rates in African American adolescents.

Primary school children and self harm: The emotional impact upon education professionals, and their understandings of why children self harm and how this is managed.