Sentences with phrase «key staff in schools»

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The faculty and staff at Rotman are a key ingredient in the School's success.

In many schools, however, the activity is ad hoc, often dependent on one or two key staff members and not systematically embedded across the whole life of the school.

First we delivered our «Dad Factor» training to key staff, offering a shortened, intensive 2 - hour session to fit in with the school timetable.

Staff play key roles in establishing safe and supportive school communities for children with food allergies.

Work in concert / consultation with key personnel / constituents (Administration staff, lead teachers, Board) to propose and execute decisions that support the future growth and fiscal health and efficient functioning of school.

You will also learn about how to identify key allergy risk areas in your schools and kitchens, and how to prepare CN staff to handle a food allergy emergency.

Identify key allergy risk areas in your schools and kitchens and how to ensure CN staff is prepared for a food allergy emergency.

2) International PB Conference: During this two - day conference organized by The Participatory Budgeting Project, Pratt Institute, and the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, CVH leaders and staff, along with over 200 elected officials, community leaders, and activists from across the world, will discuss key topics and trends for this model of grassroots democracy, including PB in Public Housing, PB in Community Organizations, Online Participation, and the PBNYC Briefing (see below).

In a resent focus group at BESA, secondary leaders told us that they were having to reconsider what was being taught and how they could manage these core subjects — often without key staff or time or space in schooIn a resent focus group at BESA, secondary leaders told us that they were having to reconsider what was being taught and how they could manage these core subjects — often without key staff or time or space in schooin school.

Over the course of two months, I visited each of the selected schools to learn about the program in place — why it was initiated and by whom; what roles faculty, staff, and parents play; what the key program elements are; what the results are and how they are measured; and what obstacles the program faces.

The nature of the data stored in the network about pupils or staff will vary from school to school, but there are key pieces of information that are at risk in any institution.

Key to these systems being successful is having strong leadership, which particularly means that senior staff in schools should lead from the front.

Sian Creagh - Osborne, Awards Manager for the programme, tells us more: «The key to success in Food for Life schools is a simple one; a whole school approach which brings together all those who are involved in school food, including pupils, caterers, staff and parents.

An effective learning culture in a school has a number of key features, including: engaging teachers in collaboration, using data to inform decision making and learning activities, conducting professional learning that is based on current research and identifying the impact of professional learning on staff and student outcomes from the outset (AITSL, 2013b).

Displaying the appropriate health and safety signage is a key element in creating a safe workplace for teachers, other staff members, pupils and visitors to a school, college or similar places of education.

At Sammamish High School, our staff has dedicated our professional development to building expertise in the key elements of problem - based learning.

Much of the SENCO's direct school improvement work involved discussions with key staff members and this was supported by specific use of questions posed in the areas of judgement, which the SENCO found extremely useful during meetings.

Deploying adequate solutions to ensure the safety of students and staff and maintaining the security of the school building when not in use must be key considerations in security planning, says Liam Collins of the British Security Industry Association.

School districts can enhance their vocational - education programs by placing caring and competent staff members in key positions, building in evaluations from the outset, and insuring that the curriculum covers four essential components — applied academics, vocational - technical education, job - search skills, and life - coping skills, according to a report released last month.

And the establishment of such an environment, and the consistency of staff behaviour on which it depends, is commonly the key initial strategy for the leadership team in turning the school around.

Getting students and staff involved in saving energy and sharing advice between schools not only cuts energy costs but inspires positive behaviour change and is key to the success of the Ashden's LESS CO2 programme.

The two key priorities for improvement in Maths across school were: raising the quality of teaching and learning by all staff involved in teaching Maths and ensuring consistency and accuracy of assessments within Maths across the school in light of the 2014 National Curriculum.

This was one of the key findings from the large - scale Deployment and Impact of Support Staff (DISS) study, which looked at typical ways in which TAs were being used in UK schools, and the impact they were having on pupil attainment.

It's true: At Islander Middle School on Mercer Island, Wash., staff members need only drop their keys at the school's front office in the morning to have their cars worked on during thSchool on Mercer Island, Wash., staff members need only drop their keys at the school's front office in the morning to have their cars worked on during thschool's front office in the morning to have their cars worked on during the day.

Ackerman's first superintendent position was in the Washington D.C. Public Schools from 1998 to 2000, where she made key changes to the system that included reworking the schools budget, revamping instruction resulting in boosted test scores, and reorganizing staff strSchools from 1998 to 2000, where she made key changes to the system that included reworking the schools budget, revamping instruction resulting in boosted test scores, and reorganizing staff strschools budget, revamping instruction resulting in boosted test scores, and reorganizing staff structure.

Huppert (2011) suggests that schools are a key component in terms of moving students and staff from languishing to flourishing.

So, one of the keys things that I stress is that being a leader of learning and teaching you need to understand the research evidence on that, so that leaders can work with staff in schools to identify priorities, plan for professional learning, put into place various changes and so forth.

The guidance comes into effect from the 5 September 2016 and outlines some key actions for senior management and leadership teams to consider in relation to staff understanding and knowledge of safeguarding in schools.

«The reopening of Moorgate Primary Academy marks a key milestone for the programme in the West Midlands, and these new school buildings will provide modern, fit - for - purpose facilities for pupils and staff for many years to come.»

In light of the these findings and the safeguarding pressures being felt by schools, The Key has worked with a team of safeguarding specialists to provide INSET training materials for all schools to download now, ready to deliver in staff training sessions this SeptembeIn light of the these findings and the safeguarding pressures being felt by schools, The Key has worked with a team of safeguarding specialists to provide INSET training materials for all schools to download now, ready to deliver in staff training sessions this Septembein staff training sessions this September.

Other key findings include: - Squeezed budgets mean many schools have been forced to shed staff, with further reductions to staff spending expected over the next two years - Teacher shortages seem to be getting worse - Schools that opt for academy status are not embracing the freedoms it brings in terms of curriculum, and teachers» pay and conditions - Secondary governors are using 11 - 16 funding to subsidise their sixth forms, as cuts in post-16 budgeschools have been forced to shed staff, with further reductions to staff spending expected over the next two years - Teacher shortages seem to be getting worse - Schools that opt for academy status are not embracing the freedoms it brings in terms of curriculum, and teachers» pay and conditions - Secondary governors are using 11 - 16 funding to subsidise their sixth forms, as cuts in post-16 budgeSchools that opt for academy status are not embracing the freedoms it brings in terms of curriculum, and teachers» pay and conditions - Secondary governors are using 11 - 16 funding to subsidise their sixth forms, as cuts in post-16 budgets bite

Security and safety in schools is a key subject for parents and staff alike, with school officials having a duty of care and a legal responsibility to provide a safe environment.

In the schools studied here, staff compensation and class size were two obvious key cost drivers, but other factors played a role as well.

As staff and pupils get ready to return to school from the summer holidays, ensuring that the security procedures in place are fit for purpose should be at the top of any key decision maker's agenda.

Enota staff looked at programs offered in several other states and welcome visitors to their school as well: The Key Learning Community is a successful K - 12 public school in Indianapolis.

In today's Q&A, we find out more from Tida Tippapart (Hatchery Program Manager at UTS and one of the key staff members working on the STEAMpunk Girls program) and one of the teachers involved, Lisa Wark (Head Teacher TAS — Technological and Applied Studies — at Riverside Girls High School).

Ask any teacher who has had success using a word wall to build vocabulary and spelling skills and you'll likely hear the same explanation as that provided by middle - school staff developer Melba Smithwick: The key to success with word walls, said Smithwick, is to refer to them often, so students get in the habit of using the wall throughout the day, in all their assignments.

Your communications plan should be developed with input from all key staff involved in school communications.

I used this when delivering a session to staff on key revision techniques we were trying to embed in students across the school.

-- Hiring and Supporting Great Teachers — In a school where students and staff alike give 100 percent every day, teacher support and a strong community are key.

We identified a total of four more and less effective high schools using value - added scores (two of each), and we then analyzed interview, observational, and survey data collected in the schools to compare and contrast how leaders support key practices and organizational routines by their staff.

Support Staff Plays Key Role in Communication Efforts The history of every school can be fascinating for everyone who is involved with the

This may be for example sports facilities for schools who are undergoing building work or lack outdoor space, academic support for staff in departments with new colleagues or where resource development is needed, or gaining support from students or teachers in a key area of the schools choice such as maths tutoring, language lessons or developing a school orchestra.

No accounting system is genuinely transparent without a shift in key budgeting powers to the component unit level (e.g., schools) AND making the accounting staff accountable to unit level management (e.g., school site principals).

This involved the recruitment of the first Head Master and key staff and also overseeing the construction and procurement projects required to enable the school to open in September 2014.

Under his leadership, The Mind Trust advanced three key strategies for transforming K - 12 education in Indianapolis: growing great schools; investing in talented educators to launch and staff these schools; and amplifying the conditions for schools» success.

A key part of the BPS effort will be in training and coaching school staff to model this same behavior, officials said, which Jones agreed is fundamental to showing the kids in their care how to behave.

The principals voiced concern for two top priorities: (1) maintaining and perhaps adding staff, because keeping personnel is key to a low student - teacher ratio and caring relationships in school; and (2) providing targeted support to the students who need it most.

In staff meetings before the start of a new year, Hazelbrook Associate Principal Tim Gross emphasizes reinforcing positive behaviors and student self - reflection as two of the keys to the school's discipline policy and practice.

But Mr Trobe warned that there were challenges to schools improving further, including difficulties in recruiting staff in key subjects such as maths.