Sentences with phrase «league table positions»

It also shows which schools might owe their league table positions to less academic subjects which are «counted» as GCSEs.

Critics of the system claim some schools opt for such courses instead of academic subjects to boost their league table positions.

It says that in the past, too many children - especially the poorest - have been steered away from traditional academic subjects towards vocational subjects which might not have been in their best interests but which boosted schools» league table positions.

He believes too many schools opt for softer subjects in a bid to boost their league table positions.

He believes some schools boosted their league table positions in the past by entering students for «softer» subjects and vocational qualifications.

However, by and large those clubs who invest the most in their playing squads usually get the reward of gaining a higher League table position.

Looking at Arsenal's drop in league table position over the last 2 seasons and the resultant trend does not make pleasant reading for owners and sponsors.

fewer than a third of parents (29 %) checked the league table position when choosing a school, with most parents (54 %) looking online for general information and talking to parents of current pupils (53 %);

Notes to editors A recent survey of parents, carried out by polling company ComRes and commissioned by the NASUWT found that fewer than a third of parents (29 %) checked the league table position when choosing a school.

The government says this has created «perverse incentives» for schools to offer exams that boost their league table position.

Spielman will tell Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) conference delegates later today a conflict has emerged between a head's desire to give pupils the right education, and to improve their league table position.

The figures show Harris Academy Greenwich would have seen the biggest impact on its league table position.

Mr Gove says under Labour too many pupils were pushed towards less academic courses to boost their school's league table position.

Young people should be entered for the qualifications and a combination of subjects that are in their best interests - not to boost the league table position of the school.»

Not exact matches

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has reached the top spot in the Q1 Experian league table of the most active M&A advisers in the UK, up from third position last year.

If the Gunners keep up our run then we could soon find ourselves in a much better looking position in the Premier League table before that massive home Champions League game with Monaco.

Is it because of our position on the league table?

Talking Points Arsenal simply got to start scoring goals and average 2 goals - per - game at best, to revive their position in the Barclays Premier League table.

A couple of months into the new season, and nothing seems to have changed from recent seasons for the North Londoners who have already been knocked out of the Capital One Cup by a youthful Southampton side, languishing at 8th position in the Premier League table, and have won 1 of their 2 Champions League fixtures.

Wenger has promised that Arsenal would go back to Lemar, but I think it would depend on Arsenal's position in the league table, in January.

Out of 14 away games in the League this season Arsenal have won just 3 of them, against Everton, Burnley and Crystal Palace, and this has contributed massively to our lowly position in the table.

Arsenal are currently in sixth place in the EPL table, which is the same position they were in at this stage last year, but we are five points lower and dropping away from the crucial Top Four and the Champions League places.

Nevertheless, as they sit in third place in the Premier League table and just two points adrift of league leaders Manchester City, they'll hope that they have enough over the next few months to sustain a title push and put themselves in a strong position heading into the second half of the camLeague table and just two points adrift of league leaders Manchester City, they'll hope that they have enough over the next few months to sustain a title push and put themselves in a strong position heading into the second half of the camleague leaders Manchester City, they'll hope that they have enough over the next few months to sustain a title push and put themselves in a strong position heading into the second half of the campaign.

For three straight weeks Arsenal have had a chance to take a top - two position on the Premier League table, and out of the nine points available to them — which would have given them a commanding leading — they came away with just two.

Vardy has been in scintillating form this season, scoring a division - high 15 goals to inspire the Foxes to their unlikely position of second in the Premier League table, two points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

After making my fantasy premier league squad, I'm growing seriously concerned about our position on the table.

The top of the table clash on Sunday is also a chance for Coquelin to measure himself arguably the best player at his position in the league, Nemanja Matic, and our star has clearly watched the big Serbian closely, perhaps even modelling his own style a little on his.

We would not be in this situation if Arsenal allowed their promising position in the table slip through their fingers; nobody could envisage that Leicester would achieve what they have this season, and even the most ardent of Gooners out there will back them to win the league ahead of Tottenham, but for Arsenal to be so far behind can only be viewed with disappointment and regret.

The Mirror have crunched the numbers, however, and worked out just how much teams are overachieving or underachieving based on their averaging finishing positions for the last five seasons, coming up with this alternative Premier League table:

Jose Mourinho's side sit comfortably top of the Premier League table and could be in a good position to win the Champions League as well if they carry on their superb form.

I know that no matter what I or anyone says there will be some Arsenal fans who are unable to draw any sort of positive from the fact that we finished second in the Premier League last season, even though it was our highest placing since the invincibles won it in 2004 and that is made it three years in a row that Arsenal had improved our final position in the table.

A quick look at the Premier League table will show you that Arsenal, despite being in a good position to finish in the Champions League places as usual, are far from secure.

The table below shows the odds for each player to lead the league in passing at Sportsbook.com and compares that to their 2013 passing yards and 2014 Consensus Position Ranking from Yahoo! Sports.

If the Premier League season finishes in the way that most of the football experts think it will then the current top three in the table will occupy the same positions as we do now, with Arsenal finishing third behind Tottenham in the runners - up spot and Leicester City completing the biggest upset since Brian Clough took newly promoted Nottingham Forest to the title back in the late 1970s.

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While it's not impossible that Liverpool could yet qualify directly for the group stage via their league position, they currently sit ninth in the table, six points behind West Ham United, who occupy fifth position.

Arsenal currently sit in second place in the table, a position we are all too familiar with when it comes to the Champions League stage.

While Arsenal could really do with the clubs above us and around us in the Premier League table having a few slips and dropping some points, the only thing we can really do ourselves is to keep winning games in order to keep up the pressure and to put ourselves in the position to take advantage if and when they do, which makes our away game against AFC Bournemouth tomorrow another must win match.

At one point he mentioned the position of Arsenal in the Premier League table by saying that there were 17 clubs below the Gunners, but when he spoke about what we need to do to claim the title in May he seemed to think that there was only one team we needed to catch and that is Leicester City.

i think winning two FA cups in a row shows you can play under pressure, chelsea, man utd, liverpool and man city are beow us in the table, no I am not happy but fix the issue in center forward position, beef up a few postions, stay healthy and compete... we are not in the league to win the champions leaque, but we can compete for the league...

Luongo has won many fans this season and last with dazzling displays at the heart of Swindon's midfield in League One, and has played a huge role in them attaining their current position of fourth in the table.

Explain why the fourth position on the league table stands as trophy to Arsenal (10mks).

The 23 - year old is currently starring in Serie A for Inter Milan, where his versatility and talent across the midfield positions has helped the Milan club to the top of the Italian league table.

Though United are only sixth in the Premier League table, and have been stuck in that position for some time now, they would have been far worse off without Ibrahimovic's overwhelming influence.

The latest news from Arsenal on the injury situation is not entirely unexpected but it is still a heavy blow to take, especially with Saturday's trip to White Hart Lane for the north London derby having extra significance with our relative positions in the Premier League table.

When you win third place is reachable and a few months ago nobody was thinking about that apart from me, the third position in the table is good because you are certainly qualified for the Champions League and it would be better than our pre-season goals.»

Frankly, even though it would be naive to draw the curtains on any team's League trophy win, it would however, be much easier for Lemar to dream and hope for another French Ligue 1 trophy win this season, with Monaco having secured maximum 4 wins out of 4 and who sit 2nd on the league table behind Neymar's PSG than having such illusions of grandeur of a trophy win with Arsenal (permit me not to state our present and depressing league position on the tLeague trophy win, it would however, be much easier for Lemar to dream and hope for another French Ligue 1 trophy win this season, with Monaco having secured maximum 4 wins out of 4 and who sit 2nd on the league table behind Neymar's PSG than having such illusions of grandeur of a trophy win with Arsenal (permit me not to state our present and depressing league position on the tleague table behind Neymar's PSG than having such illusions of grandeur of a trophy win with Arsenal (permit me not to state our present and depressing league position on the tleague position on the table).

The Premier League table isn't yet a fully formed thing but it's hard to argue with Stoke's position down at the bottom, with just one point from five games.

Chelsea season is basically over after the Everton defeat, they're out of every competitions they're in, they're no where near the league title nor top four, they're in to good of a position for relegation battle, and just sitting somewhere in middle of the table.....

Next season, Leicester and Tottenham WILL struggle with the challenge of playing in the Champions League, as well as trying to retain their top four position, while we have come accustomed to doing so for the last 18 consecutive seasons, leaving us as the favourites on this season's table.