Sentences with phrase «learning opportunities for each young person»

«Increasing the range of learning opportunities for young people was part of the strategy to tackle the long - standing problem of the disengagement of young people, post-14, from learning and to raise the UK's relatively low post-16 participation rate.

In particular, the report shares lessons learned in targeting key economic regions, analyzing regional assets and gaps, and focusing technical assistance and support on helping states and regions with such things as early career advising and exposure, engaging employers, and building intermediary organizations that can link employers and schools to scale up the provision of workplace learning opportunities for young people.

BECSLink encourages collaboration at a local and national level to create exciting learning opportunities for young people.

As an accredited Tim Henman Foundation BECSLink Community, the school works alongside national and local businesses, education charities, and sports and arts organisations to provide resources and learning opportunities for young people.

Quality education for new learners: How technology can help ensure relevant and equitable learning opportunities for all young people, bearing in mind that the population of people under 18 in Africa is expected to increase by two - thirds before 2050.

For example, LRNG is an online, national network of community - based learning opportunities for young people, especially the underserved.

(Youth Achievement through Learning, Involvement, Volunteering and Employment) to help establish and support programs in science and children's museums that provided positive, hands - on work and learning opportunities for young people ages 10 to 17.

The form which service learning takes will vary and be adapted to the developmental needs of the students, allowing for the maximum learning opportunities for each young person.

This new offering is perfectly timed to guide the national debates about dropout prevention, out - of - school - time programs, high school reforms, and expanding learning opportunities for young people.

That's why we, on behalf of staff, students, education leaders and providers, are asking you to pledge additional investment for further education in your Budget on 22 November, to support more and better learning opportunities for young people and adults.

The Anti-Cruelty Society is a proud partner of Chicago City of Learning, a groundbreaking initiative that joins together learning opportunities for young people in a way that allows them to think about, pursue, and develop their interests.

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Enhance their emotional intelligence: Kids learn about people by being around them especially their peers, so set up play dates for young kids or sign up older kids up for team sports and other extracurricular activities so they have more opportunities to socialize.

There will be more opportunities for young people in Wales to try shooting sports and learn more about other countryside activities this spring.

«As it takes away opportunities for young people to earn or learn, this Government is blaming young people rather than addressing the real problems,» he said.

Enck blames the decline on more and more young people growing up in urban cultures removed from hunting, an increasing proportion of ethnic minorities (who are less likely to hunt) in the population and — surprise, surprise — the rise in single - parent families «with fewer opportunities for children to learn about hunting from their fathers».

Discussing the funding, John Wood, head teacher at Queensferry Community High, said: «The school's staff, pupils, parents and partners are excited by the new build and the contribution we can make to its design.It will give us opportunities to make sure that the facilities are appropriate for the most up - to - date thinking around learning and the courses that we can offer our young people.

Everything is aimed at showing young people (primarily aged 7 - 19) the exciting and rewarding opportunities out there for them with the right experience and qualifications, by bringing classroom learning to life.

Participants also advocate for increased access for young people to the resources, social supports and learning opportunities delivered through technology.

«Unless we are willing to provide more flexibility and choice in the last two years of high school, and more opportunities for students to pursue program options that link work and learning, we will continue to lose far too many young people along the path to graduation,» he says.

Lifelong learning arrangements, particularly those in informal and non-formal settings, can confer a number of benefits: they can provide people who live in countries that do not have universal education with access to learning opportunities on a continuous basis; they can address the problem of conventional formal schooling being too far removed from local cultural and social environments; and they can alleviate economic hardship, particularly for young people in developing countries who may experience strong pressures to earn income to help support their families or, particularly if they are girls, to take on significant responsibilities at home (1, 4).

Thomas Philip: Social networking coupled with the access to international and alternative news sources create unprecedented opportunities for young people to develop global consciousness as they learn with others from across the world.

This was a perfect situation for me — an opportunity to marry my passion for writing to my belief that online education platforms offer wide open space for young people, all of whom are digital natives, to improve and enhance their learning.

These projects enhance the curriculum and provide opportunities for young people and schools to benefit from working with excellent practitioners able to inspire and engage staff, students and families, and offer a new way of working and learning.

«It is a real shame that outdoor education opportunities have decreased for many young people but we are proud to be one of the leading providers of outdoor education in the country, and given the positive impact of such opportunities on children and young people, we are keen to work with other schools, academy trusts and education providers to ensure that more students have access to outdoor learning.»

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

The Maker Education Initiative was created to provide «more opportunities for all young people to develop confidence, creativity, and interest in science, technology, engineering, math, art, and learning as a whole through making.»

We can help encourage young people to see science as «for them» by providing personalised and localised learning opportunities in the classroom which help science learning to resonate with their everyday lives.

by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Provide high quality Development Education opportunities for adults and young people in the non formal learning arena across Ireland.

Caroline White, Chief Executive of YHA (England and Wales), commented: «YHA has been creating learning outside the classroom since we started more than 80 years ago and, because of our Breaks for Kids bursary fund, financial circumstances don't stop young people benefitting from these brilliant opportunities.»

«The sad reality is that we are seeing signs of a reduction in learning opportunities for many young people across the country, with access to post-16 education under threat from college mergers or closures resulting from the ongoing area - based reviews.

I hope to use what I am learning in HGSE to improve educational models in urban areas and increase the opportunities for excellent education offered to young people in low socioeconomic, urban communities.

So now I'd love to share with you some key opportunities that Intergenerational Learning can offer for educators and anyone else who works with young people.

Andy McMurray, Head of Teaching and Learning at the National Space Academy, added: «It's incredible how much of UK industry is involved in the space sector so we want to raise awareness of the diversity of these opportunities for all young people.

There is an emerging opportunity to boost student achievement and improve working for teachers here in the U.S. — and a huge opportunity to expand access to quality learning to every young person on earth.

The SEM provides enriched learning experiences and higher learning standards for all children through three goals; developing talents in all children, providing a broad range of advanced - level enrichment experiences for all students, and providing advanced follow - up opportunities for young people based on their strengths and interests.

His research interests include civic learning and human development, critical media literacies, and creative opportunities for young people.

Irvine remains part of an increasingly vibrant Linked Learning field, as we focus on our dual goals of expanding economic and political opportunity for California families and young people who are working but struggling with poverty.

Reformists agree that housing children in rows of desks for hours at a time with few breaks between lectures and few opportunities to create and collaborate limits what young people can learn.

The goals of our education system include improving student learning opportunities, strengthening educational attainment, providing alternatives that fit student needs, and integrating our diverse citizenry, while preparing young people for their civic roles in a democracy.

In our efforts to better prepare young people for success in postsecondary education, careers, and civic life, we must create a range of learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom.

promote and encourage equal opportunities for all young persons to learn and develop to their fullest potential in achieving a respectable and productive quality of life; and, 7.

Why couldn't young people have the opportunities for professional learning as well?

This is an opportunity for volunteers who believe unwaveringly in the ability of young people to drive their learning and chart their paths to success.

By providing content and pedagogy that increases teacher effectiveness and stimulates students to learn at the highest level, Facing History works to bridge the opportunity gap that impedes success for young people in under - resourced communities.

As San Bernardino City moves to take Linked Learning «wall - to - wall» throughout all nine of its high schools by 2017, it is also beginning to build a strong foundation in K - 8 to better prepare young people for these emerging new high school opportunities.

Beginning his career in 1966 as a brakeman for the Western Maryland Railroad, he has devoted most of his professional life to helping young people learn by doing — connecting education to the opportunities, challenges, and many different rewards to be found through work.

Learning for Careers provides a comprehensive account of the Pathways to Prosperity Network, a national initiative focused on helping more young people successfully complete high school, attain a first postsecondary credential with value in the labor market, and get started on a career without foreclosing the opportunity for further education.

Established to provide opportunities for underrepresented youth in Silicon Valley to practice creative arts, The Studio connects young people to professional resources, networks, and hands - on learning in filmmaking, visual arts, music, and storytelling.

This was an incredible learning journey for me, meeting some truly inspirational young people from across the world, having a growth mind set to learn and grasp every opportunity to listen, appreciate, and be empathetic of cultural and contextual differences.