Sentences with phrase «low pupil»

The inspections, which followed GCSE results falling below the 40 per cent government floor target, highlighted low pupil attainment and a failure to ensure adequate progress.

This in turn leads to lower pupil attainment and the increased need to find teachers from overseas.

There are areas of England where demand for school places is high because after years of lower pupil numbers coming through the system, a considerably larger cohort is now of school age.

Three PFI schools have been forced to close because of low pupil numbers, but local authorities are still financially tied to the private financiers.

The authors quickly rushed past these less popular findings to boldly propose specific policy interventions: «To raise achievement scores, the most efficient and effective use of education dollars is to target states with higher proportions of minority and disadvantaged students with funding for lower pupil - teacher ratios, more widespread prekindergarten efforts, and more adequate teaching resources.»

A university technical college with low pupil numbers has been ditched by an academy trust for costing too much, while recruitment problems in another has forced it to...

They are campuses with depressingly low pupil achievement, poor student - level growth, and very little successful teaching and learning in their classrooms.

The nearby Twickenham academy was rated inadequate last month, with inspectors describing low pupil progress, low teacher expectations and that too many pupils found lessons uninteresting.

In his State of the State address, Mr. Cuomo argued that rooting half of a teacher's evaluation in student test scores and the other half on observation is the only way to improve stubbornly low pupil performance rates.

Each school will be given grades in six areas: (i) pupil academic progress (gain scores); (ii) pupil attainment (of particular academic goals); (iii) the narrowing of gaps of high and low pupils in particular categories (low SES, minority, gender); (iv) parent opinions of the school's quality; (v) teacher and staff opinions of the school quality; and (vi) pupil opinions of the school quality.

Research has been carried out over the years on the impact of well designed buildings and it's proved hard to measure, in terms of its impact on educational attainment, low pupil truancy, better staff retention and productivity, or perhaps a combination of all these factors.

Anne Longfield, who oversees children's rights in England, found «very little evidence» of thorough work by RSCs, academy trusts or councils to tackle low pupil attainment at northern schools after a year - long investigation.

Ofsted highlighted issues including low pupil attainment and a failure from school leaders and governors to ensure adequate progress.

Slater said today it was «not a coincidence» that the four mainstream free schools which closed as a result of low pupil uptake were all approved «in the first couple of waves».

Wilshaw has been a key advocate of having UTCs function as part of multi-academy trusts, a policy now adopted by the government after several standalone colleges were hit with financial problems caused by low pupil numbers.

An example of «geographic» sparsity is that districts with low pupil density typically experience higher per pupil transportation costs as they are transporting a small number of pupils over a greater distance.

In a governors» meeting last year, school leaders blamed low pupil numbers on delays moving to a permanent site — a decision taken by the government.

The findings come as the UTC project flounders: seven have closed or announced they will do so because of low pupil numbers and financial issues.

By making the choice for lower pupil / teacher ratios and class sizes, it was inevitable that we'd end up with a less - experienced workforce.)

The idea is that free school meal eligibility is linked to lower pupil achievement, and the additional funding can help state schools to narrow the achievement gap between students who receive free school meals and those who don't.

Ruskin Junior School was blasted by inspectors in 2014 for poor pupil behaviour and low pupil progress, especially among boys.

If demand truly is on the rise, it will come as a welcome development following years of low pupil numbers at many UTCs, of which seven have closed or announced plans to do so.

Lower pupil attainment and «inadequate» Ofsted ratings were said to be a predictor for heads leaving.

«The Chautauqua Lake Central School District has consistently ranked among the top school districts in the region and has one of the lowest pupil - teacher ratios.

It also has one of the lowest pupil - per - teacher ratios with an average of 13.5 students to every teacher, data show.

With the backing of teachers» union President Paul Hubbert, Gov. Fob James Jr. proposed a school - reform bill this year that promised 1,600 additional teachers and lower pupil - teacher ratios, all without a tax increase.

In 2015, the trust also shut down two studio schools, the Midland Studio Colleges in Hinckley and Nuneaton, due to low pupil numbers.

Teacher demand has rapidly increased as schools have begun to lower pupil - teacher ratios, and reinstate classes and programs that were reduced or eliminated in the Great Recession.

According to Interserve's accounts for year ending 31 August 2016, Interserve asked EFA for additional funding for Crawshaw because of low pupil numbers.

The DfE data shows that London schools are relatively well staffed, with some of the lowest pupil - teacher ratios, especially in primary schools, which saw the biggest fall nationwide from 2010 to 2015.

Studio schools were introduced in 2010, designed to provide practical workplace skills for 14 - to 19 - year - olds alongside academic and vocational study, but many struggled due to low pupil numbers and poor Ofsted ratings.

This is not the first sign of financial troubles at UTCs as a result of low pupil numbers.

The extra pupil intake is welcome news to Silverstone as other UTCs face a string of financial troubles, mainly because of low pupil numbers.

In past years, low pupil numbers was among the reasons why some approved schools were cancelled or withdrawn, according to a National Audit Office report published last December.

Trustees at BWFS, which is located at the football club's home at Macron Stadium, put the closure down to its low pupil numbers.

The low pupil roll comes against the backdrop of a secondary places surplus in Lambeth.

The low pupil numbers prompted criticism from Labour MP Chuka Umunna and from Lambeth Council, which said a near - empty free school does nothing to achieve the best education for the area's children.

We need, among other things, more equitable appropriation of public funds, implementation of academic programs with a high success record, lowering pupil / teacher ratio for reading and math, and higher pay incentives for seasoned teachers willing to teach in substandard schools.

Ward previously said the closure plans were «nothing to do with the quality of education being provided», but because of low pupil numbers and the PFI deal signed by Wirral Council to refurbish the school years ago.

BUILD Initiative state leaders also advocate for lower pupil - teacher ratios in the early grades — associated with higher achievement levels for at - risk children.

These classes generally have low pupil / teacher ratios.