Sentences with phrase «majority of primary schools»

The overwhelming majority of primary schools, social services units and primary care trusts are now equipped with these so you will not normally have to invest in one.

The vast majority of primary schools and a sizeable number of secondary schools remain maintained by local authorities which are being starved of the resources to help them.

One provider, Early Excellence, developed an observation - based model of assessment which was favoured by the majority of primary schools.

This is insulting to the vast majority of primary schools which are not academies and mostly have no desire to be so.

The majority of primary schools are performing extremely well and do not wish to become academies.

Fewer than 30 per cent identified a high level of usefulness of netbooks and the majority of primary schools considered smartphones to be of very little or no use at all.

And yet despite all this it's highly encouraging to see that the vast majority of primary school teachers are fulfilled by the jobs that they do.»

Furthermore, large majorities of primary schools conducted lockdown (96 %), evacuation (91 %) and shelter - in - place (75 %) drills during the school year.

Similarly large majorities of primary schools had written procedures for bomb threats or incidents (93 %) and natural disasters (96 %).

A new inquiry has been launched to discover why speech and language disorders are going unidentified in the majority of primary school pupils.

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The vast majority (60 %) of pupils engaged in cyber bullying of their teachers were between 11 and 16 years old, but some were primary school pupils.

Ofsted found that pupil behaviour is good in the majority of schools, including 99 per cent of primary schools.

What is more, the majority of these institutions are in the secondary phase, creating serious surplus capacity when there is a crying need for more primary school places.

In this category, the state's School Tax Relief program (STAR)-- which applies to a large portion of owner - occupied primary residences in the state outside of New York City — represents the majority share.

Stout surveyed 785 of 865 accredited teacher - training schools and found that a majority identified emotional stability as being of primary importance and that approximately 45 percent actually assessed students» emotional stability, identifying it as the second most important criterion for determining fitness for teaching, behind academic credentials.

While this is a reduction from the 57 per cent of primaries and 68 per cent of secondaries who held the same view last year, the majority of schools still have a positive perception.

Research driven approach It was therefore heartening that the headline finding of the survey of 500 UK schools (190 primary, 310 secondary) showed that the majority of schools are adopting a research - driven approach to tablet take - up, and want more evidence before supporting the adoption of tablets in the classroom (72 per cent).

Clearly the new primary computing curriculum is influencing this to a certain extent and technology is increasingly becoming an integral part of teaching and learning in the majority of schools.

Although the gender mix in primary schools has been fairly stable (with 80 % of teachers being female), the percentage of male teachers in secondary schools has declined from a majority (55 %) in 1981 to a minority (42 %) currently.

Since September 2010, 2,949 Primary Schools have become academies, 943 of which are «sponsored academies» — with sponsors including businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academySchools have become academies, 943 of which are «sponsored academies» — with sponsors including businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academyschools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academy trust.

At the launch of the New South Wales Premier's Reading Challenge 2009, parents in Grade 1 classes in two primary schools in Sydney received descriptive norm information that the majority of other families participated in the reading challenge for Grade 1.

Our annual «Impact of New Technologies» survey into the views of English Maintained Schools on a range of new technologies used by teachers and students carried out in conjunction with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that an increasing majority of schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2Schools on a range of new technologies used by teachers and students carried out in conjunction with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that an increasing majority of schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2011/12.

Despite approximately 75 per cent of teachers and the majority of children using social media to communicate, 88 per cent of primary schools and 79 per cent of secondary schools confirmed that they made no use of the tool in the classroom.

The majority are mainstream (which includes primary, secondary or 16 - 19), but there are also Special free schools and those that offer Alternative Provision for students that have been excluded or are at risk of exclusion.

The board of education or BOCES shall appoint the members of the team, a majority of which shall be teachers, which shall include the superintendent of schools or his or her designee in the case of school districts or the district superintendent or his or her designee in the case of BOCES; school administrators upon designation by the administrators» collective bargaining organization; teachers upon designation by the teachers» collective bargaining organization; at least one parent upon designation by the established parent groups in the district or in their absence, by the superintendent in the case of a school district or district superintendent in the case of a BOCES; and one or more curriculum specialists, meaning a teacher or administrator whose primary job responsibility involves the development or evaluation of curricula, upon designation by the district or teachers» collective bargaining organization or both.

And it became clear to me that if formal public school wasn't mandatory, I was pretty sure the majority of the country would instead make their hagwon their primary mode of schooling.

In contrast, 85 % of primary schools with officers present said these officers were on site at some point during school hours, while smaller majorities said officers were at school when students were arriving or leaving (67 %) or at selected school activities, such as science fairs or athletic events (60 %).

For the vast majority of public schools, approval to receive free and / or reduced - price lunches (FRPL) has been the sole, or at least the primary, indicator of low family income under Title I.

The team, a majority of which shall be teachers, shall include the superintendent of the district for which the team was formed or his or her designee; school administrators upon designation by the administrators» collective bargaining organization; teachers upon designation by the teachers» collective bargaining organization; at least one parent upon designation by the established parent groups in the district, or, in their absence, by the chancellor in the case of a high school division, a special education division or a chancellor's district, or by the board of education of the community school district in the case of a community school district; one or more curriculum specialists, meaning a teacher or administrator whose primary job responsibility involves the development or evaluation of curricula, upon designation by either or both the teachers» collective bargaining organization, or by the chancellor in the case of a high school division, a special education division or a chancellor's district, or by the board of education of the community school district in the case of a community school district.

While only 36 % of U.S. primary schools had officers on site, the vast majority of those schools (86 %) reported that officers routinely carried a firearm.

Moreover, in most areas studied (such as student discipline and curriculum), the majority of SIG and non-SIG schools both reported that they lacked primary authority.

Speaking to Schools Week, Mr Herrington said that the majority of schools applying to become academies, both nationally and in his region, were primary schools, and that his headteacher board (HTB) was keen to see them apply with paSchools Week, Mr Herrington said that the majority of schools applying to become academies, both nationally and in his region, were primary schools, and that his headteacher board (HTB) was keen to see them apply with paschools applying to become academies, both nationally and in his region, were primary schools, and that his headteacher board (HTB) was keen to see them apply with paschools, and that his headteacher board (HTB) was keen to see them apply with partners.

Secondary schools also employ the majority of unqualified teachers (57 per cent — 11,500); primary schools have just over half as many unqualified teachers (29 per cent — 5,900).

The majority of BME teachers did not feel positive about the appraisal system: only 30 % of BME teachers working in primary school and 23 % of BME teachers working in secondary school agreed the appraisal system is «supportive rather than punitive.»

Meanwhile, sex and education relationships are compulsory in state maintained secondary schools, but not in academies, free schools or primary schools, which make up the majority of schools.

It should be noted that the majority of additional pupils in good or outstanding schools are in good or outstanding LA maintained primary schools.

The majority of primary and secondary schools offer counselling to support children's mental wellbeing, but school leaders lack the time to properly vet the services they commission.

The overwhelming majority of parents (more than 95 %) received offers in their top three preferred primary or secondary schools this year, she added.

It also revealed that the majority of states organized both their standards and testing programs around grade - level clusters reflecting primary / elementary, intermediate / middle school, and high school levels.

A primary school in Sheffield wants to sack the majority of its teaching assistants before rehiring them as «fellows» who will work towards teaching qualifications, Schools Week understands...

The report also reflects that the majority of young people currently get most of their history in primary schools and urges better training in the subject for primary teachers.

The UK's leading business organisation has published new research showing that the majority of primary teachers believe science has become less of a curriculum priority, with over a third of schools now providing less than the recommended two hours of science education a week.

Public schools, both charter and traditional district, receive the majority of their revenue from three primary sources: state allocations, local tax revenue, and federal funds.

School councils in which parent / community constituents have a majority of the membership are the primary vehicle through which to exercise such power.

The majority of Dutch primary schools visit the Anne Frank House and follow an educational programme in the months of April, May or June.

New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development's Department of Art and Art Professions is our primary partner for the Performa Institute and hosts a majority of our public programs.

Some degrees are more general, covering the majority of subjects, with the aim to teach at a primary school level.

Each resource is priced at $ 100 plus freight and GST, however the vast majority of schools order the two episodes in the primary series, which brings the price down to $ 95 each.