Not exact matches
«The Prime Minister must also take urgent steps to tackle the excessive workload demands already placed
on teachers, including as a result
of job cuts, in order that schools have the capacity to
meet pupils» mental health
needs.
Half
of headteachers said the pressure
on schools to provide help to ethnic minority
pupils has increased in the last year and 65 % stated that current resources were insufficient to
meet this
need.
The government must focus
on the increase in
pupils being excluded with mental health
needs and how the mental health
needs of excluded
pupils are being
met.
Frustrated by the lack
of provision in the area for
pupils with special
needs, especially those
on the autistic spectrum, the school decided that the Free School agenda offered a source
of hope to local families whose
needs not being
met.
The hour was divided into two, 10 - 15 minute segments consisting
of whole - class reading or writing and whole - class word - level (phonics, spelling) and sentence - level work; one 25 -30-minute session
of directed group activity; and a whole - class summary
meeting at the end (5 - 10 minutes) for
pupils to revisit the objectives
of the lesson, reflect
on what they had learned, and consider what they
needed to do next.
Support for those
on the chalk - face must come from the top down, otherwise the lofty principles behind curriculum changes and new initiatives will fail to
meet the
needs of pupils and industry.
Stephen Morales, chief executive
of NASBM, echoed those thoughts: «We would like to see further detail
on the relationship between high
needs funding and the schools block, ensuring that funding adequately
meets the
needs of both mainstream and high
needs pupils - we want to avoid robbing Peter to pay Paul.
We allocated 20 - 25 minutes each for the Autumn term parental
meetings and 10 - 15 minutes each for the Spring and Summer term
meetings, although longer may be
needed depending
on the nature
of the outcomes, progress made as well as the individual circumstances surrounding the
pupil.
It is also imperative to show an understanding
of the
needs of local children and how any new school will
meet these
needs, whether that's a higher number
of pupils with English as an Additional Language or a focus
on preparing young people for the world
of work.
The impact
of CPD should be systematically tracked, with a focus
on the effect
on pupil learning, to ensure that the
needs of both
pupils and staff are
met.
The tutor programme is designed to
meet the
needs of all
pupils and will support with UCAS, apprenticeships, job seeking skills and so
on.
Have access to, and be able to interpret, data
on each
pupil to inform design
of the curriculum in order that it best
meets the
needs of each cohort
of pupils.
Because there is increasing research evidence that teachers» sense
of agency, their belief that they can make decisions
on classroom teaching approaches which best
meet the
needs of their
pupils, is actually connected to
pupil achievement.
«Failure to achieve the ideal
of meeting every
pupil's
needs produces negative feelings towards their own work,» the London study goes
on to note.
(e) The board shall establish the information
needed in an application for the approval
of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description
of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus
of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization
of the school by ages
of students or grades to be taught, an estimate
of the total enrollment
of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research
on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance
of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular
needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment
of staff that
meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education
of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation
of the school; (xi) the provision
of school facilities and
pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications
of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement
of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students,
on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate
on the basis
of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special
need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision
of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations
of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.
Separately, a survey
of 900 ASCL members in England and Wales, indicated 84 % felt funding failed to
meet the «essential
needs»
of their school or college, while 77 % said financial pressures were having a detrimental impact
on pupils» education.
The three - step process
of: identifying
pupil's
needs through the NEPS Continuum
of Support Process,
meeting these
needs, monitoring, reviewing and reporting
on progress