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Sean Harford, Ofsted's director of education, has told inspectors to check if the number of pupils on roll reduces towards the school's final secondary year — indicating they may be being moved elsewhere.

After seeing steady progress from 15 per cent in 2005 - 06 up to 23 per cent in 2012 - 13, the number of pupils on free school meals entering university dropped to 22 per cent in 2013 - 14.

The PDG provides additional funding to schools based on the number of pupils on eligible for Free School Meals (e-FSM) and also for those children who are looked after (LAC).

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With growing pressure on school places due to rising pupil numbers, 3.4 % of home - educating parents say they could not get their child into a preferred school.

For the 2016 to 2017 academic year, this will be allocated on the basis of the number of pupils recorded in the January 2015 school census data.

This should be calculated using the number of places in the provision which are used by pupils in the school (as opposed to pupils on the rolls of other schools) excluding places occupied by under 5s and pupils aged 16 to 19, although authorities can use a different basis if this is agreed by EFA.

Consequently, the number of pupils aged under 16, on which the pre-16 formula funding for the mainstream school is based, should exclude those pupils in the provision.

The BHA opposes state funding of Steiner schools because of concerns about pseudoscience on the curriculum (including scepticism of evolution and vaccinations and support for homeopathy), homeopathy being given to pupils by the schools» «anthroposophical doctors», and the fact that a number of private and at least one state school has opted out of providing vaccinations.

The BHA has long - standing concerns about Steiner schools including pseudoscience on the curriculum (including scepticism of evolution and vaccinations and support for homeopathy), homeopathy being given to pupils by the schools» «anthroposophical doctors», and the fact that a number of private and at least one state school has opted out of providing vaccinations.

Commenting on the data released today by the Department for Education on permanent and fixed - period exclusions of pupils during 2013 - 14, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The increase in the number of pupils suspended due to assaulting adults in schools is extremely worrying.

The number of Key Stage 1 classes reported as unlawfully having more than 30 pupils on the census day was 310 (from a total of 54,790 classes), 0.6 per cent of all Key Stage 1 classes, up from 0.3 per cent in January 2010.

Responding to BBC figures on the number of allegations made against teachers by parents and pupils in the last year, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

A report published in December 2011 by the Department for Education looked at the impact of a rising birth rate on pupil numbers and how that could affect class sizes and educational outcomes.

The number of Key Stage 1 classes reported as having more than 30 pupils, but which met legal requirements (which allow infant classes of more than 30 in very limited circumstances) on the census day was 1,060 (from a total of 54,790 classes), 1.9 per cent of all Key Stage 1 classes, up from 1.6 per cent in January 2010.

A copy of the results from the «Big Question» on pupil behaviour is attached, along with details of a number of «refusal to teach» ballots taken by the NASUWT during 2011 on pupil indiscipline.

That had shown a number of benefits — including that pupils involved were on average two months ahead of their peers academically.

A handy resource pack which includes 2 investigations on triangular numbers: 1 designed to introduce to pupils to the sequence (this resource links with properties of shape) and the other to help pupils understand the derivation of the formula for the nth term of the triangular numbers sequence (this resource links to finding the nth term of quadratic sequences, simplifying expressions and factorising).

A recent survey based on statistics published by Ofqual revealed a fivefold decline in the number of pupils taking GCSEs in arts subjects over the past year, and entrants for A Levels in arts subjects dropped by 4,300.

The former may be the result of lower than anticipated students, although for academies the majority of grant income is based on lagged pupil numbers and doesn't vary in year.

«We're not only having to rethink how we manage playtimes for our growing number of pupils, but how we provide on - site parking with no space for more staff and how we alleviate the chaos on the roads around the school during pick - up and drop - off times.»

The pack also includes teaching / revision sheets for pupils on finding the area and circumference of a circle, ratios (simplifying and dividing an amount into given quantities), 2 - D shapes (including Polygons), Triangular Numbers (which covers the properties and finding the nth term of the sequence with worked examples of exam questions).

Additionally, a study from the National Literacy Trust on the effects of ebooks on reading progress suggested that boys were keener to read ebooks than their paper counterparts, with ebooks facilitating a 25 per cent rise in the number of pupils who read daily and a 22 per cent increase in those who read for an hour or longer.

Given the steady rise in pupil numbers and the pressures this puts on schools to offer places, Jackie Maginnis of the Modular and Portable Building Association discusses the benefits of modular and offsite build as a possible solution to the ongoing problem.

Additionally, on the topic of rising pupil numbers, modular buildings hold the easy possibility of extension and the capability to be easily moved, far more suitable to a changing school site than a traditional construction.

Wilshaw is expected to say that the number of 16 to 18 year - olds being taken on as apprentices is as low as it was a decade ago, and the low figures are partially a result of schools failing to push pupils down vocational routes.

Schools» eligibility for a bursary will be decided based on the number of pupils who are eligible for free school meals or pupil premium.

Affordable Primary Tuition recruits university students and recent graduates, and trains them to offer one - on - one and small - group tuition in schools serving large numbers of disadvantaged pupils.

This has a number of benefits to these schools: • it keeps the pupils on site • it allows the staff to see what pupils are eating • it provides opportunities for education projects on business models • it provides a good income to the school.

Under current rules, if a faith school is over subscribed it has to limit the number of pupils it selects based on faith to 50 per cent.

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Ms Curnock Cook further voiced that a focus on universities on increasing their intakes of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds «probably did not» threaten the prospects of privately - educated pupils, because falling pupil numbers meant students with «good A-levels will be in more demand than ever».

For schools that do not follow year groups, such as a number of special schools, it will be based on pupils aged between five and 10.

The number of schools with pupils enrolled on EBacc subjects more than doubled over the eighteen months from its introduction, which illustrates the profound influence of the EBacc on school behaviour.

The number of pupils attending secondary school is expected to rise by 20 per cent over the next ten years, putting added pressure on school places.

With pupil numbers on the increase and school places more contested, Jackie Maginnis, of the Modular Portable Building Association, looks at the fast capacity that modular buildings hold to construct more than just basic classrooms.

According to the 2016 STF ski trip survey, the number of UK secondary schools choosing to take pupils on annual ski trips rose to 62.8 per cent, up from 43.3 per cent in 2014.

Iowa pays for education through a foundation formula based on the number of students in each district multiplied by a district cost per pupil.

The number of years that K - 3 pupils spend in classes with fewer children seems to have little effect on their academic achievement, a study suggests.

This e-booklet suggests a number of different hands - on activities suitable for Key Stages 2 and 3 which will help pupils to understand the importance of soil and its properties.

The analysis also incorporates data from the National Center for Education Statistics on the racial / ethnic composition of each school, the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced - price lunch (an indicator of family poverty), the average number of students in each grade (a measure of school size), and the school's pupil - teacher ratio (an measure of class size) in the 2007 - 08 school year.

The Department for Education has released data based on information collected in the January 2015 school census, including information on the number of schools and pupils.

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A record number of Scottish pupils have gained a university place on exam results day, according to UCAS.

So, in order to provide suitable hosts it is important that they have sufficient information provided, which should include: name, age and gender of pupils, plus any special requirements such as food, medical or cultural issues; minimum standards of accommodation required; information on the dynamic risk management process to ensure it can operate effectively; the visiting school's code of conduct; and contact numbers, including emergency contacts and medical insurance information.

Dr Timo Hannay, founder of School Dash, said: «On the whole those schools that have large numbers of non-British white pupils tend to do better than schools that have a smaller number of them.»

The seven recommendations are currently informing a # 5 million campaign focused on primary schools in West and South Yorkshire, regions where the attainment gap between rich and poor pupils is large and there are a significant number of schools with a high percentage of disadvantaged pupils.

To support school leaders with some of the issues highlighted by its survey, The Key has made a number of resources on pupil health and wellbeing available at: www.thekeysupport.com/pupil-wellbeing-201 6

How much philanthropic money would be needed depends on the size of the market, the cost of the market relative to the per - pupil charter aid, the number of schools contemplated, and whether a replicator would, as in Albany, adhere to school models that start small and remain small.

Few jurisdictions have passed significant voucher and tax - credit legislation, and most have hedged charter laws with one or another of a multiplicity of provisos — that charters are limited in number, can only be authorized by school districts (their natural enemies), can not enroll more than a fixed number of students, get less money per pupil than district - run schools, and so on.

According to Joe Scaife, Chair of Kreston's Academies Group and a partner at Bishop Fleming, the UK's second largest accountants for Academy schools: «The latest survey reveals staff costs and pupil numbers are not being covered by government funding alone, meaning academies have to look for cost savings on top of those they have already achieved.