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Senior Labour MP Lucy Powell published figures showing the capital had the biggest gap between the number of pupils at grammars eligible for free school meals compared with the figure for the broader school population.

The number of pupils at independent schools in the UK is at its highest level since records began.

ISC chairman Barnaby Lenon said: «It is remarkable that, although we are only at the start of an economic recovery, the number of pupils at UK independent schools is at the highest levels since records began in 1974.

A number of pupils at a County Down school have had their grades cancelled after being disqualified from an A-level exam.

Not exact matches

Chief Executive, Religious Education Council of England and Wales said: «It is troubling that there is a decline in the number of pupils receiving a solid grounding in Religious Education at Key Stage 4.

Place funding it is not intended to align exactly with the number of pupils or students in an institution at any given time, but instead provides a base level of funding for institutions and financial stability for institutions to help with stability of provision and planning.

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.

In a Holyrood debate this afternoon, Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, has tabled a motion recognising «that free school meals help tackle child poverty and promote child welfare and educational attainment; further recognises that free school meals save families at least # 330 per child per year; confirms its commitment to increasing the number of primary school pupils eligible for free school meals».

There are a number of possible explanations for these trends and the fact check is correct when it states that the improvement in the socioeconomic gap in achievement at age 11 can not be specifically attributed to the pupil premium.

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.

There has been considerable improvement in statutory education of Muslim pupils and the number of students in higher education has gone up, but when it comes to employment, housing and health, they are still at the bottom of the pile.

Dr Nick Smith, principal at Oxford Home Schooling, said: «The number of pupils per qualified teacher in a country directly affects schools» abilities to employ enough teachers to keep class sizes at manageable levels.

The levels and numbers could be edited if you wished and made specific to your projects; we have tried and tested many forms of assessment at KS3 and designed these to ease understanding across Year 7 - 9 so pupils become familiar with them as they progress through the Key Stage and also to maximise time in practical lessons.

The numbers of pupils per teacher decreased in 121 of 146 countries between 1990 and 2012 at the primary level, but 4 million more teachers are still needed to get all children into school.

Over half (51 per cent) say staff numbers at their school have decreased in the last two years, with nearly two - thirds (65 per cent) saying they are not able to give pupils as much individual attention in lessons due to the loss of support staff and a similar number (64 per cent) saying pupils are not always taught by a teacher trained for the subject or age range due to the loss of teaching staff.

Exam regulator Ofqual has said that there has been an increase in the number of pupils choosing to take «traditional» subjects, such at maths, science and English, at GCSE and A level.

BMA analysis also found that fewer schools in deprived areas offered the sciences as three individual GCSEs, and lower number of pupils study the qualifications at schools that do.

«Despite rising pupil numbers, 95 per cent of parents received an offer at one of their three preferred schools.

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.

In a recent survey conducted by the Design and Technology Association, 705 of 1,300 respondents said that government accountability measures were resulting in decreasing numbers of pupils opting to study the subject at GCSE.

There is a card number at the bottom of each to help if pupils get stuck.

A report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), which examines entries into arts subjects at Key Stage 4 over the past decade, shows that overall the average number of arts entries per pupil has fallen since 2013.

Of 1,054 respondents, 129 said that their class size was at 35 pupils or more as a result of cutting staff numbers and reorganising classes among fewer teacherOf 1,054 respondents, 129 said that their class size was at 35 pupils or more as a result of cutting staff numbers and reorganising classes among fewer teacherof cutting staff numbers and reorganising classes among fewer teachers.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «Despite rising pupil numbers, 95.9 per cent of parents in England received an offer at one of their top three preferred primary schools in 2015.

The average number of entries overall per pupil has fallen since 2013, standing at 0.70 in 2016, which is lower than any other time in the period under review and comes after an increase between 2010 and 2013 from 0.75 to 0.80.

Five years ago, ICT lacked support and interest at Rendcombe, with the number of pupils taking the subject in decline.

PUPIL PLACE PLANNING Graham Olway of West Sussex County Council looks at how local authorities are pursuing a range of building options to meet the increase in pupil nuPUPIL PLACE PLANNING Graham Olway of West Sussex County Council looks at how local authorities are pursuing a range of building options to meet the increase in pupil nupupil numbers

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

Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: «It is shocking that at a time of rising pupil numbers the Department for Education has missed its teacher trainee recruitment targets for the last four years.

Once family background and the nature of the peer group at school were taken into account, student achievement was unaffected by per - pupil expenditure, school size, the science lab facilities, the number of books in the library, the use of tracking by ability levels to assign students to classrooms, or other factors previously assumed to be indicators of what makes for a good school.

Indeed, a 705 of 1,300 respondents to a survey conducted by the Design and Technology Association, said that government accountability measures were resulting in decreasing numbers of pupils opting to study the subject at GCSE and, in some schools, it has been cut entirely.

The SMCPC also raised the issue in its recent annual report, which named and shamed individual Oxbridge colleges for their failure to increase the number of state school pupils studying at their establishments.

«Given this was a voluntary process with only 25 % of schools responding, it is reasonable to assume that schools who know they are not compliant would be less likely to respond, therefore the true number who are failing to comply could be substantially higher, with hundreds of schools putting pupils and teachers at risk by failing to manage asbestos effectively.

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.

It was recently revealed that the number of pupils attending secondary school has increased every year since 2013, with the total number of UK 11 -18-year olds at school now at 3,223,090.

In addition to this, the number of pupils taking at least one arts subject has decreased from 49.6 per cent in 2015 to 47.9 per cent in 2016.

More pupils appear to be taking their maths GCSEs at a time that is right for them as early entries in maths reduced by 64.6 per cent, but the number of entries gaining a grade 9 is at 13.3 per cent, compared to 3.5 per cent overall

Some are demographic, with pupil numbers forecast to increase at the same time as the number of people in the age group that typically enter the profession is in decline.

Using a complicated formula approved by the court, the state funds magnet schools that accept students from several different districts (at a minimum there must be two) at a per - pupil rate that increases as the number of districts sending students increases — an attempt to bring central - city minority students and white suburban students together in the same school.

The schools of the UK are facing a number of challenges at the moment; not least of this is the continuing rise in pupil numbers.

All pupils are involved in a number of other activities running concurrently - a few examples: writing eco-poetry, blogging, field trip to a shop that sells energy - saving products and solutions, an energy audit, creating a garden «implement» (using 70 % recycled materials), and preparing innovative upcycled products for the BESOC Fair in October 2010 (recycling fair held at an eco-park in a neighbouring suburb).

While the UK allows ample time off at Christmas and Easter (11 and 10 days, respectively), it gives pupils the fifth - lowest number of holidays during the summer, with just 37 days.

«There are still significant numbers of schools ignoring health and safety provisions and who are not managing their asbestos effectively, putting pupils and staff at risk.

Unfortunately, we were not able to control for changes in the number of students who spoke limited English or in the school's operating cost per pupil, because at the time of the study such information was available only up to the 2001 - 02 school year.

The decision reportedly followed requests from a small number of families and so far at least one pupil has decided to take the option.

«At a time when pupil numbers in England are predicted to rise by 8 per cent over the next five years while budgets are simultaneously cut, it is now more important than ever that we support our existing teachers and offer them a fair deal in terms of remuneration.»

The additional teaching accommodation was needed at the time as the school caters for over 1,600 pupils, with 400 in the sixth form from the start of the 2011/12 academic year and plans are in place to increase pupil numbers to 2,000.

There are often multiple buildings — each with a number of access points, open areas between buildings, yard areas for the pupils to use at break times, and external sports facilities.

The government has committed to providing each pupil a place at a good school, but this key objective is becoming harder to achieve in the face of budget pressures and increasing numbers of children entering the education system.