This means those that move large
numbers of pupils into different exams each year are more likely to have unpredictable results.
The finding follows a series of investigations by Schools Week that revealed how schools were advised to effectively «game» the system by entering large
numbers of pupils into the qualification.
Schools that enter large
numbers of pupils into a fast - track ICT qualification could see Progress 8 scores drop if Ofqual or the DfE recalibrated grades to reflect more closely how pupils score in other GCSEs, a new analysis has claimed.
A previous investigation by Schools Week revealed that the only school - led factor that caused volatility in results linked to swings in GCSE pass rates was moving a large
number of pupils into different exams each year.
Not exact matches
He added: «There was a system
of administration in that school over a long
number of years which allowed a paedophile to flourish, gave him authority, not only over all
of the
pupils, but gave him authority over the staff as well and put him in a position where he could abuse people and that needs to be explored, it needs to be investigated, it needs to be enquired
into.
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.
In the past decade, monitoring the provision
of quality education primarily meant tracking inputs
into schools such as per
pupil educational expenditures,
number fo trained teachers, class sizes and teacher -
pupil ratio, instructional time andaccess to ICT.
A Worksheet with four sets
of numbers gradually getting harder for
pupils to sort
into the correct grouping.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Increased development
of new and existing businesses in West Sussex should generate significant benefit to the County Council but will undoubtedly lead to more families moving
into West Sussex through new employment and thereby increasing the
pupil numbers still further.
As The Schools Science Architecture Special Report Part Two on Science Lab Design points out «
Pupils usually bring a significant
number of items
into the school science lab.
It gives the
pupils plenty
of opportunity to become familiar with the notation
of f (x) ect and using this to substitute
numbers into an expression.
Taking
into account the fact that the average faith school admits fewer
pupils from poor backgrounds than the average non faith school, the EPI concluded that increasing the
numbers of faith schools «would come at the price
of increased social segregation».
The analysis also looks at growing pressures due to increasing
pupil numbers and the government's «ambition for 90 %
of GCSE
pupils to be entered
into the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) by 2025.
Using this rule
of thumb, we convert the «gap» between high - achieving better - off
pupils and poor
pupils into an approximate
number of months.
Opponents have hamstrung school - choice programs at every turn: fighting voucher programs in legislative chambers and courtrooms; limiting per -
pupil funding so tightly that it's impractical for new schools to come
into being; capping the
number of charter schools; and regulating and harassing them
into near conformity with conventional schools.
The
number of pupils taking tough subjects at GCSE and Alevels, like maths and science, rose this summer as students regard them as «very good currency» to get
into elite universities
A rise in the
number of pupils and a shortage
of primary school places has led some councils to consider turning empty shops and playing fields
into classrooms.
A lot
of data feeds
into the supply model and explains the rising secondary training targets, but much
of it boils down to
pupil and teacher
numbers.
«We are delivering on the government's manifesto commitment that the amount
of money following a child
into school will be protected and that as the
number of pupils increase, so will the amount
of money in our schools.»
I suspect that Lambeth Council's use if the word «surplus «school places does not take
into account the
numbers of Lambeth primary school
pupils who attend a secondary school outside the borough.
In a school inspection update, published today, Harford said there was now «national evidence» that large
numbers of pupils were being moved
into alternative provision, or to other schools whose rolls are not full — known as «off - rolling».
In maths in particular there has been a growing
number of so called «early entries» with
pupils sitting exams either at the end
of Year 10, a year
into the course, or in the following November.
«We want to see that trend continue
into secondary school and are already seeing encouraging signs following the introduction
of the Ebacc, with thousands more
pupils studying languages to GCSE, a
number we expect to rise.»
• There is a really clear consensus about the relationship between the
number of teachers and the
number of pupils — strong enough to build
into a reliable model for school funding.
The EPI research, commissioned by the Ambition School Leadership charity, also reveals that one
of the most vulnerable groups
of pupils — those with special needs — do not make it
into leading academy trusts in such large
numbers.
The interactive tool puts schools
into families
of 50 based on factors including prior attainment, percentage
of pupils eligible for free school meals and the
number of children with English as an additional language.
Schools should be rated on the
number of pupils they get
into universities, the head
of the university admissions service says.
The sample is divided
into three groups: an experimental group (EG) made up
of 38
pupils with a specific learning disability (diagnosed or with certification underway); the first control group (CG1) composed
of the same
number of pupils (n = 38) with no learning difficulties but with the same achievement level as the EG
pupils; the second control group (CG2)
of 32
pupils whose achievement level is the opposite
of that
of the EG group.