Sentences with phrase «of independent schools»

Support will include drawing on the experience and the expertise of independent schools in leadership, teacher training, curriculum support, school improvement and sponsorship, or setting up a free school.

A further 17 new schools were opened as academies and a small number of independent schools became academies.

It caused a flurry of activity on social media along with a number of critical postings by heads of independent schools.

The research also found that 22 per cent of independent school staff are spending the equivalent of up to two working days on activities related to their job during evenings and weekends.

Just one in ten state school pupils receive regular careers advice, compared to around half of independent school students.

Given to those who have consistently shown generous support of independent schools and their business officers.

This mission drives all aspects of the independent school life, and educators make the decisions about all aspects of discipline, curriculum, and extracurricular activities.

But some leaders of independent schools have seen a higher purpose to their missions.

The majority of independent schools offer at least partial scholarships.

The goal of an independent school is not merely to create happy, well - educated teenage students.

Would your school be open to embracing innovation coming out of independent schools, or engaging in a public - private partnership to advance 21st century skills?

The party also says it will keep the option of changing the tax status of independent schools if progress is not made open.

What's more, you understand that the viability of an independent school is directly correlated with the undergraduate admissions of its students.

Advocates of independent schools, on the other hand, note the many positive results found in statistical surveys.

In addition to his employment practice, he is also a school governor and trustee of an independent school and a member of the advisory board to a regional theatre company.

She was education director and interim head of an independent school.

Other experts with industry - specific knowledge will lead seminars that focus on key aspects of independent schools.

TXLA, and I am a member of the Association of Independent School Librarians Association.

Five schools have been chosen to take part in the inaugural Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW) Education Research Project.

Mark — Barnaby Lenon is chair of the Independent Schools Council which represents independent schools which are members of associations such as the Girls School Association.

He said the government's proposals for more collaboration «will obviously be beneficial», but he warned the balance between the numbers of independent school pupils winning Olympic medals compared with state schools would «not happen overnight.

Drinkall's previous position was chief executive of the Alpha Plus Group, which is one of the largest groups of independent schools in the UK, comprising 18 schools and colleges.

GISC is also a Provisional Member of the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and an official PASCH Partner School.

His comments come after Dr Sarah Welch, the new chair of the Independent Schools Association, warned that rushing to create large «titan schools» was a misguided plan to accommodate the increasing school age population.

Prior thereto, Ms. Jurjevich held a number of teaching positions and was previously a member of the Board of the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools, the Board of the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario, the International Baccalaureate, North American Independent Schools Task Force.

Shaw is an active partner to leaders in government and public and charter education around the role of independent schools in the vital debate about the future of education.

Among Klein's accomplishments, she was also recognized as a SMART Technologies Exemplary Educator, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) 2012 Social Media Influencer, a National Association of Independent Schools Teacher of the Future, ASCD Emerging Leader, and a member of The National Writing Project.

The Future of Independent Schools: Leading in a Changing Context will be offered at HGSE from October 15 — 17, 2014.

Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the Independent Schools Council, will be speaking in the School leaders Summit on «The business challenges of running an independent school».

In the intervening years, she oversaw significant growth and expansion at two state associations: first as founding president of HAISBO (Hawaii Association of Independent School Business Officers) and later as president of Cal - ISBOA (California Independent Schools Business Officers Association).

It is part of the Independent School District 196 in Minnesota.

Association of Independent Schools South Australia Chief Executive Carolyn Grantskalns said the announcement demonstrated the government's commitment to the education of all students in South Australia and to parents» rights to choose the school that best fits their family values and aspirations.

In my role as AISNSW [Association of Independent Schools NSW] Student Wellbeing Consultant, I get to talk with many teachers across New South Wales in relation to their work with students in school settings.

As reported by Tes, three - quarters of independent school pupils said they felt more academically prepared to go to university, compared with 53 per cent of state school pupils.

A number of independent school educators who were early participants of Edcamp decided to establish an annual independent school - specific Edcamp back in 2014.

Charter schools recall a time when the American education landscape was populated by tens of thousands of independent school districts.

View the Commission on Independent Schools School Directory to search the list of independent schools which are currently accredited by NEASC or Candidates for Accreditation.

Pearl Rock Kane, a founding board member, holds the Klingenstein Family Chair for the Advancement of Independent School Education at Columbia University's Teachers College.

The report, «Minorities in Independent Schools: Enrollment Trends and Financial Aid 1980 - 81 — 1983 - 84,» was prepared by the National Association of Independent Schools from information provided by 768 member schools in the fall of 1983.

The Outstanding Support of Independent Schools Award honors the legacy of Sarah P. Daignault, who served as the Executive Director of NBOA for the first 12 years of its existence.

Christine Ryan, the former chief inspector of the Independent Schools Inspectorate, is to become a Dame, while David Earnshaw, the chair of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, will be made a CBE.

But in the crowded landscape of independent schools within the Greater Boston area, St. Benedict Elementary is thriving.

A lifelong native of independent schools, Alex is motivated by the desire to help students bring their whole selves to school and to help teachers feel equipped to respond to the needs of their students.

And at age 14, the international GCSE (IGCSE) is offered by a number of independent schools as an alternative to traditional exams.

Our school recently joined Global Online Academy, providing our students the opportunity to take online courses as part of a consortium of independent schools around the world.

The effects of Key Stage 2 testing have been noticeably worse in state schools, only 54 per cent of independent schools reporting a decrease.

PAIS is internationally recognized through the National Association of Independent Schools Commission on Accreditation.

According to a poll carried out on behalf of the Independent Schools Council, 62 per cent of 2,053 respondents would like to see the proposal for the «Free to Families» scheme introduced.

Despite the 0.6 per cent drop, the proportion of independent school pupils achieving top grades is still almost double the national average of 25.8 per cent.