Sentences with phrase «of young people from all backgrounds»

Comparatively, of the fifth of young people from backgrounds with the highest entry rate, 52.1 per cent went to university in 2016, an increase of 1.2 percentage points.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan welcomed the results in England as evidence that «a generation of young people from all backgrounds are now securing the GCSEs that help give them the widest range of options later in life - whether looking for a rewarding job or a top apprenticeship».

«A multimillion pound investment in music and arts education will help hundreds of thousands of young people from all backgrounds enjoy potentially life changing cultural activities, Schools Minister Nick Gibb announced today (18 November 2016).

Not exact matches

Young Enterprise gives young people — from all backgrounds — the opportunity to realise their full potential through a range of practical enterprise programmes, from one day masterclasses to year - long projYoung Enterprise gives young people — from all backgrounds — the opportunity to realise their full potential through a range of practical enterprise programmes, from one day masterclasses to year - long projyoung people — from all backgrounds — the opportunity to realise their full potential through a range of practical enterprise programmes, from one day masterclasses to year - long projects.

I've been speaking at many small colleges that have historical ties to the oldest mainline denominations in the U.S. I have been noticing something interesting: a terrific hunger for a deeper spirituality on the part of many young people who come from evangelical backgrounds like mine and also like me are looking for something outside of the right wing conservatism they come from.

Fatherlessness is rife in our communities and it's severely affecting the development of young people, especially boys, from underprivileged backgrounds.

When we look at the self - image that Our Lady left imprinted on the tilma — we notice that she is a brown - skinned young woman: a mestizo, whose family background includes a mix of descendants from Europe and indigenous peoples.

• young people are protected from teaching and materials which are inappropriate, having regard to the age and the religious and cultural background of the pupils concerned

College football teams are collections of more than 100 young people from all over the country, with different backgrounds and music tastes.

Bemoaning the lack of opportunities for children and young people to mix with those from different backgrounds, the green paper states:

Sheila said, «With a clear vision of what we are seeking to achieve I believe we can encourage the most talented, across the whole community to become part of our profession — we need to have more women, more young people, more from ethnic backgrounds and more representatives of those who have mobility impairments working in our industry.

This analysis confirms what we might have anticipated from the evidence of the polls — local authorities appear to contain more Leave voters if there was a large vote for UKIP there in the 2014 European elections, if there was a small vote for parties of the «left» (Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scottish and Welsh Nationalists and Greens) on the same occasion, and in places with relatively low proportions of graduates, young people, and people from an ethnic minority background.

«We need a closer understanding of the demographic make up of these applicants before we can conclude that top up fees aren't deterring young people from poorer backgrounds.»

(BBC) and «Ministers have expressed «disappointment» at statistics showing fewer young people from poor backgrounds are going to university... The data for 2004/05 showed that while the total number of students from all groups rose, the proportion from poorer backgrounds fell from 28.6 to 28.2 per cent.»

More young people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university than at any time in the history of our country.

Nonetheless, given the remarkable increase in the participation of young people in higher education that has taken place over the last 20 years, the brief analysis presented here reveals little evidence that the much vaunted policy ambition - to provide better access to higher education to those from less privileged backgrounds - has been successful.»

The TUC / NUS report - All Work and Low Pay - says 55 % of young people from managerial and professional backgrounds work.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

The EMA was a lifeline for young people from deprived backgrounds who wished to stay in education and training after the age of 16.

«These findings - and others from the same project which show how important places are for our personal and cultural memories, and for enabling us to stay connected socially - have implications for the way we design for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities so that going outdoors in younger years becomes a lifelong passion for getting out and about.»

• In a bungled attempt at clarification of a letter by Valerie Yule about using concert technology to help older people discriminate dialogue (19 March, p 33), we added a sentence saying that compensating for the difficulty of picking out voices from low - frequency background noise «often requires that the radio or television be turned up to a level unpleasant for younger ears».

I was not only inspired by the research of young scientists, I also found it exciting to meet people from different countries and cultural backgrounds because in this one week I learned a lot from different parts of the world and I had the pleasure to talk about life itself, not only science.

I am a caring, honest, respectful, loyal, intelligent, kind generous, faithful with a sense of humor and a God - fearing woman... I was born and brought up with a strict Christian background and I was taught from the young age to always respect myself and other people and I still maintain these value wherever that I goes the inner beauty is more important to me than the beauty of appearance

Younger Americans — who are more approving of interracial dating — are also more likely to have dated a person from a different racial or ethnic background.

I am looking for the very best individuals from across the city to lead the way, with a proven track record of bringing together those who can help tackle this problem and improve the health and life chances of our young people — regardless of their economic background, their ethnicity or where in the capital they live.»

The government has announced more than # 300 million to help young people from every background enjoy the benefits of music and the arts.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a Charity that has been working with young people from all backgrounds for more than half a century.

In our country, different teaching contexts differ drastically, and yet young people from all backgrounds deserve to be challenged and nurtured in order to develop visions of social change and possibility.

Compiled by a Qualified Teacher, Tor Alexander Bruce, with a range of experience of having these conditions himself and who has worked extensively over a period of 11 years with young people from disengaged background and the services that represent them.

But once the focus shifts to countries abroad and fair, apples - to - apples comparisons are made, it becomes manifest that nearly all of our young people — from privileged and not - so - privileged backgrounds — are not faring well.

NCS is a tried and tested way of bringing young people from different schools and backgrounds together to create an integrated and strong society.

«There are now record numbers of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university, and the government is determined to build on this progress.

The United States wastes an enormous amount of its human capital by failing to cultivate the innate talents of many of its young people, particularly high - ability girls and boys from disadvantaged and minority backgrounds.

Now, as dean of admissions at the college, Fitzsimmons makes Harvard possible for other young people, including thousands from working - class backgrounds similar to his.

«A strong arts and cultural education, for young people from all social, cultural and economic backgrounds, is essential if we are to encourage and inspire the next generation of theatre workers,» she said.

The programme aims to increase the number of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in higher education by 2020.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the NAHT, said that this was particularly important for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds «who may not believe a particular opportunity could be open to them».

In April this year, researchers from eight different countries and a variety of academic backgrounds met in Denmark to reach an evidence - based consensus on the benefits of physical activity for children and young people between the ages of six and 18.

The plan builds on the 2010 Welsh - medium Education Strategy and sets the direction for the development of Welsh - medium and Welsh language education over the next four years with the aim of ensuring that all young people, from all backgrounds, come out of the education system ready and proud to use the language in all contexts.

So what role is there for religiously trained people — chaplains — to be endorsed by the federal government as the only personnel that they will fund to provide advice and care to children from diverse cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds in need — to young people struggling with issues of sexual orientation and identity, with bullying or family violence, death and trauma?

These teachers empower and enrich the lives of young people from nearly every background imaginable.

Evidence shows that students and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds benefit most from programmes of this nature, and the Generation UK internships will be focussed on young people from these backgrounds.

The counties have been criticised for an «unacceptably wide» gap between the achievements of young people who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) and those from more advantaged backgrounds.

The challenge is just one of many initiatives that Shell is running in schools to encourage more young people from a greater range of backgrounds to further STEM learning and to consider STEM careers.

In April this year, researchers from eight different countries and a variety of academic backgrounds gathered in Denmark to reach an evidence - based consensus on the benefits of physical activity for children and young people between the ages of six and 18.

GlamSci aims to support the advancement of education in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects among young people, particularly disadvantaged young women and men from poorer backgrounds, who would not ordinarily engage in these subjects.

In her new book, Author and General Manager of Whitelion (a charity supporting Australia's vulnerable young people), Rachel Porter delves into the lives of nine Australian men from troubled backgrounds who have lived through incarceration and managed to change their lives around.

The Arnold Foundation was established in 2003 to deliver a programme of boarding bursaries to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds as well as to enrich the life and culture of Rugby School.

Researchers from Education and Employers reviewed the best international research to identify the interventions and approaches for which there is evidence of employers having a positive impact on young people's outcomes, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Most of my teachers came from different backgrounds than the young people we were leading, and most of my staff had been teaching for 10 + years, in a building whose students and needs were very different.