Sentences with phrase «on life chances»

Crucially, however, the report highlights a minority of academy chains that continue to achieve improved outcomes for their disadvantaged students against both attainment and progress measures, thus demonstrating the transformational impact that can be made on the life chances of these students.

It goes on: «This is not because pupils» safety is at risk where low - level disruption is prevalent, but because this type of behaviour has a detrimental impact on the life chances of too many pupils.

«Our evidence shows missing the equivalent of just one week a year from school can mean a child is a quarter less likely to achieve good GCSE grades, having a lasting effect on their life chances,» a spokesman said.

So we are going to ignore the mounting evidence that shows grammer schools do not reduce inequality, generate social mobility or have a significant «change effect» on life chances.

In addition to the impact on the life chances of students, principals also strengthen the entire educational system and leadership pipeline.

Schools minister Nick Gibb, citing government research, said last year that «missing school for even a day can mean a child is less likely to achieve good grades, which can have a damaging effect on their life chances».

Instead, greater investment in high quality early years education would have a bigger impact on life chances - 11 is too late to bridge the gap.»

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) policy is a significant and serious distraction from other far more important issues in education and will impact on the life chances of students in every school.

The committee will announce the subjects of its future inquiries in the coming weeks, with one expected to focus on the life chances of children excluded from school.

«The level of child poverty teachers and school staff are witnessing on a daily basis is having a dreadful effect on the life chances and education of far too many children and young people.

As the Prime Minister stated in his speech on life chances earlier this month, high expectations should not be preserve of elite schools, but an entitlement for all.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU said: «The level of child poverty teachers and school staff are witnessing on a daily basis is having a dreadful effect on the life chances and education of far too many children and young people.

The government has argued: «Every extra day of school missed can affect a pupil's chance of gaining good GCSEs, which has a lasting effect on their life chances.»

«Some chains continue to achieve impressive outcomes for their disadvantaged students against a range of measures, demonstrating the transformational impact on life chances that can be made.

It signals that the organizers can not see the connection between science policies, other restrictive social policy decisions and their effects on the life chances of marginalized researchers.

At a speech at Centrepoint today, Ms Cooper said: «We are seeing a persistent problem of young people moving from one place to the next without ever having a proper home, which can impact severely on their life chances and put them out of reach of support services.

This is a very serious issue that impacts on the life chances of individuals and the overall ability of schools to ensure high standards.

Last holiday I got through a couple of Ian Fleming novels,re - read the quite brilliant «Joy in the Morning» by PG Wodehouse and the FabianCommission report on life chances.

Ms Keates was speaking at the TUC Congress in Brighton on behalf of an NASUWT motion highlighting the devastating impact poverty has on the life chances of children and young people.

Not exact matches

Facebook is stepping up its efforts to compete with Twitch and YouTube for video game streaming: The company is now offering select video gamers a chance to monetize their gameplay live streams on Facebook by giving their audience a way to tip them as part of a test of new monetization options.

But chances are that whatever you believe is limiting the growth of your business (or anything else in your life) is based on a false premise, not an immutable truth.

If it can follow through on its goal to break down the barrier between live and on - demand TV, though, it has a chance of legitimately appealing to cord cutters.

While the chances are slim to none that the spacecraft will detect life, the instruments will give scientists a better idea of the possibility for life on Europa.

To drive engagement, the company enlisted Likeable to launch a #purebarrelife campaign, a contest which asked clients to share personal stories about integrating Pure Barre into their daily lives through text, photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest for a chance to win prizes.The company enlisted the agency's help because Likeable has the expertise to navigate the challenges involved in running a national social - media contest, such as time demands, possible legal issues, and the unique rules and guidelines of each individual platform.

Chances are you've been basing your retirement planning — the amount you're saving, where you plan to live, the lifestyle you intend to fund — on an estimate of how long you will live.

Contestants pitch live, on stage with a crowd of their peers for the chance to be featured in season two of the web series «Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch.»

The bigger risk is stymying our chances of ever discovering whether life existed on Mars before human beings and their grubby microbiomes get there.

Buffett fans will get a chance to hear him discuss his stocks and their performance on Saturday, even if they're not in Omaha, by tuning in to the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting live stream starting at 10 a.m. ET.

Venter said living to 130 is «a science - fiction fantasy,» but scientists don't know the upper limit on age, and the earlier that scientists can detect genetic risks and couple that with a healthy lifestyle, the better the chances for a longer life.

Netflix description: «After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind - bending murder.»

We should not be denied the opportunity to take a chance on ourselves, on our commitment to better our lives and share our passions.

Not only will you be healthier and happier, you will get a chance to enjoy the life experiences you've been missing out on.

This time, Wix.com launched its Super Bowl marketing campaign on Facebook Live, debuting a video featuring action movie stars Jason Statham and Gal Gadot fighting in (and destroying) a restaurant while a distracted chef in the kitchen reads about a new Wix contest offering users a chance to win up to $ 50,000.

«Over the years, the idea of giving people second chances or fresh starts has really become a focus for the business, and as a result it feels like the whole company is motivated and inspired make a positive impact on the lives of as many people as possible.

If you're depending on your portfolio to throw off a certain amount of cash and you take too much risk by choosing investments that are too volatile, you could come up short regarding your living expenses and be forced to accelerate withdrawals, increasing the chances that you'll run out of money or shortchange your estate.

For the first example that would probably be fine because they would be used to living on $ 30K a year and once their SS kicked in chances are they would be able to run the numbers and determine when it would be best to take it to maintain their $ 30K a year.

To achieve this, the panels pointed to the importance of increasing dialogue between academia and business on the development of curricula to have business people teach classes but also to give students chances to experience business life through internships.

Through the program, hockey communities across the U.S. can now vie for the coveted title of «Kraft HockeyvilleTM USA 2016» and enter for a chance to win the grand prize of hosting an NHL ® Pre-Season game televised live on NBCSN and $ 150,000 in arena upgrades.

When I was with others on the battlefield and we saw a chance to save a life, we didn't have a meeting about it; we acted immediately.

Since Living Goods» overall budget is increasing, it also aims to raise an additional $ 3 million in reserves (about $ 2 million in 2015 and about $ 1 million in 2016).148 It expects to raise some funds from partnership consulting fees and margins on goods sold to CHPs, leaving about $ 10 million per year that would need to be supported by donor funding.149 In 2012 Living Goods raised $ 2.8 million, and in 2013 it raised $ 3.3 million from donors.150 Living Goods told us that it believes there is a decent chance it will reach two - thirds of its funding target for the first year through agreements with funders who have supported its work in the past, but the money has not yet been secured and the funding need will grow each year.151 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), one of Living Goods» major core funders historically, will be deciding in Q1 2015 whether to fund Living Goods» scale - up.

We've seen so many people willing to put their own lives on hold so that others can have the chance to rebuild their own.

HARTFORD — If you're a billionaire living in Connecticut, chances are the tax department is keeping an eye on you.

Chances are, there is so much information to process and so much live action happening at one time that you will more than likely miss out on a good trading opportunity.

This means that parents or relatives can help boost a borrower's chances of securing approval for a mortgage, even if they don't plan on living in the purchased property.

I now return to my regularly scheduled life, which does afford me more of a chance to comment on the global issues that interest me.

Had the individual purchased permanent life insurance, he or she could have access to a potentially significant source of supplemental retirement income in the future (depending on the policy type), while preserving the death benefit in perpetuity (note, however, that the death benefit and cash value of a policy is reduced in the event of a loan or partial surrender, and the chance of lapsing the policy increases).

The real winner is the one that had a chance to run FAPTurbo in 2008, it worth its cost at that time, but now it may not be a good idea to run it on a live account.

When you're at ease with trading on a simulator, then you can move over to the live trading environment, better informed and with a greater chance of success.

Live, because deciding for or against it was obviously relevant and important; forced, because one either accepted Christianity or refused it — there was no getting out of the decision; and momentous, because, on the chance that God does exist, the decision would have eternal ramifications.

This article claims that a word game can gauge motivation levels, which is absolutely false on many levels, motivation is shaped by a strong purpose in life and not those that claim they are a product of chance.