Sentences with phrase «per cent of parents»

According to the survey, 60 per cent of parents never monitor their child's social media account and, in fact, are wrestling their own issues about how much is too much screen time, let alone providing good guidance to their children.

Yet 60 per cent of parents said they «never» monitored their child's social media accounts and didn't know the passwords.

I will not allow my child to participate in such an assembly and from the reaction of more than 70 per cent of the parents who have complained to the headmaster, neither will they allow their children to participate.

Mackintosh said there's been a 205 - per - cent improvement in child - support compliance since 2000, but that 40 per cent of parents still fail to meet their full obligations.

The survey found that only 20 per cent of parents correctly gauged the cost of post-secondary education tuition at between $ 6,000 to $ 9,999.

Moreover, 37 per cent of parents said they had no idea how much to budget for non-tuition expenses, such as books, supplies, groceries and accommodation.

The poll did find that 76 per cent of parents saving for their child's post-secondary education had set up an RESP account, but many of them lacked basic knowledge about how RESPs actually work.

The online poll, conducted in July for CIBC, found that 67 per cent of parents were willing to pay for two - thirds of their children's post-secondary education while, on average, their kids believed their parents were footing only a third of the bill.

Sarah Widmeyer, managing director and head of Wealth Advisory Services, at the bank, said that even though 86 per cent of parents surveyed considered themselves good role models for financial planning, some students were treating their parents like personal ATMs.

Comprehensive schools came a close second with 41 per cent, while secondary moderns was the least favoured choice with just 12 per cent of parents saying they would prefer their child to learn at one.

Only 47 per cent of parents felt concerned by this, but poorer or younger parents were more likely to be worried, as were those with children at secondary school.

«In a recent survey of parents by Populus, 81 per cent of parents who expressed a view said they would welcome a free school in their local area and 73 per cent said they would consider sending their child to a free school.»

It could include # 2.5 billion for the pupil premium (Lib Dems), three million apprenticeships (Conservative), ensuring all teachers are qualified (Labour), bringing free schools and academies under local authority control (Green) or schools investigated by Ofsted on the presentation of a petition to the DfE signed by 25 per cent of parents or governors (UKIP)... or something entirely different.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said: «Despite rising pupil numbers, 95 per cent of parents received an offer at one of their three preferred schools last year.

Only nine per cent of children and young people, and six per cent of parents, said they had found it easy to get the support they needed.

Nearly two - thirds (65 per cent) of parents with sons agreed their child could be distracted from their learning at school, but only 58 per cent of parents with daughters thought the same.

On average, 25 per cent of parents around the world said they helped their child for seven hours or more, but almost the same proportion (23 per cent) said they didn't help at all.

Similarly, 67 per cent of parents said they had to remind their sons to study, compared to 55 per cent who said they had to remind their daughters.

When asked about the most important factors when choosing their child's current school, «quality of teachers» and «location or distance from home» came equal first globally (45 per cent of parents chose these two answers in their top three).

Twenty - nine per cent of parents have said that a lack of cycle routes was a barrier for their child travelling actively to school each day

Last year 95.9 per cent of parents received an offer at one of their top three preferred primary schools.

Also, 74 per cent of parents said their children were more willing to try new things, and 60 per cent of teachers noticed improved confidence, resilience and well being.

For example, a survey conducted by ParentPay revealed that only six per cent of parents still pay for school meals in cash, which highlights the significant impact that cashless methods have made.

The Income Collection Survey had responses from more than 800 schools and showed that 48 per cent of parents now pay online or via an alternative method, with 46 of parents saying they pay for meals solely online.

Consequently 90 per cent agreed they would like attempt a degree, 100 per cent of parents stated it had raised their aspirations.

In PTA - UK's 2016 Parent Insights Survey, 84 per cent of parents revealed they wanted to be consulted by the school about their child's education.

«We gave parents the option to continue paying with cheques and cash but, within half a term, 80 per cent of parents preferred to use the online payment method.»

Immediately surprised by the amount of administrative time that was taken up by collecting money, Maria now has over 85 per cent of parents paying online through the school's payment system.

Polling for the Trust suggests that 90 per cent of parents think schools should adopt a stay - on - site policy at lunchtime, with 67 per cent agreeing that children would eat more healthily if they weren't allowed to leave school at lunch.

Over 78 per cent of parents believe the cost of sending children to a state school is increasing, new research shows.

The report adds that although 96 per cent of parents are confident their child can ask an adult for help, almost one fifth don't believe they have friends they can call on.

On the political issues facing them at the General Election, 43 per cent of parents polled stated that education and school funding will be a key issue in deciding their vote in the 2017 General Election.

According to ParentMail, over 90 per cent of parents say they would prefer to pay for school items online, as it's more convenient than sending in cash or cheques.

The data showed that 3.5 per cent of parents did not get any of their preferences for secondary school, while 3.1 per cent missed out on all their choices of primary school.

Immediately surprised by the amount of administrative time that was taken up by collecting money, Maria now has over 85 per cent of parents paying online through Parent Pay.

On the issue of current school funding, eight per cent of parents believes schools are in financial difficulty, with 24 per cent believing them to be well - funded.

The figures also highlighted that 87.8 per cent of parents got their first pick of primary schools, compared to 88.4 per cent last year.

The annual survey of perceptions, which was published by exam regulator Ofqual, also shows that 39 per cent of parents, 16 per cent of young people and six per cent of teachers are still unaware of the new system.

The research found that 26 per cent of parents with children of a school age have either bought or rented a new property in order to secure an address within their desired catchment area.

As reported by the BBC, the survey of 27,830 parents in 29 countries found that 11 per cent of parents in the UK spent an extra day helping their children, compared with 62 per cent in India.

Fifty four per cent of all parents would like teachers to do more to protect their child from cyber predators, and this percentage increases for parents with children in early learning and primary school.

The survey found 91 per cent of parents started reading books aloud at home before their child turned six.

According to the ASG Parents Report Card, 69 per cent of parents believe schools should do more to teach their child about social skills.

Around 70 per cent of parents and pupils surveyed by the exams regulator Ofqual did not understand the new numerical GCSE grading system.

A new report from Public Health Wales has revealed that 29 per cent of children under five in Wales are not getting enough time outdoors despite 97 per cent of parents thinking it is important for children to play outside.

Furthermore, 49 per cent of parents agree they would like their child's school to do more about teaching them how to behave in public, which increases to 74 per cent among Indian and other Asian parents.

Twenty - four per cent of parents with school age children have either bought or rented a new property in order to obtain an address within their chosen school catchment area.

Just 34 per cent of all parents agree schools are the best place for their child to learn about sexuality.

The new report also suggests that parents are worried about the increasing costs of schooling with 72 per cent of parents claiming that the cost of putting their child in a state school is rising.

According to research issued by Rightmove, 93 per cent of parents consider schools when deciding on a location to move to and 83 per cent of parents consider the distance between a property and a good school.