Sentences with phrase «percentage of primary schools»

Only a small percentage of primary schools have made the change.

Empiribox recognise that only a small percentage of primary school teachers have a science background and that many often lack confidence teaching this subject.

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Although currently the percentage of homeschooled children is only 4 % of all school children nationwide, the number of primary school kids whose parents choose to forgo traditional education is growing seven times faster than the number of kids enrolling in K - 12 every year.

Just under one quarter of survey respondents (23 per cent) felt their primary and secondary schools were adequately preparing students for the workplace - regionally the percentages ranged from 33 per cent in South East Asia to 13 per cent in Latin America.

He said in the case of Catholic primary schools, the trend was slightly different, with a rapid rise in male primary teacher numbers prior to 1989, but numbers falling from then onwards, causing the overall percentage of male teachers to actually increase slightly over time as a direct result.

Although the gender mix in primary schools has been fairly stable (with 80 % of teachers being female), the percentage of male teachers in secondary schools has declined from a majority (55 %) in 1981 to a minority (42 %) currently.

With just a couple of clicks, it is possible to explore key issues, such as completion rates from primary to tertiary education, the percentage of children out of school, the amount spent on each pupil's education, and the supply of qualified teachers.

Adding latrines also decreased dropout rates, reducing the fraction of students who dropped out by 5.3 percentage points in the middle schools and by 12.2 percentage points in primary schools.

The seven recommendations are currently informing a # 5 million campaign focused on primary schools in West and South Yorkshire, regions where the attainment gap between rich and poor pupils is large and there are a significant number of schools with a high percentage of disadvantaged pupils.

Improvements in primary schools over the past few years mean that the gap between the proportion of disadvantaged pupils with at least a good pass in English and maths and all other pupils is set to reduce from 24 percentage points (ppts) to 21.5 between 2017 and 2021.

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.

Back in 2008, a significant percentage of head teachers (54 per cent of primary and 60 per cent of secondary) agreed that their school had sufficient and suitable furniture and storage units.

Co-founder Allana Gay, deputy headteacher at Lea Valley primary school in north London, said she and colleagues were dismayed when the 2015 school workforce data showed 93.4 per cent of headteachers were white British — a larger percentage than the 87 per cent of white British classroom teachers.

Instead two new league - table measures will be introduced, examining the percentage of pupils who reach a set threshold in English and maths, and an average points score showing how much progress each child makes between the end of primary school and GCSE level in eight subjects.

For example, according to MDRC's Making Progress Toward Graduation, Evidence from the Talent Development High School Model, «TD schools nearly doubled the percentage of students earning credits in Algebra 1, a primary gatekeeper course for grade promotion and graduation.»

the proportion of good or outstanding schools has risen by 1 percentage point for primary schools, and 2 percentage points for secondary schools since August last year

The Harrow boys also act as role models, as Roxeth, like most primary schools, does not have a high percentage of male staff.

Headline figures from the report showed that primary schools are improving, with a three percentage point increase in the number of good or outstanding schools to 82 per cent.

As a result of a differentiated literacy program and specific interventions, the percentage of underachieving students in the primary literacy program meeting grade - level literacy benchmarks rose from 55 percent in 2000 to 80 percent in 2003 (Evanston / Skokie School District 65, 2004).

A spokeswoman said: «The average class size at state - funded primary schools has increased by 0.1 percentage points, but the average class size in state - funded secondary schools has remained the same and the numbers of unlawfully large classes in infant schools has decreased dramatically».

Improvements in primary schools over the past few years means that the gap between the proportion of disadvantaged pupils with at least a good pass in English and maths and all other pupils is set to reduce from 24 percentage points (ppts) to 21.5 between 2017 and 2021.

Another study in Chile found, «On net, the voucher reforms increased primary school graduation rates by 0.6 percentage points, high school graduation rates by 3.6 percent, college - going rates by 3.1 percent and the percent completing at least four years of college by 1.8 percent for individuals exposed to the reform during their entire schooling career.»

I looked at the percentage of free schools meals pupils and «high attainers» (based on tests taken in primary school) in a wide variety of secondary schools in all areas.

2015 results show that primary sponsored academies open for 2 years have improved their results, on average, by 10 percentage points since opening, more than double the rate of improvement in local - authority - maintained schools over the last 2 years

This means, together, we will support quality education for more than 160 secondary school children in a country with the lowest school enrollment in the Western Hemisphere, where the percentage of children who complete primary school is only 50 % and sadly, only 20 % of Haitian girls receive secondary education (grades 7 - 13).

But the percentage below sea level is the sort of thing that primary school geography classes should be able to get right.

Moreover, a percentage of the solar systems will also be provided to local primary health care centres that could truly benefit from access to electricity, and to community health workers who bring vital health services directly into homes and schools currently lacking access to electricity.

Historically, a school's percentage of employed graduates and the associated median salary have been the primary indicators of the potential payoff of legal education.

Still the primary source of partners in 1970, associate ranks become a declining source of partners, with only a small percentage of hires from law school making partner.

Those factors included rates of motor vehicle accidents, uninsured adults and violent crime; the number of primary care doctors in an area and usage of hospice for the terminally ill; measures of air pollution, liquor store density and the percentage of high school and college graduates.

Early adolescence and the transition from primary to secondary school are characterized by a sharp increase in the percentage of youths that have ever tried a cigarette (STIVORO, 2004; US Department of Health and Human Services, 1994).