Sentences with phrase «place at a good school»

The government has committed to providing each pupil a place at a good school, but this key objective is becoming harder to achieve in the face of budget pressures and increasing numbers of children entering the education system.

It also helps to plan for the new school places that are urgently needed, ensuring that every child has a place at a good school near their home.

Many parents therefore prioritise securing a place at a good school, but are limited in their choices by proximity and other criteria used to allocate children to schools.

The charity quotes government figures it says suggest there are too few places at good schools in England, where one in six primary pupils and one in four secondary pupils attend schools dubbed «failing» by Ofsted.

And, as the crunch in primary school provision intensifies, council leaders in some areas say the scramble for places at good schools is even more acute.

Despite the progress that we have made, too many children still do not have a place at a good school.

A place at a good school is the most effective way to address the shortfall in basic skills for children of school age.

Not exact matches

Megan Randall, a researcher at the Urban Institute who studies economic development policy, said companies cared most about a talented work force, which requires good schools and colleges, and amenities like affordable housing, parks and public transit that make a place desirable.

So how does your school of thought apply regarding the fewest of explanations and fewest assumptions apply when it comes to God who does not want to be made readily known in the first place, but wants us to develop faith in that God instead.Your school of thought could apply well if the notion of God was a God who either wants to be made known or doesn't care whether or not to be made known, but your school of thought doesn't apply at all if said God does not want to be made known but would rather have humanity develop faith, which is not a perfect knowledge.

All this has attracted the attention of one Barry Sheerman, chairman of the parliamentary cross-party committee on children, schools and families, who now wants to haul offending bishops (the good news is that there are at least two) in front of his committee for an inquisitorial going - over (which by the time you read this may have taken place).

Of the teens who attended worship services, 70 percent rated their congregation as a very good or fairly good place to talk about serious issues, such as family problems, alcohol or troubles at school.

Ironically, this newsworthy curriculum evidently teaches a good deal less about etiquette than we learned back at Margaret M. Amidon Elementary School in the «60s, but that is still a good deal more than children learn in most places.

In that place you'll hopefully find people who'll visit you in the hospital when you're there, give you good books to read, watch some games at the local bar with you, maybe volunteer beside you somewhere, or take your kids to Sunday school when you aren't up for it.

The last week of school is Hell Week because you have to be 3 places at once every day, and if you miss one well then you are like a horrible person.

He can point out some guys worth looking at, give you a feel if a kid's a good fit for you and if your school is the kind of place the kid would consider.»

At the high school level, he is so dominant that he looks out of place, like if you were to take a good junior player and drop him in a bantam game.

What we'd like to see with the passage of the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act is a concerted effort by schools — whether at the state or local level — to find the best practices that work for their system, their resources, and the type of programs they already have in place.

I do wish his parents will put some boundaries and expectations in place instead of telling him that he does not need to do well to go to college as it is a government requirement that all students stay at school till a certain age.

What a securely attached child - OR ADULT - looks like: competent, self - confident, resilient, cheerful much of the time, anticipating people's needs (not from a co-dependent place), empathic, humorous, playful, tries harder in the face of adversity; not vulnerable to approach by strangers because won't go to strangers (as adult, out - going without being foolhardy), good self - esteem, achieving, able to use all mental, physical, emotional resources fully, responsive, affectionate, able to make deep commitments as appropriate, able to be self - disclosing as appropriate, able to be available emotionally as appropriate, able to interact well with others at school and in jobs / careers, likely to be more physically healthy throughout life, self - responsible, giving from a «good heart» place of compassion, has true autonomy, no co-dependent self, because of well developed internal modulation system, less likely to turn to external «devices» (addictions) to modulate affect

Make sure your child has a place at home to study and do school work that's well - lit, comfortable, quiet, and well organized.

Be sure your child knows that it is best to go places in groups, especially into bullying hot spots at school.

I don't know that Federal funds are the answer to this issue, though: a good place to start, would be to take a look at the school day, and how time is allotted.

Research has highlighted the fact that children with lots of experience of songs, rhymes and rhythm are better placed to succeed at school.

Therefore at school, a good anti-bullying policy must be in place before bystanders can be expected to report a bullying situation.

Kids who come to school with the above conditions in place at home learn better and take more joy in their learning.

Whether you're a new parent looking to learn how to best prepare your young one for school, or looking for a fun, enriching place for your older child to spend time after school until you get off work, the YMCA of Austin has programs aimed at helping giving them the best chance at a bright future.

On the other hand, families with authoritarian or permissive parenting tend to have children who do less well in school, have lower self - efficacy, less self - control, and lower self - esteem — placing these children more at risk when dealing with life's adversities.

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Then her oldest, Ava, went to kindergarten at a public school but Amy knew in her heart that that wasn't what she wanted for her, but didn't feel she was in the best place mentally and emotionally to homeschool her at that point.

All AP places will be funded at # 10,000 per place in 2016 to 2017 and must include those which schools commission directly, as well as those that the local authority commission.

My answer is: If we don't change what we put forth as «good food» (at least in a place of learning), we aren't creating healthful school food environments.

Talking to siblings who attend the same school, observing your child at school or at a playground or park, talking with teachers or other school professionals, asking other parents, and consulting with your child's mental health professional are the best places to start.

[Ed Note: Earlier today I posted about a well - publicized school food «miracle» taking place at a school in Chicago.

Selective mutism (SM), formerly called elective mutism, is best understood as a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child or adolescent's inability to speak in one or more social settings (e.g., at school, in public places, with adults) despite being able to speak comfortably in other settings (e.g., at home with family).

«Everybody knows there's real pressure on school places at the moment, and the secretary of state for education knows better than most.

«What better place than at one of our local high schools?»

The scheme's critics argued that Specialist Schools encouraged segregation in education, insofar as the middle class parents who were long best placed to ensure favourable outcomes from school admissions regimes of grammar schools would continue to be able to get their children into the better schools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgSchools encouraged segregation in education, insofar as the middle class parents who were long best placed to ensure favourable outcomes from school admissions regimes of grammar schools would continue to be able to get their children into the better schools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgschools would continue to be able to get their children into the better schools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgschools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgrounds.

«Look at the free schools and academies that are bringing in diverse providers to create more excellent school places and getting some of the best results at GCSE.

The hearing at Good Shepherd School at 620 Isham St., hosted by the Northern Manhattan Is Not 4 Sale Coalition and attended by Councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Mark Levine, took place the evening before two Council committees approved the plan.

Today, I call on you, our leading women, to reach out to the young ones, and to the men I say, take a stance to commit towards parity at the work place, home and school, because «a stronger woman does not make a weaker man but a better home, workplace and school.»

The group questions whether this «at best marginal» benefit is worth the added strain migrants place on public services such as hospitals and schools.

Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School, is well - known for inventing and spreading the concept of network neutrality, or net neutrality — the principle that all Internet service providers should treat Internet data equally rather than placing restrictions on its use.

Parents will be joined by Citizen Action and alliance for quality education as well as community members in a rally before Wednesday's school board meeting take place at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts.

This year's Teen Traffic Safety Week events will take place at the following schools with special guest speaker Jacy Good delivering a presentation called «Hang Up and Drive» about her recovery from a 2008 crash that was caused by a distracted driver and claimed the life of her parents and left her partially paralyzed

There is even a school of thought that seeks to suggest that the ban is enforced better at other places than in the Ga - land.

County conventions take place next week, Republicans on Wednesday at George Washington School in Kingston, Democrats the next day at Best Western, also in Kingston, both at 6:30 p.m.

Speaking on behalf of the School and Business Alliance, Oneida Herkimer Madison BOCES Superintendent Howard Mettelman said: «Our SABA program has enjoyed great success in placing young people for the summer at Faxton and St. Luke's hospitals as well as offering technology - related programs in Waterville, Rome and Utica.

«I can not imagine that David Steiner will sleep well tonight; he wrestled with his conscience and settled on a nightmarish scenario for the million - plus children in the New York City public schools — placing at the helm of the New York City public school system a person with zero educational credentials,» he said.

Although the idea of creating stronger, better - adhering cartilage sounds good, placing permanent particles such as carbon nanotubes inside the joint may introduce other problems, says Freddie Fu, chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine and its Medical Center.