Sentences with phrase «pupil number increases»

They could do with changing the culture in the Department itself, of a) wasting money on pet projects like Free Schools that don't materialise or need vast debts written off, b) failing to assess risks of funding reforms and provide enough funding for pupil number increases and cost pressures (NAO report) and c) inability to reconcile accounts for academies and LA schools even when challenged formally by Parliamentary Committees.

They don't take into account pupil number increases, which might bring more funding for some schools but also a higher spending requirement.

School kitchens are notoriously tight on space and as pupil numbers increase there is the added issue of an increased demand for school meals.

A spokesman for the Department for Education responded to the NUT survey: «This government is taking the difficult decisions necessary to ensure that the schools budget is protected and will continue to rise as pupil numbers increase.

A DfE spokesperson said: «We have protected the overall core schools budget in real terms, so that as pupil numbers increase, so will the amount of money in our schools.

The issue is particularly worrying given the rise in new school places that will be needed as pupil numbers increase.

It said Labour, despite a protection for the whole education budget, had not allowed for the pupil numbers increase and would therefore spend # 2.5 bn less than the Lib Dems in the same period.

But a spokesman for the Department for Education said:» «We are protecting the schools budget, which will rise as pupil numbers increase and have made significant progress towards fairer funding for schools.

Recent research has shown that schools are experiencing a shortage of up to 3,000 leaders1 with demand set to rise as pupils numbers increase.

«The last government made considerable progress in reforming the school funding system and we are protecting the schools budget, which will rise as pupil numbers increase.»

«We are protecting the schools budget in real terms, so that as pupil numbers increase so will the amount of money in our schools.

While schools will get more money as pupil numbers increase and therefore could create economies of scale, they face a worrying financial position if their expenditure continues to exceed income.

Not exact matches

«I was interested to read how Hollinsclough School has been able to increase pupil numbers, especially in a rural setting.

Educational charity the Sutton Trust revealed research today that indicates increasing numbers state school pupils are planning to go to university in the next decade.

In a Holyrood debate this afternoon, Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, has tabled a motion recognising «that free school meals help tackle child poverty and promote child welfare and educational attainment; further recognises that free school meals save families at least # 330 per child per year; confirms its commitment to increasing the number of primary school pupils eligible for free school meals».

Commenting on the data released today by the Department for Education on permanent and fixed - period exclusions of pupils during 2013 - 14, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The increase in the number of pupils suspended due to assaulting adults in schools is extremely worrying.

Throughout the 1970s, there was considerable pressure to merge the systems - particularly since the raising of the age of compulsory education to 16 considerably increased the number of pupils in a position to obtain qualifications.

Ms Turnely continued: «In the face of the government's campaign to broaden access to universities, elite public schools have actually increased the number of pupils they send to Oxbridge over the last five years, whilst ethnic minority students are twice as likely to attend modern universities than traditional universities.»

The thinktank calculates that the reality of the government's small real terms increase in schools spending coupled with rising classroom numbers meant that spending per pupil would fall by 2.25 % over the next four years.

He has been a passionate supporter for annual increases in the Pupil Deprivation Grant which gives schools with higher numbers of children from poor backgrounds more money to spend.

«The fact that, under this code, grammar schools can increase pupil numbers without any requirement to consult, demonstrates the Government is deceiving the public when it claims it is not expanding the selective grammar school system.

This means that school funding will increase in line with pupil numbers, but not with inflation or cost pressures, including National Insurance changes.

As the number of pupils increases, so will the amount of money in our schools.

But although the National Curriculum Council, which advises Patten, says that Model B is intended only for less academic pupils, there is growing evidence than an increasing number of academic girls are choosing it.

Turning to secondary schools, where the increase in pupil numbers is not such an issue, the latest data for 2014/15 suggests that spending will increase by # 840 in a typical school to # 14,400.

But when they were given the real numbers, only 42.9 percent of respondents supported raising per - pupil spending, and only 36.7 percent supported an increase in teacher salaries.

John Taylor High School has been an Ofsted rated «outstanding» school for many years, so when a number of housing developments began appearing nearby, they knew they could expect an increase in pupil numbers.

As the number of pupils in schools increases, it is important to provide sufficient facilities to offer opportunities for outdoor learning and play.

In the survey carried out by the e-Learning Foundation, 29 per cent of the 500 respondents who do not run any form of home access programme said they planned to use some of their Pupil Premium funds to address 1:1 access, while that number increased to 51 per cent amongst schools already running a programme.

With the plan of reducing fees and increasing investment, the college has seen pupil numbers rise and was recognised for an «outstanding initiative» and a «strong vision».

Additionally, a study from the National Literacy Trust on the effects of ebooks on reading progress suggested that boys were keener to read ebooks than their paper counterparts, with ebooks facilitating a 25 per cent rise in the number of pupils who read daily and a 22 per cent increase in those who read for an hour or longer.

With an increasing number of pupils, and the demand for new teachers increasing, there are few signs that the problem will get any better in the short to medium term.

Schools face significant cost pressures from rising pupil numbers, increased employer pension and National Insurance contributions and potential upward pressure on wages.»

Exam regulator Ofqual has said that there has been an increase in the number of pupils choosing to take «traditional» subjects, such at maths, science and English, at GCSE and A level.

A new classroom, SEN room, library and an extension to the school hall are all enabling Mellor Primary School to meet increased pupil numbers, and expand the teaching space available.

The study claims that although there will be similar growth in nominal spending to that in the last Parliament, resources will shrink due to rising costs and increasing pupil numbers.

An increase in pupil numbers is an added pressure on schools at a very difficult time.»

In 2014, the number of wealthiest students who achieved three or more As increased to 21.13 per cent, while the number of poorer pupils saw a much smaller jump to 2.99 per cent.

Despite a well protected school spending budget under the present parliament, the IFS believe that increasing pupil numbers and staff wages will contribute to the possible funding cuts, while teachers» pensions and national insurance contributions could also be effective.

Annual figures from the Department for Education have revealed that the school population in England increased by 121,000 since last year, meaning that pupil numbers have risen for seven successive years.

Experts have commented that it is unlikely that the numbers of existing teachers will be able to fulfil not just this policy announcement, but also the demand of the increasing numbers of pupils studying the English and International Baccalaureates.

Ms Curnock Cook further voiced that a focus on universities on increasing their intakes of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds «probably did not» threaten the prospects of privately - educated pupils, because falling pupil numbers meant students with «good A-levels will be in more demand than ever».

Statistics show that the number of primary school pupils suspended or given fixed term exclusions for assaulting an adult increased by 25 per cent from 9,290 in 2012 - 1013 to 11,660 in 2013 - 14.

With pupil numbers on the increase and school places more contested, Jackie Maginnis, of the Modular Portable Building Association, looks at the fast capacity that modular buildings hold to construct more than just basic classrooms.

The increase in secondary school pupil numbers is primarily down to the increase in UK birth rate since 2002, although migration has also played a part.

Interim teaching facilities give schools, colleges and local authorities the flexibility to increase school places to maintain the highest standards of teaching during major construction or refurbishment work or to meet a short - term surge in pupil numbers.

Alongside recruitment issues, pupil numbers are also steadily increasing, with a projected 582,000 more pupils expected by 2020.

The number of iPads, PCs and other ICT hardware is not increasing proportionally with the number of pupils.

Increasing numbers of school age children with allergic disease is presenting schools with a major challenge around how to make school life for pupils with allergic disease as safe as possible.

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham will see the biggest increase in pupil numbers, requiring a total of 28 new schools, followed by Lambeth, Newham and Greenwich, which need 21, 37 and 25 new schools built, respectively.