Sentences with phrase «pupils learn from»

What can pupils learn from how our major cities tackled «smog» in the 1950s that could be applied to the air pollution challenges many cities now face?

A report by the Sutton Trust in 2011, found a 40 per cent difference between pupils learning from a teacher of high quality than from a less effective teacher.

Not exact matches

Heuristic theology is distinct from theology as hermeneutics or as construction but has similarities with both.8 The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines heuristic adjectivally as «serving to find out» and, when employed as a noun related to learning, as «a system of education under which pupils are trained to find out for themselves.»

During the High Court hearing, counsel Nick Armstrong told the judge it was the only occasion on which a teacher had been killed by a pupil in a British classroom and the family were anxious «that all the lessons that can be learned from this enormous tragedy are learned».

He has probably learned as much from his extraordinary pupil as his pupil has from him.

«Based on the relatively high competence of Waldorf pupils in natural science, combined with exceptionally high indicators of motivation and reflective cognition in these subjects as well as the different pedagogical principles, it is reasonable to conclude that public education can learn from the Steiner Waldorf schools, in particular with regard to being able to concretely apply knowledge in natural science.»

Speaking in support of the amendment, Baroness Massey said that «my chief concern is the fostering of segregation in schools on the basis of religion... I believe that all schools should include and educate all pupils together so that they can learn from each other instead of being segregated on religious and other grounds.»

However, officials note that «the current inspection framework is antithetical to the Steiner ethos / pedagogical approach» in terms of «Literacy in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1)», where Ofsted required «more formal learning»; «KS2 tests», as «Last year, the Academy pupils did not sit the tests (the Academy provided the exam papers and rooms for pupils to sit the exams but parents chose not to allow their pupils to sit the tests)»; and «Teaching and learning», where it is noted that the schools consider that «any process which judges learning as the immediate outcome from teaching in a lesson is inappropriate.

«We also need to embed employability in education, with a greater focus from schools on employability outcomes for their pupils, and with management modules becoming mandatory in higher education, to give students in different disciplines more opportunities to learn to lead.»

The steady influx of Spanish - speaking students from Puerto Rico into Buffalo classrooms is driving a drastic increase in the population of pupils learning English.

As part of the broader Generating Genius program, Richards facilitated and hosted a school challenge at ICL that paired pupils from inner city schools and Eton College, the prestigious public school, to help them understand different approaches to learning by solving science and engineering - based challenges together.

Surprisingly, the baboons learned to distinguish scores of real words — the star pupil learned 308, but even the worst mastered 81 — from 500 words and 7832 nonwords with about 75 % accuracy, the researchers will report in tomorrow's issue of Science.

That evening, their sexual odyssey from a Manhattan bar to a party at Joyce's to a basement brothel reveals a child - like instructor who has a lot to learn from his inexperienced pupil.

Posing as an admirer eager to learn from Eugene's untraceable malice, John becomes a pupil,

Jo Greenbury, Head of Sixth Form at Clifton College, organised the event and said that it was important that pupils could hear first - hand how both victims and perpetrators can learn and move on from the effects of crime.

This is about ensuring every pupil in Scotland learns one additional language from the start of primary school onwards and a second language from Primary 5 onwards.

Pupils and teachers attending Pyrford Primary School will benefit from a completely new school, with high levels of natural light and increased access and space for outdoor play and learning.

This is a booklet that highlights specific needs and provides strategies for inclusion for the following: 20 Practical Tips for Behaviour Management, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Aspergers Syndrome, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, General Learning Difficulties, Hearing, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), School Phobia, Speech and Language Difficulties, Working with Pupils with reading / spelling ages below their chronological ages, Tracking paths from KS2 to KS4, Neutral Language Scripts, Useful Websites.

«Learning environments have got to be fit for purpose if schools want to be able to offer the best to their pupils and get the best from them in return,» added Skivington.

Lesson Plan Set the MCQ's as a test Mark only correct answers Provide explanations and encourage pupils to work in pairs to make corrections (remove correct answer grid from handout) If possible place on virtual learning environment or share on Google / One drive so pupils can use links on document.

Further research has also shown that the potential benefits of the programme go wider than pupil health, with FFL schools «consistently reporting that FFL had contributed to their school improvement agendas, helping improve attainment, behaviour and school environments» and that the experiential learning resulting from Food for Life activity «appears to have been particularly effective at helping engage or re-engage pupils with learning issues and challenges.»

This resonates with one of the key findings from Ofsted's 2008 report on LOtC: «Well planned out - of - classroom activities, which includes trips, not only enhance pupils» learning, but can also re-engage those who are hard to motivate.»

Oxford Home Schooling, part of the Oxford Open Learning Trust, used data from Europe - wide reporting to investigate how the UK compares against three key areas of education: pupils per teacher, years spent in school and level of national investment in schools.

Pupils and staff need to be able to access school systems from home and elsewhere from a range of devices, in order to extend learning opportunities and support administrative functions.

The idea is to create powerful interest in the learning topic from the outset — perhaps by introducing a visitor to the classroom, taking the pupils outside, or introducing a new object or activity to the classroom.

Yorkshire Water has attracted more than 100 female pupils from seven different schools across the region to learn about career opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The reasons for a proprietor to seek school improvement, according to Mikko Salonen, «can include factors such as poor learning outcomes, poor feedback from parents, decreased attractiveness, leadership problems, conflicts among personnel, or possibly even decreased well - being among pupils or staff.»

The pupils have duty to learn very well at school and from other sources: family, theaters, churches, libraries and so on.

This resource is a good way to help pupils design and create a full functioning web site using Power Point - learning to Hyper link from one page to another.

Disadvantaged pupils become disengaged from social support and the will to learn during the long holiday, says expert

Pupils benefit from the latest facilities and resources to include modern and well equipped classrooms and suitable outdoor areas for play and learning.

If a pupil receives limited experiences from a young age, then their brain is less likely to adapt to new learning as it has not got the so called «versatility».

Using real life examples from schools that have embarked on their own global learning journeys with impressive results in terms of pupil motivation and achievement, our programme ensures you have the opportunity to identify the issues and solutions relevant to your own school community.

This article from Teaching Expertise explains how assessment can inform pupil learning and achievement and how to cater for more able pupils.

With new frameworks in place to monitor how schools support health eating, Jo Wild of Food For Life examines the benefits that healthy school meals can have on pupil well - being and attainment, and why schools should be more engaged in cooking and learning about where food comes from.

As so many of my F1 pupils are coming in still working within the 22 - 36 month development band, I thought I'd make an additional set of these Learning Journey assessment cards with the statements taken from Development Matters 2012.

• Worksheets, with a range of questions, to help pupils learn information from individual pages of the Oxford University Press AQA Geography Textbook.

This is a whole lesson, which includes teaching slides, as well as activities for ALL pupils to engage with the process of going from a probability distribution to learn why and how to find the expectation and variance.

National School Meals Week is going global as we want pupils to learn about food from around the world.

Watch this video from O2 Learn to teach pupils about liquid nitrogen.

By contrast, in my experience, pretty much the only pressure on teachers to attend to the learning of their quicker, higher - achieving pupils comes from parents — and the pressure - exerting parents are almost always ensconced securely in the middle class.

According to research from Stanford, Bay State charter pupils gain 1.5 months more learning in reading during a single school year than their district - schooled counterparts.

This lesson begins with a quiz (that follows on directly from my previous lessons, all of which are available for download) which pupils can take to test how much they have learned about Costa Rica.

National Curriculum Level Descriptors Pupil friendly Classroom display AT2 Learning from Religion

From there, pupils will learn about what creates the cold climate of the Earth's polar regions as well as noting the similarities and differences between the Arctic and Antarctica.

But the impacts don't end with pupils, staff also benefit from delivering outdoor learning experiences.

Pupil safety should not deter teachers from offering their students opportunities to learn in a real - world setting.

Manor College of Technology, built in 1966, is to have # 14m spent on it, while the work at 50 - year - old Barnard Grove site is costing # 2.8 m. Students at the 1,250 - capacity Manor College will benefit from a new three ‑ storey «super block» with updated teaching facilities and a specialist block for 30 pupils with learning difficulties, as well as a major refurbishment of the sports hall and a new multi-use games area.

Primary Schools - within successful Primary Schools curriculums are enriched by first - hand experiences, including visits locally and further afield, contributions from adults with knowledge and skills that could enhance pupils» learning, and an extensive range of extra-curricular activities.

Ray Barker concludes: «BESA discovered that the key reasons for schools» failure to effectively implement learning platforms were lack of guidance from local authorities, not enough training for teaching and support staff, and concerns over access for pupils without a computer and internet connection at home.