Sentences with phrase «pupils learning at»

at Bridge Partnerships Schools for Liberia (PSL) which showed pupils learning at twice the speed of their non-PSL peers.

This new evidence from Kenya is compounded by earlier learning gains at Bridge Partnerships Schools for Liberia (PSL) which showed pupils learning at twice the speed of their non-PSL peers.

In India, Kenya, Pakistan and Mali their pupils learn at least as much as those taught by permanent teachers.

Not exact matches

Although at first it takes a little getting used to, pupils soon learn to appreciate the strong religious emphasis of the College, and find it a source of inspiration and support in their studies and in their personal development.

Any child that falls behind at school should be entitled to one - on - one tuition and each child will have a learning guide for their entire school career to help identify pupils who need the extra support.

Most Primary Schools in the Local Government Areas hitherto occupied by Boko Haram were completely destroyed, the Universal Basic Education Board is to undertake reconstruction of all primary schools, renovate existing schools, supply most needed educational materials and of course feed the primary school pupils across the State and provide more furniture to enhance teaching and learning at the primary school level» Shettima said.

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.

At West Denton comprehensive school in Newcastle upon Tyne, Shield and his fellow pupils are involved with several VR projects in which they can design rooms, arrange sculptures in a virtual gallery and learn about industrial safety in a virtual factory.

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.

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.

It offers a new and unique way of learning times tables using memory techniques and is aimed at Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils.

As a teacher at Uniontown Elementary, she often steps beyond her role as teacher, getting to know the parents of her pupils and ensuring that they understand learning is a partnership.

Schools are being asked to sign up for the initiative, which will allow pupils to use Discovery Education Espresso's digital learning service at home over the long summer break.

Can be used for pupils with learning and communication difficulties to express choices and preferences at breakfast time.

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.»

Discussing the funding, John Wood, head teacher at Queensferry Community High, said: «The school's staff, pupils, parents and partners are excited by the new build and the contribution we can make to its design.It will give us opportunities to make sure that the facilities are appropriate for the most up - to - date thinking around learning and the courses that we can offer our young people.

It's great to know that Comedy Classroom has encouraged pupils across the UK to have a go at writing comedy for themselves and to learn about the craft.

Pupils at the school have already noted the impact the new build has had on the attitude and learning experience in the classroom, and signals an important step in the school's development.

Apps and safety 83 per cent of the pupils that took part now find using apps an effective and easy way to learn new things, compared to 64 per cent at the start of the year.

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

Schools should use the engaging power of gamification to drive their pupils» learning, says Winston Poyton, director at Capita SIMS.

Stuart Sweetman, Head of Design Technology and mentor to team 1408V said «This has been our first year taking part in the VEX Competition and although the learning curve has been steep the pupils have risen to the challenge at every set back.

Neil Watkins, managing director at Think IT, the one - stop - shop for cloud - based education solutions, offers his advice on how teachers can make the most of technology, enhancing the learning experience for their pupils.

Kirsty Tonks, assistant principal at Shireland Collegiate Academy will take a deeper dive into the journey of MathsFlip; an Education Endowment Foundation funded project which looks at the impact of adopting a flipped learning method with Year 5 and 6 pupils in mathematics.

In contrast, some small and geographically isolated districts have found that with digital learning technology, they are able to provide students with better course options and at a per - pupil cost that provides for parity with other districts.

This technique should see more teachers pushing learning content to pupils in advance of class, to then allow face to face time at school to be used more effectively to embed the learning.

Has a learning objective table at the bottom for pupils to complete so they can assess where they need to practice.

Schools can sign up at denday.org to access useful resources to help plan a learning adventure that's as much fun for teachers as it is for pupils.

Tablets were also found to greatly improve independent learning, with 100 per cent of pupils reporting that their tablets helped them to do research for school work, and 88 per cent reporting that tablets enabled them to work at their own pace and not worry if others are working faster or slower than them in lessons.

Bring the climate change discussion into your classroom with this free resource produced by the Global Learning Programme to support schools wishing to use the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) as an opportunity to investigate climate change, and at the same time focusing pupils» thinking on ideas such as development, sustainability and interdependence.

The Food for Life Partnership and our school garden have already helped pupils at our school learn more about food and food production.

Melanie Bowden, mathematics subject leader at Sandon JMI School in Hertfordshire, explains how the school has effectively communicated with parents to encourage them to support and get involved with pupils» learning

Whilst these results are encouraging in themselves, look at them in the context of the EEF's previous evaluations of TA - led projects and they are particularly striking: all six have shown positive impacts on pupil's learning, typically adding around three to four additional month's progress.

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.

A detailed series of notes aimed at encouraging independent learning and helping current Year 11 pupils to gain a better insight into Economics.

The reading questions go with the activity in the powerpoint and the clock face at the top of the reading questions can be used by pupils to copy times learnt in the lesson down onto.

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.

In addition, children were not learning at benchmark levels, teacher - pupil ratios averaged as high as 1:70, and many teachers lacked the training that prepared them to teach.

At the conference teachers can engage their pupils through peer - to - peer learning with student volunteers from the University of Bristol, share personal innovative and creative ideas with other delegates during the open platform session and develop new strategies for embedding sustainability across your curriculum, grounds and community.

If a pupil struggles with these throughout the year I send them out to look at the poster and reconsider their learning attitude.

For example, recruit pupils for extra-curricular groups; arrange extra rehearsals; follow up on interests shown in the classroom (eg finding a child who is learning the guitar at home, informally, and getting them involved in a school group); produce a programme for the school concert which includes every child's name; liaise with other staff members (eg with the Art Department to provide a cover for said programme); organise refreshments; run a Parent Support Group for music; arrange for matching T - shirts for the jazz band or school choir; deliver a «sponsored sing» for charity; visit an old people's home to perform for the residents; and a host of other things which make for «a musical school».

Ultimately, if work - related learning is delivered well, not only will it help pupils to recognise the relevance of what they are learning, but it can motivate them to work harder at subjects necessary for a career path they would like to follow.

Further work looking at the impact of residential experiences on pupil attainment has been undertaken through the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Learning Away programme.

The full journal article: The impact of classroom design on pupils» learning: Final results of a holistic, multi-level analysis (published in Building and Environment) is available to download at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.02.013 (PDF 635KB)

It is a powerful tool for teaching and learning that can be used as compelling evidence within each of the four cornerstones of the new Ofsted inspection framework: the achievement of pupils at school; the quality of teaching; the quality of leadership and management; and the behaviour and safety of pupils at school.

The Committee is currently inviting written submissions addressing the following topics: - The purpose of primary assessment and how well the current system meets this - The advantages and disadvantages of assessing pupils at primary school - How the most recent reforms have affected teaching and learning - Logistics and delivery of the SATs - Training and support needed for teachers and senior leaders to design and implement effective assessment systems - Next steps following the most recent reforms to primary assessment

At Honywood, the study identified a profound philosophical shift to an emphasis on independent learning, and teachers» facilitation of pupil autonomy.

Washington — With their dead bees, green plants, and electrical gear in hand, elementary - school pupils joined scientists at the National Academy of Sciences here last week to help introduce a new science curriculum designed to help them «learn science by doing science.»

by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Both the assessments and subsequent reports allow monitoring of student learning at a level of detail never before practical, so teachers can focus activities much more directly to the specific needs of a single pupil or group of students.