Sentences with phrase «pupils made this grade»

This is a tougher than last year's requirement, where school were expected to ensure 35 % of pupils made this grade - in total 107 schools failed.

The Isles of Scilly was the poorest - performing local authority, with 69 % of pupils meeting the expected target, followed by Medway and Poole, both with 73 % of pupils making the grade

Not exact matches

Teachers should recognise that every student is made in God's image, as stats show worse grades for poorer pupils

Wilshaw suggested that the system needed close monitoring, because when boards compete for business they could be tempted to make tests easier to help pupils get better grades.

They identified 26 chains out of 48, more than half, where disadvantaged pupils with lower grades at the end of primary schools made more progress than in state schools generally.

Pupils are supposed to complete a practical computer science project under strictly controlled conditions, which would make up 20 per cent of the GCSE grade.

But there were only eight chains where poorer pupils with top grades at primary schools made more progress than the national average.

Which teacher is going to welcome teaching the most demanding and difficult pupils if they know that, despite their best efforts, those pupils are not going to make the required improvements in their grades to meet the teacher's objectives?

However, exam boards say that this is causing pupils to take to social media and make misleading comments through trying to predict their grades.

Fifty three per cent of 11 - year - olds made the grade in reading, writing and mathematics in this year's primary school SATs, meaning 47 per cent of pupils are considered not to have made the grade in the three Rs by the end of their primary years.

Such attitudes usually mean that a pupil doesn't even attempt a question that they don't like the look of — yet a border - line student could make a vital difference to their final grade by attempting a «horrible - looking» exam question, even though they may not have had any initial positive reaction to it.

The Telegraph has reported that the new GCSE's, which grade pupils on a 9 -1 system opposed to the traditional A * - G, will make it more difficult for schools to reach national benchmarks, with more than half expected to fall short.

Fifty three per cent of 11 - year - olds made the grade in reading, writing and mathematics in this year's primary school SATs, meaning 47 per cent of pupils are considered not to have made the grade in the three Rs.

(a) In grades kindergarten through five, the program shall be designed by a certified school counselor in coordination with the teaching staff, and any appropriate pupil personnel service providers, for the purpose of preparing students to participate effectively in their current and future educational programs, to provide information related to college and careers, and to assist students who may exhibit challenges to academic success, including but not limited to attendance or behavioral concerns, and where appropriate make a referral to a properly licensed professional and / or certified pupil personnel service provider, as appropriate, for more targeted supports.

Currently, schools are measured by pupils» attainment - how many make the grade in writing, reading and maths.

The 2017 - 18 Section 99k - Cybersecurity Competition Event Grant is made available to public school districts that provide pupils in grades 6 - 12 with expanded opportunities to improve computer science skills by participating in cybersecurity competitive events hosted by Mertit Network, Incorporated, known as Michigan High School Challenge, or hosted by the Air Force Association, known as Cyberpatriot.

The Department for Education (DfE) stated «those secondary schools that fail to ensure 60 per cent of pupils achieve five good GCSE grades and have a below average proportion of pupils making expected progress over three years, will be classed as coasting».

This means 47 % of pupils are considered not to have made the grade in the 3 Rs by the end of their primary years.

The parents of the students who were lucky enough to get into the new schools, DCIS, DSST, College Prep, are probably extremely happy because approximately $ 11,000 per pupil is being spent to make sure their children are at grade level or above academically.

Secondary schools are considered to be «underperforming» if fewer than 40 % of their pupils get five GCSEs at grade A * - C, including English and maths, and if the school has a below average score for pupils making the expected progress between Key Stage 2 (end of Year 6) and Key Stage 4 (end of Year 11) in English and maths.

Last year the government missed its target for 85 % of pupils to make the grade in English and 85 % in maths and now it has slipped further away.

And changes to the proportion of pupils expected to get a «good pass» in English and maths under the change to a 1 - 9 grading system next year could make the situation worse.

Secondary schools that fail to ensure 60 per cent of pupils achieve five A * to C GCSE grades and have a below average proportion of pupils making expected progress between key stage three and four during 2014 and 2015 will be classed as coasting, if they also fail to meet a threshold Progress 8 level in 2016.

Too many school leaders rely on having their teachers make predictions about pupils» grades — but no - one's any good at it, explains Ben White

Too many school leaders rely on having their teachers make predictions about pupils» grades — but no - one's any good at it, explains Ben White We recently launched a...

Secondary schools will be subject to intense scrutiny if fewer than 35 % of their pupils get five C grades at GCSE, including English and maths, and fewer students are making two levels of progress between the ages of 11 and 16 than the national average.

Nearly one in five seven - year - olds, around 104,700 pupils, do not write well enough, while one in ten do not make the grade in maths.

«We are also concerned that the performance measures which are being published are all about exam grades and make no reference to the progress made by pupils.

So in the post mortem of this year's GCSE results, we must not lose our focus on the one - third of pupils who didn't make the grade.

The data includes the Government's preferred Progress 8 measure, which aims to show the difference a school makes to pupil outcomes and not just their final grade.

«In these areas, fewer than half of all pupils get 5 good GCSE grades A * to C, including English and Maths, and they do not make the progress you would expect of pupils.

The cleverbods at Datalab tested and found precisely zero primary schools where pupils went on to make an extra grade for each GCSE subject compared to expectations.