Sentences with phrase «pupils studied a language»

In Middlesbrough, only about one in four pupils studied a language at GCSE, while in authorities such as Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea «nearly every pupil is taking at least one language».

«We want to see that trend continue into secondary school and are already seeing encouraging signs following the introduction of the Ebacc, with thousands more pupils studying languages to GCSE, a number we expect to rise.»

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Rightly, the study points out that religious education and catechesis take place within ecclesial, secular and personal contexts that intersect: religious education will not be successful if it ignores the language that pupils speak and the assumptions that they make, based on the world around them.

... the proportion of pupils who are studying history, geography, a language and three sciences at GCSE is increasing.

The study warned that increasing focus on maths and sciences and a general perception that languages are a harder option is demotivating pupils and teachers.

The study was carried out by Education Datalab and found that schools in the North East had the highest scores in the country for 2015, on the grounds of «contextual value», which assesses pupils progress in addition to factors such as gender, ethnicity, depravation, special educational needs and whether English is a second or first language.

A study carried out in a large primary school in a deprived area of the Midlands confirmed that nursery children with social, emotional mental health problems, who attend Psychomotor Prevention improved not only their physical development and emotional wellbeing but also speech & language measurably more than pupils not attending.

The Ebacc is a new performance measure that requires pupils to study English, maths, science, a modern foreign language and history or geography.

All pupils starting secondary school in September will be required to study these Ebac subjects — English, maths, science, a foreign language and either history or geography - to GCSE level.

School Reform Minister Nick Gibb said: «All pupils should have the opportunity to study foreign languages as part of a core academic curriculum that prepares them for life in modern Britain.

Ministers have stated that pupils starting school this September will be expected to study Maths, English, Science, a humanity and a modern language during key stage 4.

Under the new system, pupils will be required to study the core subjects of maths, English, science, history or geography and a language.

The government has stepped in to ensure «community languages», such as Panjabi, Polish and Turkish, will still be available for pupils to study in school.

Within a single school day, our pupils are enrolled in four core classes (English language arts, math, science, and social studies), one specialty class, one academic intervention course, and one extra-curricular enrichment course.

This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 15 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 93 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (21 sheets) Unit's lessons include: * Introduction to the AQA GCSE Media Studies course requirements * Introduction to the four key concepts * Activity focused on pupils» own consumption of media texts * Detailed research into the history of the media - creating a timeline of people, technology and institutions * Applying Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to film media * Introduction of camera shots, angles and movement * Film terminology «speed - dating» to introuce key media language * Analysing a mise - en - scene * Analysing a film trailer: genre conventions and audience appeal * Creating genre - specific typography and writing a commentary * Analysing logos and slogans * Exploring stereotypes in the media * Music industry terminology and genre features * Analysing a CD album sleeve: genre conventions and audience appeal * The history ofvideo gaming * Video gaming genres and gratifications * Analysing a video game cover: genre conventions and audience appeal

Their comments come amidst the government push for a more «academic» curriculum, with the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which requires pupils to study subjects such as English, Maths, Sciences and a language, but omits many creative subjects.

The government's recent education policy has focused heavily on the Ebacc, a performance measure that requires pupils to study english, mathematics, history or geography, the sciences and a language.

From September, under new education reforms pupils will have to study English, maths, science, history or geography and a language at GCSE.

According to a study published by the British Council, London is the only region in the country where the percentage of pupils taking language GCSES has risen over the past three years.

Originally the government wanted nine in 10 pupils to be studying English, maths, science, a language and either history of Geography in the next three years.

There is one focused course of study (history, language - English and Spanish - and the arts; mathematics, science, and technology; and health); everyone is enrolled in it; an appropriate path for each student is developed (every child has a «personal learning plan»); most teachers have responsibility for no more than 50 students (this on a per - pupil budget that is the same or less than in nearby public secondary schools).

District 2 also spent less per pupil on average for core courses (math, science, English / literature, and social studies / history / economics) than for noncore courses, which include electives and foreign language.

Gibbs said that when discussing the GCSE policy with young people who attended top comprehensive schools, «they take it for granted that pupils study maths, English and science at GCSE, alongside a foreign language and either history or geography».

Pupils now have to study English, maths, science, a language and either history or geography until the age of 16, but Wilshaw will claim that some youngsters are more suited for a vocational career.

Pupils on the programme spend an average of eight hours per week studying the language, including four hours of classroom taught lessons.

According to Hobby, the EBacc, which requires pupils to study English, maths, the sciences, a language and a humanity up to GCSE, pushes other demanding and useful qualifications to the sidelines.

As of September, the EBacc system will become compulsory, meaning all pupils will have to study core subjects - English, maths, science, history or geography and a language - as part of a Government performance measure of schools.

The education secretary, Nicky Morgan, wants pupils to study English, maths, science, a modern foreign language and either geography or history until they are 16, but headteachers have said it would not be appropriate for some youngsters who might be better suited to a vocational route.

All pupils study Mandarin in the primary and secondary sections, have the option of after - school classes in another modern language in primary and must study a language in addition to Mandarin in secondary.

The government had wanted nine in ten pupils to be studying English, maths, science, a language and either history or geography by 2020.

London is the only region in the country where the percentage of pupils taking language GCSES has risen over the past three years, according to a study published today by the British Council.

When I discuss our GCSE policy with young people who attended top comprehensive schools (and independent and grammar schools), they take it for granted that pupils study maths, English and science at GCSE, alongside a foreign language and either history or geography.

After the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which requires every current year 7 to study English, maths, science, history or geography and a modern foreign language until they are 16, there was an initial increase in the proportion of pupils taking a language at GCSE, but this number has now stagnated.

Pupils spent less than an hour a week studying a foreign language in about two - thirds of primary schools visited, Ofsted said.

There has been an increase in the number of pupils studying Spanish at GCSE and A-level - but this increase has not fully compensated for declines in French, German and other languages.

In the first three years of secondary school in Wales, all pupils have to study a foreign language.

The researchers also found doubts among secondary teachers about the ability of primary schools to deliver «a worthwhile level» of language knowledge that pupils could apply when they moved on to study for GCSEs.

It found that language teachers felt attracting pupils to study languages after the age of 16 was a «challenge».

Pupils starting Year 7 in September will be required to study English, maths, science, history or geography and a modern foreign language until they are 16.

We recognise that pupils have very different experiences of studying modern foreign languages at primary school and so we assume very little prior knowledge of French or Spanish on joining the school in Year 7.

The Conservatives» election manifesto said that pupils would have to study GCSEs in the so - called EBacc subjects - English, maths, science, a language and history or geography.

The survey for The National Centre for Languages (Cilt) suggests the number of schools where at least half of pupils in Year 10 study a language is down to 40 %.

No pupil that wants to continue studying a language at GCSE should be prevented from doing so.»

Fall in pupils studying social sciences, modern languages and arts should be red flag, says Labour's education spokesman