Sentences with phrase «quality provision schools»

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The Government has also committed to investing # 150m a year until 2020 to improve the quality of sport provision in every state primary school in England in the form of the PE and sport premium, because high quality provision — resulting from approaches like HDHK — can lead to dramatic improvements in children's health, behaviour and attainment.

The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 increased the nutritional quality of school meals, and included provisions to raise the nutritional standards of a la carte food items, snacks, and beverages sold to students separately from complete (reimbursable) school breakfasts and lunches.

o Changes to the quality and provision arrangements for school food o The quality of the dining experience • How changes to school meals can be supported throughout the school including in the classroom, the new curriculum is an opportunity to refresh teaching on food in school.

It is time that schools took responsibility for providing good quality, evidence - based education about abortion themselves and stopped their reliance on a range of outside agencies whose educational provision does not meet the basic standards which would be required in delivery of any other subject.»

«In addition to ensuring that there is space in the curriculum to address these issues, schools need improved access and quality provision of safeguarding training that specifically addresses the issue of sexual violence and harassment.

Animasaun listed quality roads, mega schools, emergency equipments such as ambulances across the state, provision of positive engagements for several thousands of youths in the state and above all, a new image of a prosperous state where investors can now come as indelible marks that Aregbesola has created.

As with the academies programme, free schools were initially meant to address issues of equity and inclusion, and create quality provision in poorer areas where it may not already exist.

Chris Keates: «It is increasingly important to treat Ofsted's assertions about the quality of educational provision across the school system with some caution... However, notwithstanding these reservations, Ofsted's report highlights key issues that reflect some of the NASUWT's longstanding concerns»

«A deeper challenge to reliability is the weight given to inspection outcomes when making judgements about the overall quality of provision by schools.

What is needed is significant additional investment into our school system to support high - quality education provision for every child, no matter what their needs or circumstances.

The Christian Council of Ghana says there has been a «continuous decline in the provision of quality education and moral formation among students since government took over the management of mission schools in the country.»

The national curriculum currently encourages schools to use the high quality teaching resources on offer to make provision for PSHE, but critics insist the subjects covered - mainly relating to health and wellbeing - are the concern of parents not schools.

In the past decade, monitoring the provision of quality education primarily meant tracking inputs into schools such as per pupil educational expenditures, number fo trained teachers, class sizes and teacher - pupil ratio, instructional time andaccess to ICT.

IT infrastructure, in particular, is one area that is increasingly central to the provision of modern, high quality teaching and, consequently, requires consistent renewal - something which is beyond the average school or college IT budget.

The schools work collaboratively to provide the best possible learning opportunities for its pupils through the provision of high - quality education within a stimulating and creative environment.

With the Children and Families Bill gaining Royal Assent and a new SEN Code of Practice to be implemented, raising the quality of whole - school provision is firmly on the agenda of most schools.

The School Music Award is presented to the educational establishment that can demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of musical learning through the provision of a first class teaching environment.

• Around 1,000 more teachers • $ 6.1 million over three years to support an updated anti-bullying strategy and resources for teachers, students and parents • Funding of $ 88 million in 2017 - 18 as part of the $ 224 million for teacher professional development through the Quality Teaching, Successful Students initiative • Funding of $ 50 million in 2017 - 18 on student counselling and wellbeing services as part of the $ 167 million Supported Students, Successful Students program • $ 149 million on education standards for provision of services related to school curriculum assessment, teaching and regulatory standards in NSW schools

Quality technological provision is a huge challenge with the funding squeezes upon schools, but evidence from my classroom strongly suggests that it is an investment worth making.

This claim of low - quality private provision for the poor has also been taken up by British prime minister Tony Blair's Commission for Africa, which recently reported that although «Non-state sectors... have historically provided much education in Africa,» many of these private schools «aiming at those [families] who can not afford the fees common in state schools... are without adequate state regulation and are of a low quality.»

They need to go that extra mile to make sure that colleagues in their own schools and across the alliance of schools feel empowered, while at the same time making no compromises on the quality of provision.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

In response to a Neil Carmichael, who called on the Education Secretary to make the subjects compulsory, Nicky Morgan said: «The vast majority of schools already make provision for PSHE and while the government agrees that making PSHE statutory would give it equal status with other subjects, the government is concerned that this would do little to tackle the most pressing problems with the subject, which are to do with the variable quality of its provision, as evidenced by Ofsted's finding that 40 per cent of PSHE teaching is less than good.

The shortage of specialist MFL teachers in Key Stage 2 and the subsequent lack of teacher expertise and confidence in delivering MFL has made the provision of high quality foreign language quite a challenge for many primary schools.

Sensory rooms and resources are here to say and can have a dramatic effect on the quality of provision but to impact on learning it isn't enough to provide the resources, they need to be part of the school's overall vision to raise standards.

Most of the schools in this latest survey did assure the quality of the provision reasonably well, but there are risks involved in this situation, particularly as many of the pupils who attend alternative provision are the most vulnerable and disenfranchised in our education system.»

The School Music Award, sponsored by Stage Systems, is presented to the educational establishment that can demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of musical learning through the provision of a first class teaching environment.

When discussing changes that should be made to improve practice in schools, along with the role that the SENCO can play, delegates called for additional training for all staff to support Quality First Teaching and clarify the intervention pro is a lack of SEN continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for staff, which effectively hampers early identification, quality of provision and opportunities for early intervQuality First Teaching and clarify the intervention pro is a lack of SEN continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for staff, which effectively hampers early identification, quality of provision and opportunities for early intervquality of provision and opportunities for early intervention.

In addition to looking at the quality of their education and the outcomes of these students, the Committee will also look at safeguarding and resources within AP, provision of AP within schools and regulation of independent providers.»

Youll probably see a stepped up effort on the departments part to work with states and — when we can — with local districts to make sure the notification provisions on teacher quality, school choice, and supplemental services are more fully implemented.

The legal framework in relation to the code of practice indicated that under Section 25 of the Children and Families Act 2014 local authorities (Schools) should ensure integration between educational provision, health and social care provisions, where this would promote wellbeing and improve the quality of provision for disabled young people and those with SEN. (page 38 of the Code of Practice).

She has developed outdoor learning programmes which have contributed to the school receiving the Silver Primary Science Quality Mark — an award scheme to enable primary schools across the UK to evaluate, strengthen and celebrate their science provision.

However, for schools and colleges who invest their ever increasingly pressured finances into provision of I.T. equipment to deliver high quality learning to their students, losing it to theft can be both heart - breaking and hugely disruptive.

The building solution delivered balances the provision of thermal comfort, robust design solutions and low energy delivery to provide a high quality primary school facility.

In response to the policy pamphlet, the Church of England's chief education officer Reverend Nigel Genders said: «The Church of England continues to be committed to the provision of high quality RE in schools, which is vital for a balanced understanding of the world today where more than 80 per cent of the population are people of faith.

Commenting on the project, Ben Elliott, Director of Corporate Services at Higham Lane School said, «There is a shortage of quality sixth form provision in our area and feedback from students has indicated a strong preference to stay on and study for A-levels at Higham Lane School.»

The aim is to provide high - quality provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities, and the schools will be built through the government's free schools programme.

Australian Standards AS4685 — 2014 provides details to assist in the provision of quality play equipment in schools.

Trusted accreditation scheme The School Travel Forum (STF) Assured Member scheme and the LOtC Quality Badge National Guidance recommends use of LOtC - Quality Badged organisations, which is a nationwide scheme that provides for the first time a national award combining the essential elements of provision — learning and safety — into one easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme for all types of learning outside the classroom provider organisation catering to children and young people throughout the UK.

We call on the DfE to recognise the importance of Early Years» representation on school senior leadership teams and governing boards, as well as bringing a stronger focus on Early Years pedagogy to initial teacher training in order to protect, strengthen and improve the quality of Early Years provision in schools.»

CPD not only improves the quality of provision by arming teachers with the knowledge, expertise and skills to develop their own provisions and become effective» teachers of SEND», but also supports those professionals who need to extend their abilities to become the adaptive, flexible thinkers that schools and their pupils need.

The Youth Sport Trust has revealed the findings from its PE and school sport survey, looking at the quality and provision of PE and school sport.

The Primary PE and Sport Premium is designed to help schools improve the quality of physical activity provision and maintain those improvements.

If they do this, then over time we should see a refinement of that targeted provision, as the majority of needs will be met by high - quality whole - school provision.

There are many schools demonstrating excellent and inclusive SEND practice, but there is still more to do to to ensure there is high quality provision across England

Best practice SEND practitioners and leaders have a commitment to providing the best teaching and learning for all children and young people; this dedication needs to be upheld and supported by schools through the delivery of high - quality CPD provisions.

We understand the pressures that secondary schools are facing to achieve in the core subjects and the E-bacc, and the effect this is having on the provision of high quality PE opportunities for young people.

There are many schools demonstrating excellent and inclusive SEND practice, but there is still more to do to ensure that children are experiencing consistent, high quality provision across England.

«Rising cost pressures faced by schools, sixth form and FE colleges have led to serious challenges in the provision of high quality education which can be a key driver for social justice and productivity.

We propose to raise program quality and child education outcomes by updating the existing education provisions so that each of these four central elements reflects research and best practice in order to better promote skill growth in areas needed for later success in school.