Sentences with phrase «raise student aspirations»

Patrick Leeson, Corporate Director of Education and Young People's Services, Kent County Council said: «By working with the IB to extend access to the Career - related Programme to 18 more schools across the county, we will continue to raise student aspirations across Kent.

She remains committed to improving access to selective universities and raising student aspirations.

We are developing these programmes even further for next year, increasing the range of universities we work with and expanding our target age - range to begin raising student aspirations in Year 9.

Not exact matches

«My big ambition» is a self - contained classroom topic with activities that are designed to help students to raise their aspirations and clarify their hopes and dreams which can become goals.

It helps pupils gain an insight into the workings of the justice system and the roles of legal professionals, encouraging students to raise their aspirations to see the law and related areas as a future career possibility.

Giving young people relatable role models, who have sat in the same seats as them, is an extraordinarily powerful way to raise all students» aspirations, and open up a world of possibilities to which they would not otherwise have access.

With teachers and practitioners being held responsible for delivering high - quality provision by the SEND Code of Practice, and with Ofsted placing significant emphasis on achieving progress and raising aspirations for SEND students, it's now crucial that they have very specific skills and understanding.

BAFTA award - winning actress Julie Walters is supporting a campaign by national education charity Future First to help raise aspirations among young people by building connections with former students.

Raise aspirations, readiness and student success 2.

Kevin has come to some conclusions that don't sound all that remarkable at first: That college — or at least postsecondary education — is essential for poor kids to make it into the middle class; and that it's not enough to exhort his students to raise their aspirations, or even prepare them academically.

Every year 10 Year 9 students on Free School Meals who will be first - generation university students are chosen from each of our partner schools to experience a range of sessions designed to raise their academic and vocational aspirations.

The aim of the project is to raise the academic and vocational aspirations of students of less privileged backgrounds who may feel that university is not for them.

The policy is intended to encourage teachers and students to raise their aspirations, a laudable objective that, as the introduction of the A * at A-level indicated, is certainly possible — given that we have what is often championed as the best cohort of teachers.

The 7 Habits for Teens training is a means for educators and parents to build teenagers self - confidence and interpersonal skills, improve student's emotional wellbeing, boost achievement as well as raise life aspirations, and reduce school - wide discipline problems.

The trust, on its website, says it is «committed to raising and sustaining the aspirations, expectations and confidence of students, working with staff and indeed the whole community to address the key challenges of assisting student personal development and enhancing parent and student perceptions of what can be achieved».

By setting national standards, countries seek to raise aspirations and define educational excellence, make educational objectives transparent to students, and provide a framework for teachers while avoiding the risks of narrowing the curriculum and teaching to the test.

The outcomes of MyPB are raising aspirations while developing students» personal skills and behaviours.

While NCLB established a noble new aspiration — raising achievement while closing achievement gaps among all groups of students — its goals were undermined by accountability requirements for schools to make «Adequate Yearly Progress» (AYP) that were generally onerous and, in the case of English learners, literally impossible to meet.

Hispanic Mother Daughter Program is an early outreach college preparatory program designed to raise the educational and career aspirations of Arizona middle and high school students.

While many teachers say that they were attracted to the profession because of their genuine passion for teaching, the prospect of making positive changes to their students» lives, raising aspirations and witnessing «those lightbulb moments» — many seem to be asking if this is enough to keep them in the profession.

A new report, released by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) and conducted by CQUniversity, has found that access and bridging programs are vital when it comes to raising education aspirations among Indigenous students.