A Birmingham council source said: «The performance of Birmingham in
raising school attainment has recently been lauded despite the level of deprivation seen in the city.»
Deputy First Minister and education secretary John Swinney said: «The defining mission of this government is to
raise school attainment and close the poverty - related gap, backed by # 750 million of investment over the lifetime of this Parliament.
Not exact matches
In a report released earlier this year, the commons education committee also found «no convincing evidence of the impact of academy status on
attainment in primary
schools», adding that while «some chains such as Harris have proved very effective at
raising attainment... others achieve worse outcomes than comparable mainstream
schools».
«The expansion of the academies and Free
Schools programme, regardless of any evidence to show that it is the solution to raising attainment in schools, is a wrong move and will lead to a two tier education
Schools programme, regardless of any evidence to show that it is the solution to
raising attainment in
schools, is a wrong move and will lead to a two tier education
schools, is a wrong move and will lead to a two tier education system.
They also found «no convincing evidence of the impact of academy status on
attainment in primary
schools», adding that while «some chains such as Harris have proved very effective at
raising attainment... others achieve worse outcomes than comparable mainstream
schools».
The use of «pupil interventions» to
raise attainment among pupils who are struggling is increasingly being misused by
schools to justify adding to teachers» workloads and working hours, the Conference, which is being held in Manchester, has heard.
While it said there was «unclear» evidence that free
school lunches
raised attainment, it pointed to its own research on free
school breakfasts in disadvantaged
schools delivering similar academic benefits to free
school lunches, but «significantly improved» behaviour and concentration, and reduced absences.
These are designed to enhance and enrich the STEM curriculum, improve student motivation and
attainment and
raise the profile of the
schools.
Indeed, in the face of recent findings by Education Policy institute, which found that 20 of the largest multi-academy trusts (MATs)-- running more than 300
schools — fall «significantly below» the national average for improving pupils»
attainment, the importance of self - assessment not just within each
school but right across the trust, is perhaps more important than ever before; and goes to the heart of addressing the issues
raised in the all - party parliamentary group's (APPG) 21 questions http://www.nga.org.uk/News/NGA-News/Pre-2016/21Q.aspx
The IPPR highlights that educational inequality is not just an issue for satellite and coastal towns, with
schools in major northern cities including Liverpool and Leeds struggling to
raise the
attainment gap.
«I would also encourage all
schools to make full use of the PDG advisers and coordinators from the education consortia — they're there to help when it comes to making the best use of the funding and ensuring that we
raise attainment across the board.»
For companies working with educational community organisations or
schools to
raise aspirations, promote continuous learning and improve educational
attainment amongst adults and young people.
The
schools that have been created as free
schools are extremely diverse, but they are all underpinned by a belief that the best way to
raise attainment for all children is by delivering high quality education within the state sector.
The New
Schools Network (NSN) has
raised doubts over the accuracy of Ofsted's judgements, after analysis found that a third of primaries given top ratings actually failed to meet the national average for Key Stage 2
attainment.
Ultimately, effective self - evaluation encompasses a range of decisions, objectives and outcomes, all of which contribute to the whole
school's priorities and helps
raise the
attainment of students.
We are looking at the impact of
raising high
school students» test scores on their
attainment and earnings, later in life.
Our study overcomes the limits of short - term analysis by asking: when
schools face accountability pressure, do their efforts to
raise test scores generate improvements in higher education
attainment, earnings, and other long - term outcomes?
This
raises the possibility that the measured effects of attending a charter high
school on educational
attainment could simply reflect advantages of grouping middle and high
school grades together, thereby creating greater continuity for students and eliminating the disruption often associated with changing
schools.
The researchers point out that this
raises the possibility that the positive effects of attending a charter high
school on educational
attainment could simply reflect advantages of grouping middle and high
school grades together, thereby creating greater continuity for students and eliminating the disruption often associated with changing
schools.
Alfie Kohn, an outspoken advocate for taking homework out of
schools, joined us for our talk on whether homework
raises attainment.
Firefly can set homework, create resources, and track progress, and has been proven to
raise attainment and help
schools achieve their increasingly demanding targets.
They can enhance a
school's profile and
raise pupil
attainment, and teachers can discover how this can be made possible in their
school during select sessions throughout the show.
Conclusions This article has focused narrowly on how
school trips and LOtC
raise educational standards and
attainment in
schools and is by no means a comprehensive explanation of all supporting evidence.
There are also a whole series of very practical management benefits for
school leaders, as they continue to
raise attainment in a tight financial climate.
In one
school, the programme consistently
raised attainment, with Greenhouse Sports pupils outperforming their peers by a third of a grade in English and 40 per ceny of a grade in Maths.
According to the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), more than 50 per cent of learning time in UK classrooms is now spent using technology.This is hugely encouraging, but with
school budgets under intense pressure, it's imperative that tech's potential to address inequalities, reverse negative trends and
raise educational
attainment continues to be realised, and stud
Over time, it even has the potential to impact on bullying and negative playtime behaviour, and can support efforts to
raise classroom attention,
attainment and happiness at
school.
Its digital learning platform, based upon the popular children's story, is successfully
raising the
attainment of primary
school children by inspiring them to be creative through writing.
Back at
school they can be further inspired as a result of these experiences and this should be used positively by teachers to
raise attainment.
Increases in pupil premium (# 1,300 per pupil in 2014) now give
schools more responsibilities and freedoms to use this funding to
raise attainment and level the playing field for disadvantaged children.
Ian Pearson, general manager of the
School Travel Forum, looks at the wealth of evidence showing that school trips and learning outside the classroom raises educational standards and attainment in schools, as well as benefiting pupils personally and so
School Travel Forum, looks at the wealth of evidence showing that
school trips and learning outside the classroom raises educational standards and attainment in schools, as well as benefiting pupils personally and so
school trips and learning outside the classroom
raises educational standards and
attainment in
schools, as well as benefiting pupils personally and socially
They have consistently indicated that grammar
schools are ineffective vehicles for social mobility or
raising attainment.
The strong achievement gains estimated here for charter
schools raise the question of whether charter attendance increases educational
attainment as well as test scores.
«The
Attainment Scotland Fund is already supporting
schools in the most deprived areas to implement projects to
raise literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing; the Innovation Fund will bring resources to more
schools across Scotland and will complement this work.
«We are making funding fairer by consulting on proposals for a new national funding formula so that areas with the highest need attract the most funding and we are continuing the pupil premium — worth # 2.5 billion this year — giving
schools significant extra funding to
raise the
attainment of disadvantaged pupils.»
The
school will offer access to the highest quality education and aim to
raise levels of
attainment beyond that achieved by other
schools in the city.
The EEF will deploy the extra money for a dedicated round seeking proposals from
schools and others to find out what works in
raising attainment during this critical and often difficult educational transition for many children.
We're looking very carefully at our admissions code, which has already changed to allocate places for pupil premium [additional funding for
schools to
raise the
attainment of disadvantaged pupils] and other disadvantage indicators, and overcome the stigma from some families that grammar
schools are not for them.»
The Bolton
School Level 6 Mathematics Programme was originally set up to allow talented and ambitious Year 6 pupils from local state primary
schools to gain access to specialist mathematics tuition in an attempt to
raise attainment in their SATs examinations.
Malcolm Trobe, acting head of the Association of
School and College Leaders, said: «It clearly shows that creating more selective
schools will not
raise overall educational standards in England and is likely to widen the
attainment gap between rich and poor children.
Can Redistributing Teachers Across
Schools Raise Educational
Attainment?
As such, by setting up the Level 6 Mathematics Programme, the
school was able to give something back to the local community,
raising the
attainment of talented young pupils from a variety of backgrounds by enlisting the help of specialist maths teachers, whilst simultaneously
raising the profile of the
school.
The Pupil Premium Awards recognise
schools that are using their pupil premium in innovative and effective ways and provide evidence of effective strategies to improve the achievement of disadvantaged pupils and show sustained improvement in
raising their
attainment.
Further to this, it is clear that
schools, pupils and parents appreciate the extra support given by Bolton
School in helping to
raise attainment in a key area of the national curriculum.
The importance of location — with many parents expressing a strong perference to send their child to the
school that is closest to them — does not support a market - driven approach to
raising attainment standards (unless parents are already excercising choices through the housing market).
To
raise attainment of pupils at the
schools in the ISSP and extend the social and educational horizons of pupils at all the
schools.
The programme was set up initially after the head teacher from St Peter's
School in Farnworth approached Bolton
School to ask for help in
raising the
attainment of a select number pupils in Year 6 who were preparing to take the Level 6 SATs paper.
«Our Social Mobility Action Plan set out measures to drive improvements in key skills including numeracy, targets areas that need the most support through our # 72 million Opportunity Areas programme and builds on the almost # 2.5 billion we provide each year to
schools to help
raise the
attainment of disadvantaged pupils.»
This has also allowed the programme to tap into the talent and expertise of the
School's own young mathematicians: Sixth Form students who share their skills and enthusiasm to
raise the
attainment of children from other
schools in the local community.
The Level 6 Mathematics Programme was originally set up to allow talented and ambitious Year 6 pupils from local state primary
schools to gain access to specialist mathematics tuition in an attempt to
raise attainment in their SATs examinations.