Sentences with phrase «school meets the needs of its pupils»

This is a member of staff who is responsible for the school's SEND policy, and works to ensure that the school meets the needs of its pupils with SEND.

Not exact matches

«The Prime Minister must also take urgent steps to tackle the excessive workload demands already placed on teachers, including as a result of job cuts, in order that schools have the capacity to meet pupils» mental health needs.

Half of headteachers said the pressure on schools to provide help to ethnic minority pupils has increased in the last year and 65 % stated that current resources were insufficient to meet this need.

A school's grounds potentially hold a range of educational, recreational and sporting facilities which can be used to meet a variety of needs not only for pupils, but for their parents, families and local communities.

They are designed to cater for all alternative curriculum students — those within the pupil premium category, in exclusion or inclusion, home education or isolation, school refusers, target groups, or those with low literacy / numeracy levels, to mention just a few — and meet the needs of their teaching assistants, senior leadership and parents.

Created around specific school needs, and recognising Brentfield's high percentage of pupils with English as an additional language, the partnership also provides the school with cutting - edge digital resources, helping teachers to meet the learning needs of each individual child.

The Committee is currently inviting written submissions addressing the following topics: - The purpose of primary assessment and how well the current system meets this - The advantages and disadvantages of assessing pupils at primary school - How the most recent reforms have affected teaching and learning - Logistics and delivery of the SATs - Training and support needed for teachers and senior leaders to design and implement effective assessment systems - Next steps following the most recent reforms to primary assessment

Frustrated by the lack of provision in the area for pupils with special needs, especially those on the autistic spectrum, the school decided that the Free School agenda offered a source of hope to local families whose needs not beinschool decided that the Free School agenda offered a source of hope to local families whose needs not beinSchool agenda offered a source of hope to local families whose needs not being met.

Given these changes, the role of local authorities will be to ensure every child has a school place, that the needs of all pupils are met and championing parents and the local community, but they will step back from maintaining and improving schools.

Stephen Morales, chief executive of NASBM, echoed those thoughts: «We would like to see further detail on the relationship between high needs funding and the schools block, ensuring that funding adequately meets the needs of both mainstream and high needs pupils - we want to avoid robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Cllr Ray Gooding, Essex County Council's cabinet member for education commented: «We already have some excellent special schools in the county, however, more capacity is still needed to reduce the distance children have to travel to school and ensure Essex has the range of expertise needed to meet all pupils» needs.

It is also imperative to show an understanding of the needs of local children and how any new school will meet these needs, whether that's a higher number of pupils with English as an Additional Language or a focus on preparing young people for the world of work.

The staff and pupils now have an excellent teaching and learning environment designed and built to meet the particular needs of the very special children that the school serves.

Such plan shall specify the instructional program into which pupils who had attended the school will be placed, how their participation in the specified programs will be funded, and the measures that will be taken to ensure that the selected placements appropriately meet the educational needs of the pupils.

«Catholic schools work in partnership with parents, local authorities and other agencies to meet the needs of pupils and their families.

He said some year 11 pupils were moved to alternative provision following a «traumatic period» and that the change was aimed at stabilising the school and meeting the needs of all pupils.

Within this, the bill says, inspectors have to consider the «spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils» and how well the school meets the needs of the range of pupils - especially those with a disability or special educational needs.

This is a short - sighted response because it fails to give appropriate weight to the teacher, along with many other elements of the schooling context (e.g., high - quality instruction tailored to meet individual needs, strong home - school relationships, systematic evaluation of pupil progress) in explaining the growth of poor children's reading ability (Taylor & Pearson, 1999).

Teachers need support, not just through continuous professional development opportunities, but from other professionals such as «itinerant teachers» who visit clusters of schools to help colleagues meet the needs of pupils.

«With the introduction of the pupil premium, and a new fairer funding system, we will ensure that schools get the money they require to meet the needs of pupils.»

The DfE SAYS, «Teachers are best placed to meet the individual needs of their students and create lessons that cover the range of computing knowledge and skills throughout a pupil's time at school.»

This Behaviour Resource Bank is a compilation of SESS Advice Sheets which present some of the many strategies that may assist schools to meet the needs of pupils who display challenging behaviour related to special educational needs.

«We at DFER applaud Mayor Muriel Bowser and Deputy Mayor Niles for prioritizing public education in the proposed FY2017 budget, which invests an additional $ 220 million dollars for full modernization of DCPS schools over the next two years, ends the «phases» approach, and increases the Universal Per Pupil Funding Formula to allow for schools to better meet the needs of every child.

Developed in collaboration with school management information specialists Pupil Asset, Compass is the latest in a suite of online resources being developed by EdisonLearning to provide school leaders and teachers with the essential resources they need to meet the challenge of sustainable school improvement in this time of change and uncertainty.

«Multi-academy trusts and stand - alone academies will work with regional schools commissioners to ensure the needs of the local community - including high - needs pupils - are met swiftly.»

They will be expected to make sure there are enough school places available, ensure the needs of vulnerable pupils are met and act as a champion for parents.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

In other words, if little Janey were to transfer out of Amistad and into Wexler one quarter of the way through the school year, then Amistad should have to forfeit not only what remains of the per pupil expenditure for Johnny that it would have been entitled to, but it should also reimburse to the district that which was collected in Janey's name for the first quarter of the school year too, when the school was apparently not adequately meeting the needs of Janey.

Supporting schools to meet the needs of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds is one of the key aims of the National Education Trust and we have a long established record of impact in this area.

As such much of our time is spent working with schools to ensure that they are well placed to meet the need of all pupils.

«Judge schools by the extent to which they satisfactorily meet the needs of all pupils...» Cooperative Study of Secondary School Standards (1939)

Because the students within our nine - region system have diverse needs, the skilled teachers in each of our schools tailor their lessons to meet the learning styles of their pupils.

Separately, a survey of 900 ASCL members in England and Wales, indicated 84 % felt funding failed to meet the «essential needs» of their school or college, while 77 % said financial pressures were having a detrimental impact on pupils» education.

Schools may deploy special education teachers in a variety of ways in order to effectively meet pupils» needs (for example, in - class support, group withdrawal).

Where the school or the pupil has no further requirement for the equipment, the SENO, or visiting teacher in conjunction with the SENO, may allocate it to another school in the interests of meeting needs to the greatest extent possible.

Since all teachers have responsibility for teaching pupils with special educational needs, it is important that all staff members engage in appropriate CPD to develop the capacity of schools to meet the educational needs of all pupils.

This Behaviour Resource Bank is a compilation of SESS Advice Sheets which present some of the many strategies that may assist schools to meet the needs of pupils who display challenging behaviour related to special educational needs.