Sentences with phrase «secondary schools for their children»

From mid-October, parents choosing a secondary school for their child will for the first time have access to provisional GCSE exam results to help them finalise their choices.

Not exact matches

In regard to primary and secondary education, initiatives include imposing caps on class sizes; ensuring schools have the necessary support staff; funding full - day kindergarten and half - day junior kindergarten for vulnerable children; eliminating fees and fundraising for learning essentials, such as computers; phasing out private schools and bringing charter schools under the jurisdiction of school boards; and providing breakfast and lunch programs.

Chief education officer for the Church of England, Rev Jan Ainsworth, responds: «It also happens the other way — there are some church secondary schools in leafy suburbia, which through the church criteria have enabled children who live in deprived areas to go to those schools.

In 1951 the nation's scholarship program was opened up to qualifying students who wanted to attend private secondary schools; the government also began providing for children attending all elementary schools a minimal supplementary aid in a form similar to the tuition voucher plans presently under discussion in several American states.

As energy drinks are developed for mature consumers, all members commit to ensuring that energy drinks are not made available in primary or secondary schools, that the marketing of energy drinks is not directed at children, and that no promotional activities are undertaken that encourage the excessive consumption of energy drinks.

Children's Food Trust, Food for Life Partnership (The Soil Association) and The Design and Technology Association have been contracted by DfE to increase school meal take - up in 2000 junior and secondary schools that currently have low take - up

These are really intended for secondary school children aged 11 - 14, but may well be suitable for a home educated child as young as eight or nine who enjoys and understands maths.There are many interesting and well - produced Key Stage 3 maths text - books available online and at local bookshops.

Just one day before the scheduled markup of the House Education and the Workforce Committee «s «Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016» (an Orwellian name if there ever was one, given how the bill would gut child nutrition), Congressman Todd Rokita (IN - R), chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, introduced a substitute amendment which, among other things, proposes a three - state block grant pilot for school breakfasts and lunChild Nutrition and Education Act of 2016» (an Orwellian name if there ever was one, given how the bill would gut child nutrition), Congressman Todd Rokita (IN - R), chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, introduced a substitute amendment which, among other things, proposes a three - state block grant pilot for school breakfasts and lunchild nutrition), Congressman Todd Rokita (IN - R), chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, introduced a substitute amendment which, among other things, proposes a three - state block grant pilot for school breakfasts and lunches.

While you were served a meal of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots and a canned pear half, today's children (if they have the financial means) can pay for a meal of processed «kid fare» which has to meet only the most minimal federal standards — chips, ice cream, and (particularly if they're in secondary school) items like brand - name pizza, breaded chicken sandwiches, Rice Krispie Treats and slushies.

Byrne Creek Secondary School was the 2012 winner of the ASCD Whole Child Award that recognizes schools that move beyond a narrow focus on academic achievement to take action for the whole cChild Award that recognizes schools that move beyond a narrow focus on academic achievement to take action for the whole childchild.

Apply for a primary or secondary school place, children missing education.

Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints

The pledge of # 50 million on a summer school for «the children who need it most» before they start secondary school sounds like one of those throwaway promises where politicians pledge money in return for a chance to control the day's headline.

See, secondary education is very critical especially for girls, because they come out of junior high school at the age of 15, and if they do not continue into secondary school, one, the likelihood that they would suffer from teenage pregnancy is high, two, child marriage is likely and in some of our communities, at 15 - 16 they would marry the girl off.

The indicators used for the rankings were child marriage, maternal mortality, teenage pregnancy, women's representation in parliament and the rate of completion of lower - secondary school among girls.

It also reorganised secondary education into two basic types: grammar schools, which focused on academic studies, with the assumption that many of their pupils would go on to higher education; and secondary modern schools, which were intended for children who would be going into trades, and which therefore concentrated on basic and vocational skills.

He told the General Assembly that his government has started the Free Senior High School programme, which aims to guarantee at least secondary education for all Ghana's children.

The fee - free Senior High School project, she noted, provides the demand side of incentive for SHS in addition to the easing of barriers for parents who wish to finance their children's education at the secondary level, but do not have the means.

It is worthy of note that the 13 schools in Ashanti will give about 20, 000 children the opportunity for secondary education when completed.

For every one child that might successfully make it through a grammar school and go on to university there will be many more left behind at the local secondary believing they weren't good enough.

The cleric said under the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Law, 2005, the state government had the mandatory obligation to provide free and compulsory education for every child of primary or junior secondary school age.

«Our educational assets will be rapidly expanded to provide equitable access for every child to enter and complete basic education, enter and complete secondary school» it says.

The warning comes as the Government announces 93 new free schools opening across the country, creating an extra 43,000 spaces for primary and secondary school children.

«He said he wanted every Ghanaian child to attend secondary school not just for what they learn in books but for the life experiences that they will gain.»

A report by the Children's Commissioner for England has found that pupils in the North West are less likely to do well in secondary school.

Earlier this year, the prime minister announced that every secondary school in the country would be offered the training, as part of a comprehensive set of messages to transform mental health support for children and young people.

I've lost count of the number of high school principals who have told me of how under - prepared many Year 7 children are for the complexities of secondary schooling — largely because their reading and writing skills are so poor.

One of the things they [architects] also do, which the accountants do too but they create an all - through schools — because we focus on secondary schools (from the age of 11 up to 16)-- but one of the things that the architects would do is that they would combine with a primary school so that they are teaching the children for longer and they are starting to embed the right culture and the right practice and the right behaviour much earlier on.

For these reasons, it is almost inevitable that some children, even those keen to develop their musical talent, may be overlooked in the secondary school.

Between midday on 4th and 14th December, all donations online can be doubled, which means in the future twice as many teachers could be learning about child rights and gender - based violence, twice as many communities learning about the importance of girls» education, twice as many school - boards understanding and enforcing national policies aimed at supporting girls, and hopefully twice as many girls could be making that crucial transition from primary to secondary school, become shining beacons for hundreds of other women and girls who dream of a better future but wonder if it's possible.

These children are the keys to a secure and sustainable future, and their education matters for us all,» said António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and adds «Only one in two refugee children go to primary school, and one in four to secondary.

The Key's report also shows that the pressure for primary schools doesn't end with the application figures — almost half (45 %) of primary school leaders have had to respond to upset parents whose children didn't get their first - choice placement at the school, compared to one in five (20 %) leaders in secondary schools.

Waiver: Comprehensive flexibility that the U.S. Department of Education has granted to more than 40 states and the District of Columbia from key requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) in exchange for embracing certain Obama administration education - redesign priorities on teachers, testing, standards, and school turnarounds.

«We are excited that this new Department for Education partnership will expand this promising community - based approach to reach primary and secondary school children.»

You see, for example, in the transition from primary school to secondary school huge numbers of children find it difficult.

Official figures reportedly show that the number of children applying for primary school in 2016 exceeds the current number of secondary school places by 16,284.

From how to help younger children develop pre-reading skills, to how to help teenagers with the literacy skills needed for secondary school and beyond, this guide provides clear advice and is a must - read for anybody supporting young people in schools.

The No Child Left Behind law — the 2002 update of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — effectively scaled up the federal role in holding schools accountable for student outcomes.

Adequate yearly progress (AYP) is the measure by which schools, districts, and states are held accountable for student performance under Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has released broad principles for renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that seek to address perennial complaints that the law's current version — the No Child Left Behind Act — is inflexible and focuses too narrowly on student test scores to get a picture of a school's achievement.

On top of the 60 per cent pass rate for GCSEs, Morgan explained the new «Progress 8» accountability measure for secondary school's, which is designed to show a child's progress from primary to secondary education.

If our nation is serious about improving social mobility then our secondary schools have got to start delivering for these children.

I made it for some primary school children I tutor, but I think lots of secondary students would enjoy it as well.

It would be engaging for secondary school children and adults alike.

For parents of secondary school children, the share was five percent.

Designed for older primary age children (approx aged 10 and up) but also suitable through secondary school and as an introduction at post 16.

The Impact of Budget Cuts The director of Let Me Play, a group which has run summer schools for the last eight years, explains that a smooth transition from primary to secondary education is essential Children are going from being «a big fish in a small pond to being a very small one, in a very large unfamiliar environment».

The Department for Education (DfE) acknowledges that children with better emotional well - being make more progress in primary school and are more engaged in secondary school.

The requirements of outdoor exposure will be different for pre ‑ school children, primary school children, secondary school students and beyond.

Analysis of Department for Education (DfE) information by the Press Association shows that last year, 80 out of 151 local councils (53 per cent) witnessed a decline in the number of children given their first choice secondary school in comparison to the year before.