Sentences with phrase «shows primary school children»

A careful assessment of what language is being used to describe such concepts should also be undertaken --- «risky» does not have the same meaning as «dangerous», yet research shows primary school children equate the two, while teenagers associate risk with anti-authoritarian behaviour.

A careful assessment of what language is being used to describe such concepts should also be undertaken — «risky» does not have the same meaning as «dangerous», yet research shows primary school children equate the two, while teenagers associate risk with anti-authoritarian behaviour.

Not exact matches

Primary school children who took part with their fathers in a simple literacy intervention promoted by the Fatherhood Institute, have been shown to have made better progress at reading, writing and numeracy.

We have piloted it in UK primary schools and early years settings and have shown that it can dramatically improve children's outcomes (see below for more details).

Recent findings from Michigan State University shows how fathers play a large role in their children's development, from language and cognitive growth in toddlerhood, to social skills in primary and secondary schooling.

«Childhood aggression linked to deficits in executive function: Primary school children with reduced cognitive skills for planning and self - restraint are more likely to show increased aggression in middle childhood.»

The Christian Institute convinced many politicians with claims that primary school sex education classes «often contain graphic material that is highly unsuitable for classroom use» and that «some material is so explicit that if it were shown by an adult to a child in a non-school setting, it would be regarded by many as child abuse».

Official figures show that one in five children still leave primary school unable to read well enough to succeed at secondary.

In 2004, a study of 3000 children, funded by the UK Department of Education, showed that an extended period of play - based preschool education made a significant difference to learning and well - being through the primary school years.

«This work shows us how a genetic mutation causes a severe form of glaucoma called primary congenital glaucoma, which afflicts a significant portion of children enrolled in institutions for the blind worldwide,» said principal investigator Dr. Susan Quaggin, chief of nephrology and hypertension at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

The UmweltBühne (EnvironmentStage) presented the puppet show «The Secret Laboratory» which is designed especially for children of primary school age and is intended to encourage a conscious observation and understanding of nature and the environment.

This year's EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) shows that there are still some 57 million primary age children and 63 million adolescents out of school and about 781 million illiterate adults globally.

It seemed to me that if I could show primary school staff the value of these tools for their own practice, it would be easier for them to see the potential power of these tools for the children's learning.»

So far, the Let's Get Cooking programme has reached three million children and their families and the spread shows no signs of slowing, with The Tesco Eat Happy Project now supporting the network in primary schools and plans to expand into Scotland next year.

As the most recent statistics on childhood obesity were released — which, incidentally, showed that around one in five children is overweight or obese as they start school, rising to around a third of children by the end of primary school — we launched a white paper setting out what we want to see in the forthcoming national child obesity strategy.

We echo fears of primary school teachers that too many of the new tests for young children seem designed to show young children failing.

There are also more age - specific signs.Pre - school children may show: Persistent difficulty in learning nursery rhymes or the name for things, like «table» or «chair»; difficulty with clapping a simple rhythm; enjoyment of being read to but no interest in words or letters; delayed speech development; primary school children may show a poor sense of direction and confusion between left and right; pronounced reading difficulties, specifically hesitant or laboured reading, omitted lines or repetition of the same line or loss of place in the text and difficulties in saying multi-syllabic words.

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.

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.

Adolescents Twice as Likely to Be Out of School as Children of Primary School Age, Say UNESCO and UNICEF New report shows why «business as usual» won't lead to universal primary or secondary education Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to -LPrimary School Age, Say UNESCO and UNICEF New report shows why «business as usual» won't lead to universal primary or secondary education Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to -Lprimary or secondary education Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to -LSB-...]

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.

Primary school children may show a poor sense of direction and confusion between left and right.

Anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust has revealed that new data shows last summer almost half of children receiving help from foodbanks were primary school students.

Reading skills The report provides evidence of successful programmes to boost reading skills in primary schools, and shows that targeted support for children who struggle to read in primary school can have a lasting impact on their educational attainment.

An early photograph in our archive shows a crocodile of»70s primary school children filing into the newly - opened theatre on the South Bank.

The report shows that around one in five children left primary school without having reached a sufficient standard in reading and writing, and that these children then struggle to catch - up and fall further behind at secondary school.

Her work with the city's schools has shown her that over and over, children who read well in the primary grades have been falling behind and struggling with texts.

UNESCO's statistics show that of the 57 million out - of - school primary children around the world, 31 million are girls, and the number is higher still for secondary.

However, research by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) shows that primary schools with more than 40 per cent of children on free school meals will on average lose # 473 per pupil.

New figures, published in July by the School Food Trust and the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), show that an average of 44.1 per cent of children in primary schools and 37.6 per cent of pupils in secondary school opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousSchool Food Trust and the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), show that an average of 44.1 per cent of children in primary schools and 37.6 per cent of pupils in secondary school opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousschool opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousschool meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previous year.

«In England alone, a third of children are obese or overweight when they leave primary school, and evidence shows that 80 % of kids who are obese in their early teens will go on to be obese adults.»

The criticism will certainly continue however if preschool establishments up and down the country adopt this celebration then this is solid evidence to silence the critics and show this is a worthy and proud celebration for the preschool child moving on to primary school.

New research from the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) shows that one in ten 14 - 16 year olds in the UK say that tomatoes grow underground, and a quarter of primary school children say that cheese comes from plants.

Swanson Primary School in New Zealand, which removed all rules in the playground, showed us that fewer children were getting hurt, children focused better in class and there was less bullying and incidents of vandalism had dropped off.

The first video to be posted shows children from Macaulay Primary School in Clapham, London, learning about marine life during their residential visit.

The increasing number of children enrolled into primary schools globally show there is great progress being made to improve the quality of education, Julia Gillard writes.

The analysis of this Place2Be scheme shows the potential for counselling services in primary schools to generate significant economic benefits to children in later life.

Considerable research shows that the primary reason the achievement gap between poor children and their more affluent peers widens over the course of their school careers is the long break in learning over the summer.

Dr Becky Allen, Director of Education Datalab, said: «There are many benefits to giving parents a choice over where their child is educated, but our new research shows that that there is not equity in access to many primary schools, either because higher - income families are advantaged in their ability to exercise choice or because their admissions criteria favour certain pupils.»

Child care courses: Courses in childhood, primary, and secondary schooling have become quite popular, as figures from Open Universities Australia have shown that students over the age of thirty tend to steer towards them for a career change and personal gain, rather than the often already achieved financial gains.

Data released by the Department for Education (DfE) showed more than 800 primary school children have been excluded for «sexual misconduct» since 2013.

Official figures show more than one third of children in England are now overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school.

If you don't get it right at primary, then it becomes much harder for children to catch up at secondary school,» Mrs Morgan told BBC 1's Andrew Marr show.

Official figures show children who completed their primary school education in England this summer did better in maths and English tests than last year.

Instead two new league - table measures will be introduced, examining the percentage of pupils who reach a set threshold in English and maths, and an average points score showing how much progress each child makes between the end of primary school and GCSE level in eight subjects.

If you don't get it right at primary, then it becomes much harder for children to catch up at secondary school,» she told the BBC's Andrew Marr show.

A Conservative spokesperson confirmed the party will «ensure that all primary schools can offer a free school breakfast to every child in every year of primary school», adding that evidence shows this is «a cost - effective way to improve education and health results for pupils».

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan tells the Andrew Marr show about new literacy and numeracy targets for children leaving primary school.

Gibb launched the review after DfE figures showed children born in August were far more likely to be labelled as having special educational needs (SEN) by the end of primary school.

The follow chart shows, yet again, that charter schools cream off the children that are less poor and they provide very limited access to Latino students, especially those who go home to families where English is not the primary language.