Sentences with phrase «take local secondary school»

In this program, we take local secondary school kids on a five - day camping trip into the mountains, trying to raise their awareness and appreciation for the environment and nature.

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The Education Act of 1980 introduced the Assisted Place Scheme which took selected and gifted children out of the state school system and placed them into independent schools; the trade union reform acts abolished the closed shops, secondary picketing and stamped down wild - cat strikes; the Education Act of 1988 introduced City Technology Colleges, which took states schools out of the purview of the Local Education Authority; the 1988 Next Steps development began a transformation of the civil service by fragmenting in up into executive agencies; and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 introduced the internal market into the NHS.

He recalled with pain how the state, under the military regime in 1975, «forcibly» took over 106 Catholic primary schools with seven secondary schools and one technical school without compensation, adding that the new tax was unnecessary, more so that new schools established by the Church had been paying various levies and taxes demanded by both local and state governments.

Delivered by Plymouth University, teachers were given the chance to bring their lessons outdoors, and 40,000 primary and secondary school pupils took part in a diverse range of experiences, such as a maths lesson in a local park, or drama on a playing field.

The forecast methodology also takes into account of primary pupils moving on to secondary schools and local trends, including migration to and from other authorities.

Analysis of government figures by SchoolDash has found that poorer pupils are under represented in secondary converter academies and primary free schools, even after taking into account the level of poverty in local areas.

The network includes primary and secondary specialist master teachers, who deliver CPD to teachers and schools in their local area, lead schools, which take a lead for computing and computer science education within a local area, and university partners, who support the training of master eachers.

This includes recommendations suggesting that: primary schools should bring in outside experts to teach coding; all primaries should have 3D printers and design software; secondary schools should be able to teach Computer Science, Design and Technology or another technical / practical subject in place of a foreign language GCSE; the Computer Science GCSE should be taken by at least half of all 16 year olds; young apprenticeships should be reintroduced at 14, blending a core academic curriculum with hands - on learning; all students should learn how businesses work, with schools linked to local employers; schools should be encouraged to develop a technical stream from 14 - 18 for some students, covering enterprise, health, design and hands - on skills; and that universities should provide part - time courses for apprentices to get Foundation and Honours degrees.

The school has also worked with its local secondary the Plume, Maldon Choral Society and the Maldon Youth Orchestra and takes part each year in the Barnados children's concert at the Royal Albert Hall where pupils are regularly chosen to sing solo.

«We trust head teachers to decide what is best for their pupils — including when and how to take part in work experience or work - related learning — and are providing valuable support for them through the Careers and Enterprise Company, which is working with secondary schools and colleges to support the development of relationships with local employers.»

Wilshaw added: «What we want are independent schools to take ownership of the outcomes in a local primary or secondary and show what can be done with great teaching and leadership.

In 2010, Steve formed Future Is Now Schools, built on the successful secondary Green Dot Public Schools model, union reform and systemic district change, to take the foundational principles, lessons learned and successes achieved on the local level of Southern California and expanded this base to other communities around the country.

The free school has faced strong local opposition - especially from other local secondary school head teachers - who fear it will take money and pupils from their schools and lead to more segregation in the community.

Sandown Bay Academy, one of just eight secondary schools on the Isle of Wight, will now either be taken on by a new sponsor or merge with the local Bay Church of England Primary School to become an all - through academy, the BBC has reported.

Get in touch with local secondary and language schools to enquire about how often they take students, and the vetting process.