Sentences with phrase «taken by all pupils»

Gove had previously been thought to be considering the return of the old O - levels, which were not taken by all pupils.

Exam boards will wait until the exam has been taken by pupils and will then compare their performance with previous tests before setting the grade boundaries.

The progress check is to be taken by all pupils who fail to achieve the expected standard at the end of key Stage 2.

Newly reformed GCSEs in maths and English were taken by pupils for the first time this summer, using a 9 to 1 grading scale instead of the previous A * to G. For maths the new syllabus has been expanded, and requires pupils, for example, to demonstrate a greater grasp of problem solving.

About a quarter of courses taken by pupils in Northern Ireland are taken through the AQA and OCR exam boards.

Grammar schools select their pupils by means of a test, known as the 11 - plus, which is taken by pupils in the last year of primary school.

The new GCSEs will push for a more stretching, essay - based exam system, reminiscent of O - levels, taken by pupils until the late 1980s.

The claimants are calling for GCSE English exam papers taken by pupils last June to be regraded in line with grade boundaries used for the same exams in January 2012.

The consultation proposes replacing the key stage 1 SATs with a new test, taken by pupils in reception, and establishing a baseline for progress measures.

The blunder was initially spotted by a teacher at one of 700 schools that was carrying out an official trial of the test, using the paper that was to be taken by pupils around England.

«Analysis of educational performance across OECD countries has concluded that a higher proportion of academically selective schools is not associated with better performance of a school system overall, according to results in the international PISA tests taken by pupils at age 15 in 2012.»

GCSEs are taken by pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but students in Scotland take Standard Grades.

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On collective worship: «The Committee is concerned that pupils are required by law to take part in a daily religious worship which is «wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character» in publicly funded schools in England and Wales, and that children do not have the right to withdraw from such worship without parental permission before entering the sixth form.

A pupil premium will be established for disadvantaged youngsters by taking money from other budgets.

In a report which raises fundamental questions about how the school was authorised to take on pupils by the Department of Education, Ofsted found that the school was «in chaos», with inexperienced teachers failing to adequately teach students.

A real - time electronic poll of BME teachers attending the seminar found that: 78 % do not think the work and contribution of BME teachers is recognised and valued by schools; 58 % do not think treatment of BME teachers has improved in the last decade; Only 36 % feel outcomes for BME pupils have improved in the last decade; 98 % feel that racism continues to be a serious problem in the UK today; 53 % do not see themselves still being in the teaching profession in the next five years, with 31 % saying they are planning to change career and the rest saying they plan to retire or take a break from the profession.

Peter Dada, Akure The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools has called on the Federal Government to take the future of pupils of secondary schools in the country seriously by providing better education through employment of quality teachers.

«The Government needs to set out how schools can secure a zero - tolerance approach to sexual harassment and bullying by providing clear guidance on how to deal with these issues and to ensure that all schools record, report and take effective action whenever incidents of sexual violence and harassment involving pupils occur.

Grammar schools are state secondary schools, which select their pupils by means of an examination taken by children at age 11, known as the «11 Plus».

«The fatal inaccuracies on the Government's list of schools affected by the decisions on future BSF projects will take a wrecking ball to the hopes of school staff and pupils whose futures depended on having their school buildings transformed.

The rector of Imperial College London, Richard Sykes, warned that ministers were taking a «back to front approach» by focusing on creating «scientifically literate» pupils with understanding of issues such as GM food, the environment and nuclear power.

There was, however, a decline in the number of pupils taking core subjects such as geography and history and modern languages, and a marked rise in the number of non - academic / vocational qualifications being taken, particularly by pupils from the poorest backgrounds or those attending schools in disadvantaged areas.

GCSE examinations are taken by most pupils at the end of compulsory school education (year 11) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Student posted they were going to slit my throat Website - Facebook The pupil was disciplined appropriately and I felt supported by the action taken.

While not confirming his intention outright, the education secretary indicated he wanted to see a new examination which would be taken by the vast majority of schoolchildren — recognising the best - performing «high - flyer» pupils while also acknowledging the «fluency» of lesser - able students.

A copy of the results from the «Big Question» on pupil behaviour is attached, along with details of a number of «refusal to teach» ballots taken by the NASUWT during 2011 on pupil indiscipline.

Free English GCSE resits set to be taken by tens of thousands of pupils next month have not prevented another outbreak of the re-grading row.

He took a closer look at this eye reflex by showing volunteers cartoons from the New Yorker magazine and using an eye - tracking device to monitor their pupil dilation and eye movements.

Inspired by some of the images taken by the Faulkes Telescopes, Year 3 pupils produced some beautiful chalk drawings of galaxies, nebulae and various other astronomical objects.

Based on the comic book by Mark Millar, the plot follows a veteran secret agent (Firth) as he takes a young delinquent (Taron Egerton) from the London streets and enrolls him in an academy that trains it's pupils to be 007 - type secret agents.

About a half - hour into the film, after Allen establishes his standard, complicated love story, this time involving a «genius» philosophy professor named Abe Lucas (played by Joaquin Phoenix, with a heck of a gut), Jill, his brightest pupil (Emma Stone), who says she's in love with her boyfriend, and Rita, a married professor (Parker Posey), who all teach / attend the same Newport, R.I. university, «Irrational Man» takes a rather dark and very welcome turn.

A new, in - depth report takes a look at how states spend education money and finds that the most cost - effective ways of increasing student achievement are by reducing pupil - teacher ratios, providing more prekindergarten programs, and providing teachers with discretionary classroom resources — not by raising teacher pay.

It has been argued that pupils should take GCSEs in English, maths, science, a language and history or geography and expects all pupils will be enrolled in more academic subjects by 2018.

According to a survey conducted by Wellcome Trust - a charity which supports scientists and researchers - pupils have admitted that they take part in practical lessons less than once a month, or never.

106 English primary schools with higher than average numbers of disadvantaged pupils took part in the trial, which was delivered to 8,600 pupils by the charity Magic Breakfast.

Nicky Morgan has already confirmed that all pupils will be expected to take compulsory EBacc subjects by 2020, which has led some educational professionals to voice concerns, saying that focus on academic subjects could restrict the time available for creative and technical subjects.

A recent survey based on statistics published by Ofqual revealed a fivefold decline in the number of pupils taking GCSEs in arts subjects over the past year, and entrants for A Levels in arts subjects dropped by 4,300.

Across secondary schools in England, the research shows that 78 per cent of secondary school teachers surveyed by the National Foundation for Education Research say their school offers volunteering programmes to build their pupils» life skills, but just eight per cent of pupils aged 11 - 16 in England and Wales surveyed by Ipsos MORI say they take part in these sorts of extra-curricular activities.

Almost two in five secondary pupils (37 per cent) don't take part in extra-curricular activities run by their school.

Seventy - one per cent of more than 4,500 pupils that took part in the survey - commissioned by the Headmasters» and Headmistresses» Conference (HMC) and Digital Awareness UK - said that they have undergone «digital detoxes» to escape social media.

The study suggests this is due to the fact that FSM pupils are under represented in grammar schools, as by the time the 11 - plus entry exam is taken a disadvantaged attainment gap has already tarted to emerge.

Of insulting comments made by pupils, 52 per cent were regarding character or appearance, 45 per cent was focused on professionalism and teaching, and 38 per cent featured pictures or videos which were taken without consent.

The statistics from the Key Stage 2 tests, taken in May by almost 580,000 pupils, showed that 80 per cent of students achieved the expected Level 4 in reading, writing and maths - up from just 62 per cent in 2009.

The idea is to create powerful interest in the learning topic from the outset — perhaps by introducing a visitor to the classroom, taking the pupils outside, or introducing a new object or activity to the classroom.

«By taking part in our Mr Men and Little Miss Challenges school pupils, parents and teachers can help children today and in the future — and save a young life that might otherwise be lost forever.»

Taking into account the relationship between predicted and actual spending increases, we find that increasing per - pupil spending by 10 percent in all 12 school - age years increases educational attainment by 0.3 years on average among all children.

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.

A consultation into whether Year 11 pupils should take the National Reference Tests (NRTs) has been launched by Schools Minister Nick Gibb.

Pupils will be encouraged to take control of their learning by immersing them in activities that inspire the development of key skills such as, critical thinking, problem solving and team work.