The huge increase in the number of schools that have become academies or are about to become academies will not just change
things teachers and pupils.
Not exact matches
The remarkable
thing is that it was preserved
and transmitted orally for centuries before it was reduced to writing, passed on from
teacher to
pupil.
This quite lengthy passage is full both of tension
and of understanding: «It's a bad
thing if children
and pupils lose their spirit on account of their parents
and teacher.»
«Freedom comes at the high price of, among other
things, abandoning national pay
and conditions of service for
teachers and allowing all schools to select their
pupils.
Pupils are attacking their
teachers and all manner of absurd
things are happening.
Try asking yourself, «what is the single most important
thing your school does for the
pupils and what is the single most important
thing you as a team of
teachers can do to ensure your
pupils get this from their time at school?»
An imaginative activity in French:
pupils read the recipe for a good
teacher (subject knowledge, sense of humour, etc)
and then use this as scaffolding to create their own recipes for other
things like a good party.
Emma believes it needn't be intimidating: «The
thing about technology is that different
teachers can hook onto different ideas
and apps
and play to the strengths of the
pupils.
While the
pupils above were making important changes to the benefit of their personal
and social development, they
and their class mates were also learning about rivers
and the hydrological cycle, co-operative working,
and many other
things that supported the work of the class
teacher.
«It is the last
thing they want to do but they have no other choice because they have to reduce staffing numbers
and that inevitably affects the
teacher - to -
pupil ratio.
Introduced in September 2014 the new curriculum has had a profound impact; not only on the way the core subject is taught — with
pupils expected to learn «fewer
things in greater depth» - but also on the way
teachers are expected to challenge
and support their
pupils.
«This has real problems for
pupils in terms of continuity of their teaching, knowing who you are as a
teacher and knowing how
things are done in the school.»
«However, there are certain
things which... particularly Michael Gove did which we think were unhelpful
and which we can dramatically improve by ensuring that all
pupils are taught by qualified
teachers, [
and] that the curriculum is set by people who are qualified to do so.»
«
And the most depressing
thing for a
teacher with a high calibre of
pupil is to coach the most able
pupils on dumbing down their answers to get an A *,» he said.
The other
things the STRB should consider before making its recommendations include the state of
teacher supply in the country, the need to ensure
teachers are «affordable»
and future changes in the
pupil population.
There are plenty of
things a proper, declared middle tier could get on with, including: ensuring a supply of good
teachers; school improvement support for all schools, especially those in deprived areas; good continuing professional development for
teachers and leaders;
and an effective system of support for vulnerable
pupils, especially those with special needs.
When it comes to supporting
pupils with a disfigurement, one of the most common questions I get when I go into schools
and talk to
teachers is «what if I say the wrong
thing?»
In this way, instead of determining, say, whether they have mastered a list of
things third - graders should know, as the MCA does,
teachers and parents get specific information about where each
pupil is.
If
teachers could free up their time they would be able to spend more time doing
things that make most difference to children's learning such as actually talking to their
pupils and their parents, working with other colleagues
and learning from other colleagues» teaching practice.»
In New York City, where 38 % of charters are in private space, schools spend on average $ 2,350 per
pupil (17 % of total) on their buildings — dollars that would otherwise pay for
teachers, guidance counselors
and instructional materials, among other
things.
We need, among other
things, more equitable appropriation of public funds, implementation of academic programs with a high success record, lowering
pupil /
teacher ratio for reading
and math,
and higher pay incentives for seasoned
teachers willing to teach in substandard schools.