Sentences with phrase «why grammar schools»
The plan is also expected to raise questions about why grammar schools are being prioritised when free transport schemes in some areas face significant cuts.
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There's a simple reason why some grammar schools are adding a form of entry, as each pupil brings funding.
Unions have also asked why grammar schools are prioritised when free transport schemes in some areas face significant cuts.
Some people use stories like mine as an example of why grammar schools are a good idea.
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PM struggling to explain why she wants to create new grammar schools.
By their very nature, grammar schools are for the few, otherwise why have them?»
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Add to this nebulous college entrance environment the challenge presented by the proliferation of four - year high schools, whose numbers skyrocketed from 2,526 in 1890 to 10,213 in 1910, and it is easy to see why the trustees of the Carnegie Foundation felt the need to define college: «An institution to be ranked a college must have at least six (6) professors giving their entire time to college and university work, a course of four full years in liberal arts and sciences, and should require for admission not less than the usual four years of academic or high school preparation, or its equivalent, in addition to the preacademic or grammar school studies.»
When asked why she thought her friends didn't engage with computer science, Roseanna, Year 8 at Townley Grammar School said: «I don't think they see the creative side in computer science.
That's why, in addition to grammars for the top 15 % of pupils, we need to create other schools that cater for the bottom 15 % - and resource them appropriately.
Firstly it's been shown that the convertor academies who were expected to help poorly performing local schools almost universally failed to do this in any realistic way so why would we expect it to work between grammar / secondary modern schools?
«We know that grammar schools provide a good education for their disadvantaged pupils, which is why we want more pupils from lower income backgrounds to benefit from that.»
«But we know there is more to do, and that's precisely why we have set out plans to make more good school places available, to more parents, in more parts of the country - including scrapping the ban on new grammar school places, and harnessing the resources and expertise of universities, independent and faith schools.»
«That's why our consultation on creating more good school places in more parts of the country includes proposals to scrap the ban on new grammar schools — on the strict condition they improve the education of other pupils in the system — as well as harnessing the expertise and resources of our universities, and our independent and faith schools.»
The Ofsted boss told the Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association (FASNA) conference this morning that grammar schools were not the answer to the nation's problems, but said there was no reason why comprehensive schools should not «celebrate the importance of tradition, ritual and formality&Schools National Association (FASNA) conference this morning that grammar schools were not the answer to the nation's problems, but said there was no reason why comprehensive schools should not «celebrate the importance of tradition, ritual and formality&schools were not the answer to the nation's problems, but said there was no reason why comprehensive schools should not «celebrate the importance of tradition, ritual and formality&schools should not «celebrate the importance of tradition, ritual and formality».
Which is why people are getting angry about grammar schools.
A Department for Education spokesperson said: «The Sutton Trust itself has highlighted the positive impact grammar schools can have on pupils from less well - off backgrounds and that's exactly why we want more young people to benefit.
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FSM representation at Reading's grammar schools is < 1.2 % compared to 18.2 % in the LA killing dead any theory that a large catchment can promote socially inclusive but it's not hard to see why.
That's why we need an education policy for all our children, not just a tiny minority in grammar schools.»
«That's why the proportion of disadvantaged children at grammar schools is extremely low, just 2.6 per cent of kids on free school meals,» Powell said.
We cruise through grammar school, junior high, high school, and college, never asking what we're doing, why we're doing it or whether we like it.
Once again, if the reason for the LLB to JD switch is to ensure that employer recognize that the JD holder isn't some snot - nose kid just out of the equivalent of grammar school but (generally) has some prior academic standing (even if it is in sheep - dip marketing from Woolabunga U), why demand the right to be called «Doctor Fawlty»?