To support pupils
with high attainment in academies, the Sutton Trust is calling for the government to create a fund to support successful initiatives for high attainers from disadvantaged backgrounds, and to focus on supporting disadvantaged pupils of all attainment levels through the pupil premium.
It's safe to predict that this trend will only accelerate as older generations with lower educational attainment rates are gradually replaced by new generations
with higher attainment rates.
This table lists the 200 schools in England
with the highest attainment at A-level, AS - level and other Key Stage 5 (16 - 18) qualifications.
Not exact matches
It parades itself as a standard of
higher truth, to which it is entitled to berate and demean others
with relished distain, ever proud of its
attainments.
Christ above culture: Christianity brings the culture up to a
higher level of fulfillment; culture leads people to Christ, but Christ then enters into the situation from above
with gifts which human aspiration can not attain and «draws up» the society to
higher levels of social
attainment.
If a man has not enough passion to make either the one movement or the other, if he loiters through life, repenting a little, and thinks that the rest will take care of itself, he has once for all renounced the effort to live in the idea — and then he can very easily reach and help others to reach the
highest attainments, i.e. delude himself and others
with the notion that in the world of spirit everything goes as in a well - known game of cards where everything depends on haphazard.
these indicators of unconventional matches are always associated
with higher marital instability — even in couples that have delayed entry to marriage — but the stabilizing effects associated
with older ages and
higher levels of educational
attainment are larger and dominate.
Those
with a low level of educational
attainment are almost five times as likely to be in poverty now as those
with a
high level of education.
So for example, the odds of a low educational outcome is 1.6 times
higher for those who grew up in a single adult household compared to households
with two adults; living
with three or more adults also increases the odds of low educational
attainment by a factor of almost 2.
Holding all else equal, those
with low
attainment are 11 times as likely to be severely deprived as those
with a
high level of education.
Mothers
with higher educational
attainment or
higher family income were more likely to breast - feed until the sixth month.
While father absence has been associated
with a host of negative children's outcomes, including increased risk of dropping out of school and lower educational
attainment, poorer physical and mental health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40
higher levels of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the negative effects of father absence on children's outcomes.41, 42 Quality of the parents» relationship before divorce, or of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the mother was not good.
However, the annual wage premium for African - American fathers did not increase significantly
with higher educational
attainment.
An April 2013 report released by the U.K.
Higher Education Academy reported lower rates of progression to Ph.D. studies for undergraduates coming from a state
high school, or from a family
with parents of low educational or professional
attainment.
Participation in
high - quality early childhood programs at ages 3 and 4 years is associated
with greater school readiness and achievement,
higher rates of educational
attainment and socioeconomic status, and lower rates of crime.
«The United States continues to be highly racially segregated,» Currie said, «
with African - American neighborhoods suffering
higher poverty, lower average educational
attainments,
higher unemployment,
higher exposure to pollution, and other ills.»
Although children
with these conditions are at
higher risk for reduced school performance and academic
attainment, there are other problems that they can encounter as a result.
Our study, along
with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both
high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links
with level of educational
attainment, 22,23 and
with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24
Higher levels of educational
attainment are also associated
with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.
Critics contend that better cognitive scores in breastfed infants are due to the fact that mothers
with higher levels of educational
attainment are more likely to breastfeed.
Love cupid for most people will be so carried away during the first meeting that some even end up in bed
with them without asking what his or her
highest educational
attainment is.
Given all this, it is perhaps unsurprising that the biggest ever study on teacher evaluation, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project (MET), revealed that even the very best observation approaches had limited success in identifying the teachers also associated
with the
highest gains in pupil
attainment.
Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a
high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences
with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates
high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit
attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.
Evidence collated by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well - being and
attainment», highlights that pupils
with better emotional well - being at age seven had a value - added Key Stage 2 score 2.46 points
higher than pupils
with poorer emotional well - being, equivalent to more than one term's progress.
However, Education Minister Simon Birmingham said Education at a Glance report showed Australia's education system ranked amongst the world's best
with high levels of access, participation and
attainment and strong employment outcomes.
The framework outlines the expectations for schools to provide accurate information about pupils»
attainment and progress that they make, along
with a requirement to identify pupils who are making less than expected progress and / or are unlikely on current performance to make expected or
higher attainment.
[xxiv] We pool data from the 2000 - 2014 ACS surveys, restrict the sample to 25 -45-year-old
high school graduates, and then regress ln (earnings) on degree
attainment indicators as well as their interactions
with race, gender, race, potential experience and experience squared.
The schools most likely to have low
attainment, low gain, and low closing - the - gap scores were schools
with high percentages of white working class males.
This raises the possibility that the measured effects of attending a charter
high school on educational
attainment could simply reflect advantages of grouping middle and
high school grades together, thereby creating greater continuity for students and eliminating the disruption often associated
with changing schools.
The researchers point out that this raises the possibility that the positive effects of attending a charter
high school on educational
attainment could simply reflect advantages of grouping middle and
high school grades together, thereby creating greater continuity for students and eliminating the disruption often associated
with changing schools.
Our findings are consistent
with some research on the efficacy of Catholic schools, which finds substantial positive effects of attending a Catholic
high school on educational
attainment.
PUPIL
ATTAINMENT Before the initial decline in 2013, pupils with high prior attainment were more likely to enter for at least one arts subject, in comparison to those with medium or low prior a
ATTAINMENT Before the initial decline in 2013, pupils
with high prior
attainment were more likely to enter for at least one arts subject, in comparison to those with medium or low prior a
attainment were more likely to enter for at least one arts subject, in comparison to those
with medium or low prior
attainmentattainment.
Existing research suggests that these aims are being met,
with pupils at schools that substantially increased their EBacc rates showing
higher average
attainment in GCSE English and maths and lower probabilities of leaving education after the age of 16.
The seven recommendations are currently informing a # 5 million campaign focused on primary schools in West and South Yorkshire, regions where the
attainment gap between rich and poor pupils is large and there are a significant number of schools
with a
high percentage of disadvantaged pupils.
This means that the Milwaukee
attainment analysis almost certainly underestimated the benefits of remaining in private schools throughout
high school by diluting the private school group
with students who transferred to public schools.
According to an annual report, out of 48 academy chains, only eight saw poorer pupils
with high prior
attainment go on to progress over the national average.
While GCSE grades for all pupils are
higher in schools
with Ofsted ratings of «Outstanding» or «Good» than in those rated «Requires improvement» or «Inadequate», the size of the
Attainment 8 gap is consistent across all four types of schools.
There are multiple issues that face
higher education, from college access, degree
attainment, and student success to the future of shared governance and leadership along
with economic and global realities will require
higher education to face serious adaptive challenges both now and in the future.
In the U.S.
higher education system,
higher spending by institutions is often associated
with greater quality, and research also shows that
higher spending leads to more degree
attainment, particularly at less selective institutions.
Insofar as students benefit from peer effects in classrooms, corridors, and clubs, and insofar as being surrounded by other smart kids challenges these students (and wards off allegations of «nerdiness»), schools
with overall cultures of
high academic
attainment are apt to yield more such benefits.
And they will have children
with higher levels of educational
attainment.
In a further more recent good practice case study they also reported that; «Neston
High School secures high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LO
High School secures
high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LO
high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum
with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LOTC).
Neston
High were also featured in a recent Ofsted best practice report, which praised the school for securing high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of L
High were also featured in a recent Ofsted best practice report, which praised the school for securing
high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of L
high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum
with a broad programme of LOtC.
Milburn highlighted that at the current rates of progression it would take 30 years to halve the educational
attainment gap between poorer children and their better - off classmates, and over 50 years before the gap in access to university is closed between the areas
with the lowest and
highest participation rates.
The pupil premium research carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown how, as part of a whole ‑ school approach, low - cost,
high - impact strategies can impacting positively on outcomes for children and young people
with SEN and help in narrowing the gap in
attainment for our most vulnerable students (http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk).
We wanted to use this new information to compare the economic benefits of
higher levels of just school
attainment with the benefits of
higher levels of cognitive skills.
In one example of how the research has raised further questions for investigation, results indicate the genes associated
with higher educational
attainment were associated
with decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease on average.
Higher levels of educational attainment are associated with a longer, healthier life; higher lifetime earnings; and lower probabilities of divorce, welfare receipt, and incarcer
Higher levels of educational
attainment are associated
with a longer, healthier life;
higher lifetime earnings; and lower probabilities of divorce, welfare receipt, and incarcer
higher lifetime earnings; and lower probabilities of divorce, welfare receipt, and incarceration.
At Pleckgate
High School in Blackburn, the school was facing high numbers of students attending with low prior attainment scores, and relatively high numbers of disadvantaged stude
High School in Blackburn, the school was facing
high numbers of students attending with low prior attainment scores, and relatively high numbers of disadvantaged stude
high numbers of students attending
with low prior
attainment scores, and relatively
high numbers of disadvantaged stude
high numbers of disadvantaged students.
In a further more recent good practice case study, Ofsted also reported that: «Neston
High School secures high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LO
High School secures
high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LO
high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum
with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LOtC).
«Before 2013, pupils
with high prior
attainment were more likely than those
with medium or low prior
attainment to enter at least one arts subject,» the report found.