Sentences with phrase «younger pupils taking»

Andrew Hall, head of the AQA exam board, said the most significant impact on this year's results has been the big fall in younger pupils taking exams a year early.

Even the youngest pupils took part.

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Nowadays, it is they, the pupils, who take over the pace and the direction of every human discussion and question, from the pressures of their need, and the vitality of their keen young minds.

I am sure that the new Government's commitment to such measures as the pupil premium and support for further education colleges and universities will give the young people of my constituency the educational opportunity that will make them more socially mobile, raise their aspirations, unlock untapped potential and let individuals take control of their own lives once more.

The situation left the pupils helpless and for the caterers with no option than to take cover from the marauding young men.

He recounted that the situation left the pupils helpless and the caterers with no option than to take cover from the marauding young men.

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.

Qualitative research from the ABA found that many young people felt that they were not taken seriously when they reported being bullied and that teachers didn't always understand the issues LGBT pupils faced.

«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.»

Interviews with over 7,000 children and young people aged between seven and 18 in 2015 found that 50 per cent of primary pupils and 70 per cent of secondary pupils are taking internet enabled devices to bed with them.

Tyack & Cuban: «Reformers expected the kindergarten to be a cure for urban social evils as well as a model of education for young children... When public sponsorship took the place of private, an early casualty was the outreach program that sent kindergarten teachers into the homes of the pupils.»

The results of a national pupil survey on internet use will be released on 30 January 2017 ahead of Safer Internet Day, taking data from 60 schools and 19,000 pupils Primary - aged pupils are more frequently using tablets and smartphones to access the internet With greater access to the internet, concerns have been raised around the content that is accessible by young children, and how this can be combatted effectively

Councillor John Peck, Nottinghamshire county council's Committee Chairman for children and young people's services, added: «I'm delighted that work is now underway at The Newark Academy and I'm sure everyone connected with the school — the staff, pupils, parents and the wider community — are excited about seeing the site take shape.

In recent years, dramatic changes in both policy and attitudes to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have taken place, putting additional pressure on SEN professionals to provide the best possible support for pupils with SEND.

The House of Lords social mobility committee has published a report claiming that scrapping the national curriculum for pupils over 14 and taking careers advice away from schools could help young people make better choices about their future.

Gibbs said that when discussing the GCSE policy with young people who attended top comprehensive schools, «they take it for granted that pupils study maths, English and science at GCSE, alongside a foreign language and either history or geography».

Iona, who was one of three St Margaret's pupils to take part in the Intermediate Olympiad last year — a precursor for younger students — has been invited to attend an awards ceremony at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London in the summer.

conducting further research into what works to help young people with behavioural issues, and as such, continue to develop our long - term ambition to give control of alternative provision budgets to mainstream schools, allowing these to commission their own such provision and take responsibility for educational outcomes of their pupils

Pupils to gain a clear understanding of the importance of Bar / Bat Mitzvah for young Jewish children and they have the opportunity to reflect on their own acts of responsibility that they will take on as they grow up in their own families.

The proposal for this mixed, parent - led secondary school taking 120 pupils a year was led by the writer and broadcaster Toby Young.

When I discuss our GCSE policy with young people who attended top comprehensive schools (and independent and grammar schools), they take it for granted that pupils study maths, English and science at GCSE, alongside a foreign language and either history or geography.

The government has discouraged schools from entering younger pupils for exams, so fewer 14 - and 15 - year - olds are taking GCSEs early.

This programme aims to empower young people to drive their ambitions and fulfil their potential regardless of their socio - economic background and will give 260 pupils from Teach First schools the opportunity to challenge themselves by taking part in Prudential's RideLondon cycling event in July.

«A record number of pupils are now taking science at GCSE and we are seeing more young people taking the crucial STEM subjects at A-level.

Nick Gibb, the schools minister, today hailed an increase in the number of pupils taking these subjects, claiming it means «even more young people will have access to all the opportunities higher education provides».

Ofqual has published figures for exams being taken this summer showing a 40 % fall in GCSE entries from Year 10 pupils (14 to 15 - year - olds) or younger.

You may want to take this opportunity to encourage members of the teaching staff also sit with pupils on a rota basis — this has a powerful role model effect, especially for younger pupils.

About 2 months ago, I noticed on my male 3 yr old Siberian husky his left eye pupil was very dialated, two days later it started to bulge and cloud over, I rushed him to the vet, they checked the eye and prescribed ointment, it took care of the cloudiness, but did nothing for the bulging or the enlarged pupil, last weekend I noticed redness or blood in his eye, within a day that cleared, then came back with a vengeance, blood took over the whole eye, rushed him again to vet, they said they couldn't give him a proper examination due to his eye being completely filled with blood, there was no charge, but said it was definitely not trauma and he is too young to be cancer, but there are exceptions to everything, no prescriptions or ointments, said they would do very little and in most cases these symptoms clear on their own, they said to wait and watch, any change, for better or worse to bring him back, if there is discharge and seems to be healing then they can do a proper exam, if there is more bulging then they'll have to stick a needle in the eye to drain it.

It is a literary experiment in which an unnamed narrator gives advice to a young man suffering from melancholy, taking him on an imaginary tour through the Louvre where his readings of Chardin imbue the everyday world with new meaning, and his ruminations on Rembrandt take his melancholic pupil beyond the realm of mere objects.

In developing his process Rhode was first «inspired by a high school initiation rite whereby young pupils were unwillingly taken into the boys» toilets by senior pupils and forced to interact with chalk - drawn objects on the walls.»