Raising Standards raising standards The Coalition is committed to strong government and non-governmentschool sectors. The Coalition will not only increase funding for http://www.liberal.org.au/documents/1998_election/schools/schools.html
Extractions: Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs Raising Standards Raising Standards - The Coalition is committed to strong government and non-government school sectors. The Coalition will not only increase funding for schools but also provide a range of initiatives that will benefit all Australian school students. Raising Standards Table of Contents Executive Summary Labors Record Highlights of the Governments Achievements Coalition Initiatives Australian Schools Executive Summary The first Howard/Fischer Government: Promoted and achieved a specific national goal to improve literacy and numeracy standards. In only two and a half years, the Coalition obtained support from state and territory governments to agree to a National Literacy and Numeracy Plan. For the first time, a national literacy standard is now in place.
Conservative Party - News Story Cameron raising standards and getting the basics right Discipline. standards.Promoting teaching methods that work. Scrapping those that don t. http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=123429
Conservative Party - News Story raising standards and getting the basics right Discipline. standards.Promoting teaching methods that work. Scrapping those that don t. http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=123453
Extractions: search: you are here: This guidance is part of the package of materials that is intended to help schools to decide the type and how many staff they need as they plan their workforce. It reflects the arrangements in place in England. Similar guidance reflecting the practical and legislative position in Wales will be issue to accompany The Education (Specified Work and Registration) (Wales) Regulations which were made on 6 July 2004. Guidance for schools on HLTAs (PDF KB) The Education (Specified Work and Registration) Regulations 2003 (PDF KB) Further details of HLTA assessment and training programmes and for details of the HLTA Standards (PDF KB) WAMG Note 9 (PDF KB) This guidance is designed to provide assistance to schools who are considering using cover supervision, along with a range of other strategies, in order to deliver an effective and tailored school policy for dealing with cover.
Extractions: Published by TAG Learning MAPS is the first web-enabled software to facilitate online ICT assessment of pupils ICT work at KS2 to KS4. Developed closely with teachers and LEA advisors; this robust web application is designed to save teachers time and make ICT assessment more effective and manageable. And because TAG manages the system and ensures that it is secure; teachers can focus on teaching and working with their pupils rather than on the technology. New GCSE Qualification version available from January 2005. Annual subscription is based on the number of pupils signed up (minimum 75 pupils) - the greater the saving the more pupils signed up. Plus pay in advance for 2+ years and get an extra 20% to 30% discount. For further information; you can log on to www.maps-ict.com Keywords: raising standards ICT , MAPS; assessment; moderation; KS2; KS3; KS4; GCSE; portfolio; eportfolio;e-portfolio; e-assessment; gce, e-Learning Credits (eLCs), eLearning Credits (eLCs), Curriculum Online (COL), Early Years, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Special Educational Needs URL: www.taglearning.com/browse/product.php?pid=54
Raising Standards: Overview raising standards Setting Targets Secondary Schools Support Pack - Overviewraising Effective Learning and Teaching in Scottish Secondary Schools http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents-w/hmi2-01.htm
Extractions: Raising Standards - Setting Targets: Secondary Schools Support Pack - Overview: Raising Attainment Foreword This pack is intended for use selectively in conjunction with other relevant materials published by HM Inspectors of Schools. It comes as secondary schools look at ways of further raising the attainment of pupils as part of the national setting-targets initiative. The strategy for the initiative has been developed through the work of the Ministerial Action Group on Standards and the paper Setting Targets - Raising Standards in Schools provides a framework within which schools can set targets. The strategies and case studies highlighted in this pack show that many schools are already making very good progress in raising pupils' attainment. Research shows that schools do make a difference. Through self-evaluation, schools can identify the changes required and take responsibility for taking the required action. The materials in this pack should help teachers and managers in schools, and education authority officers and advisers to:
Raising Standards: The Improving School Effectiveness Project raising standards Setting Targets The Improving School Effectiveness What approaches to teaching and learning were predominant in schools that http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents-w/hmi3-01.htm
Extractions: Raising Standards - Setting Targets: The Improving School Effectiveness Project - Summary for secondary schools Foreword This paper was prepared by the Quality in Education Centre (QIE) at the University of Strathclyde and forms part of the support pack for secondary schools linked to the Raising Standards - Setting Targets initiative. It should be read in conjunction with the overview paper provided in the pack. The Improving School Effectiveness Project (ISEP) was carried out by a team from QIE and from the Institute of Education at the University of London. The aims and findings of ISEP are very relevant to the targets initiative. This initiative looks at schools' scope for improvement, not in direct comparison with national averages or top national performance, but in relation to schools whose pupils have similar socio-economic backgrounds. This paper summarises aspects of ISEP that might be considered within the setting-targets initiative and also within the broader context of evaluating school effectiveness and quality. The messages from ISEP underline the close relationship between research findings in school effectiveness and school improvement and the Quality Initiative in Scottish Schools. The issues raised should help schools to focus on improving attainment which is central to the targets initiative.
Extractions: This Article Full Text (PDF) Full Text (OnlineFirst[PDF]) ... Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Julia Whitburn Institute of Economic and Social Research, UK Concern over poor standards in mathematics among English school leavers has led to a number of government initiatives in recent years. Without a secure foundation of mathematical understanding and competence during the primary school years, later learning in mathematics is problematic. This paper examines recent major initiatives at the primary stage of schooling and their effect on raising standards, including the National Numeracy Strategy and the Improving Primary Math-ematics (IPM) project. The latter project, influenced by successful Continental approaches to
OECD Observer: A Test Too Far At the end of the day, to improve education and raise standards, The conceptof raising the quality of learning and teaching must be linked to investing http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/1210/A_test_too_far.html
Extractions: Who would disagree that education and training are among the most significant investments a society can make for its own development? Not many, though it begs the question: why, then, have so many countries allowed public investment in education and training to lag growth in national wealth? How ironic that OECD countries should all have experienced an unprecedented economic boom we know to have been knowledge-driven, yet, rather than investing more in learning, we allow schools to become a new prime target for budget-conscious politicians to scrutinise and cut in the name of betterment. Even some so-called left-leaning governments have chopped public investment in schools by offering a menu of false alternatives, from performance testing of young children, to vouchers for parents to spend in schools of their choice, as though they really had a choice. Weeding out underperforming teachers has been another new strategy, though one that risks blaming a victim. Teachers often need help, not punishment.
Building Block II: Effective Teaching Building Block II Effective Teaching. Establishing a higher standards raising teachers performance standards without taking them out of the classroom http://www.buildingblocks.org/cfm_User/pg_BuildingBlockHome.cfm?BuildingBlockID=
Extractions: With Values Added Dr. Tom Hollis and Dr. Michael Arnold Dr. Michael "Mick" Arnold is the Coordinator for Educational Administration at Southwest Baptist University. In addition to coordinating the program he also teaches School Administration, Administrative Communication, Educational Research, and the Capstone Experience. Dr. Arnold has presented nationally and internationally on topics related to the principalship, problem-based learning, and good teaching practices. His writings have been published in state and national journals and will soon have the story "The Last Volleyball Game" published in the book Stories for the Extreme Teens Heart. Dr. Tom Hollis is an associate professor of education and is the Director of Graduate Studies in Education at Southwest Baptist University. In addition to teaching graduate education courses, he has conducted numerous workshops nationally and internationally in the areas of learning styles, classroom management, and good teaching practices.
Education Book Review/Raising Standards In Literacy raising standards in Literacy is the third book in the series Language and Literacy Research into the teaching of literacy contains information on the http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/reviews/posted/fisher.htm
Extractions: Raising Standards in Literacy is the third book in the series Language and Literacy in Action. The editors goal is to bring different research findings about literacy theory and practice to everyday classroom teachers. The book is a compilation of chapters that are based on presentations by different well know scholars in the field of literacy research. Research is included from the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, giving an international view of literacy that is thought provoking. There are three major sections in the book: Research into the teaching of literacy. (six chapters) What counts as evidence? (four chapters) Developing teacher practice. (six chapters) Research into the teaching of literacy contains information on the different roles research can play in teaching literacy and reviews of literacy research. It is important to note that all the chapters in this section except the last are written by scholars practicing in the United Kingdom, therefore the research tends to focus on issues related to the United Kingdom such as the National Literacy Strategy. (In fact several chapters throughout the book focus on the National Literacy Strategy, offering both overview and critical analysis. Readers interested in gaining a better understanding of the Strategy might find this book offers a helpful analysis.) While this section contains information that has a broad appeal, it does not present an extensive focus.
Solihull Council - Key Stage 3 In Solihull Contains information about raising standards in Key Stage 3 Most teachers inSolihull have been planning their English teaching like this for several http://www.solihull.gov.uk/about/parents/ks3.htm
Extractions: Whats New? Press Releases ... Social Services Start of Content. Solihull secondary schools have been piloting strategies aimed to raise standards across the curriculum for all 11-14 year olds Contains information about raising standards in Key Stage 3 Since September 2000, Solihull secondary schools have been piloting strategies aimed to raise standards across the curriculum for all 11-14 year olds. The experiences of teachers and pupils in Solihull schools are being used by the Government to shape the strategy which will start in all schools nationally from this September. Already the national literacy and numeracy strategies in Key Stages 1 and 2 have had an impact on the achievement of pupils. By raising standards and expectations in Key Stage 3 schools can continue the good work done in primary schools and provide a strong basis for even higher achievement at GCSE level. The pilot programme began with an initial focus on English and mathematics. Since January a programme to review the teaching of science has started and this will broaden during the summer term to include teachers from the foundation subjects and Religious Education.
Core Skills Enrichment raising standards. 1 The teaching assistants role raising standards.Teaching is a complex process that links a series of techniques across lessons and http://www.napta.org.uk/coreskills/html/learning0101.html
Teaching To Academic Standards: Explanation This is often used as an argument for standards or for raising existing Do you think establishing or raising standards would help in this regard? http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/standards/index_sub4.html
Extractions: Another perspective Interview with Marc S. Tucker In the following interview, Marc S. Tucker, an educational theorist and standards advocate, answers questions about standards. In some places, his opinion may differ from those expressed by Ruth Mitchell, the author of this workshop. We hope that these differences will stimulate creative and productive debate about these important issues.
University Of Worcester - RESEARCH AIMED AT RAISING STANDARDS RESEARCH AIMED AT raising standards 09 February 2005 the simple message fromDr John Peters, Deputy Director of the Learning and Teaching Centre at UCW. http://www.worc.ac.uk/cms/template.cfm?name=researchaimedatraisingstandards
18. Raising Standards - NYSUT History That decision to consistently support raising standards - charted the 1988 Task Force on the Teaching Profession, which recommended raising standards http://www.nysut.org/history/18raising.html
Extractions: Academic excellence is a union issue Back in the 1970s, when the Hamburg Teachers Association came to the bargaining table with proposals on class size and teacher training, the administration's response was short: Forget about it. They "told us that we weren't there at the bargaining table to do anything for the students," recalled Marcella Fugle, then president of the Hamburg TA. "They said that wasn't our role." How times have changed. Now, as New York State United Teachers celebrates its 25th anniversary, the statewide union has achieved more than just a place at the table: NYSUT is a leader in the push to raise academic standards in New York state. In the pre-union era, teachers typically were recipients of tons of top-down directives, forced into implementing the educational fad du jour. Now, through their union, teachers have become full participants in shaping academic standards and the standards for their profession. It hasn't been easy. From practical to ridiculous Consider a fad that swept through New York state in the 1970s called "competency-based teacher education." (Broach the topic within earshot of a veteran teacher, and you'll elicit groans.) This initiative centered on a college-developed checklist of teaching skills that supervising teachers were told to apply to their teacher education students.
Extractions: About the Library Association Press Desk Our Information Service Professional Issues ... Links Lifelong learning The response of The Library Association to the technical consultation document Learning to succeed: raising standards in post 16 learning: building practitioner skills and qualifications in work-based learning funded by the Learning and Skills Council and the Employment Service. http://www.dfee.gov.uk/post16/publications/trngqual.shtml 1.1 The Library Association is the professional body that represents more than 25,000 librarians and information workers in the United Kingdom. Members of The Library Association work in a range of settings, including: schools and post-16 education; public libraries; industry, commerce and government; the health, legal and voluntary sectors. It has 2,500 active members in the further education sector.
Extractions: 1) The Library Association welcomes the opportunity to comment on the quality assurance proposals for the post-16 sector. We believe that the proposals outlined in the consultation document constitute a good base on which to build a quality system. Our major reservations concern the lack of emphasis put on the importance of providing appropriate learning resources to enable an effective learning process to take place and the comparative lack of coverage of the informal end of the learning spectrum as represented by much provision in the voluntary sector or by public libraries. Partnership provision, as, for instance, exemplified by the Information, Advice and Guidance Networks or the provision of UfI learning centres is also not fully embedded within the proposals - the assumption, in most cases, seems to be that of a single supplier. We offer a few comments on individual aspects of the proposals below.
