Previous scores, they reckon, do a good job of capturing the various external influences pupils bring to the classroom, from how well-nourished they are to how good their former teachers were.
In Caerphilly county, Rhymney comprehensive opened to staff and external examination pupils only due to access difficulties due to icy conditions.
As it is the job of the SEN coordinator (Senco) to manage staff, pupils, parents and external agents in providing the most appropriate education for these pupils, it is the Sencos who encounter the daily concerns voiced by their colleagues.
In order to evaluate the impact of the consent rates of schools and pupils on the external validity of the collected data; school size, in terms of number of attending pupils, was compared between participating and non-participating schools.
But, after a close vote, the motion was amended to say that external testing should stay when pupils leave primary school.
In contrast with first aid training provided by external instructors, teachers know their pupils.
The two older men end up battling for their star pupil's soul as external circumstances threaten their stability and even their lives.
Bashir talks about the "external" factors that can lead to pupils feeling more aggrieved and isolated – including discrimination.
She also works with external agencies to make sure that pupils are looked after when there are long breaks from school.
Although the highly acclaimed program is over a decade old, there are as yet no external measures of the understanding that pupils gain -- a strange lapse for dissident educators challenging state standards.
