Sentence examples for pupil ability from inspiring English sources

A Conservative government would set by pupil ability and would, within 100 days of winning an election, identify the "very worst" schools, by which Gove means those that have been placed in special measures by Oftsed for more than a year.

The Scottish Government insisted that teachers' judgements about pupil ability would be given more weight than the test results when the national data was collected – but critics warned there would be nothing to stop people using the results to compile unofficial league tables of school performance.

The distribution of pupil ability is presented next and each 'X' represents 1.3 candidates.

During that time, I was lucky enough to see varied teaching styles and pupil abilities across a wide range of different subject areas.

The pupils' ability and achievement levels, however, have remained the same as it has always been a mixed-ability school.

Cambridge University wrote to all schools and colleges urging them to retain the AS level as it stands, saying it puts pupils at an advantage because it acts as a "robust indicator" of pupils' ability as they apply to university.

Between years 7 to 9, pupils' ability to "decode" written text (that is, converting the written symbols of an alphabetical writing system into the sounds they represent) did not improve and pupils in year 9 were just as likely to pronounce words wrongly as they were in year 7.

The group said it was "narrow" and did not develop pupils' ability to think.

By contrast, the Japanese students only described the pupils' ability to actively seek new perspectives using creativity.

The government said non-words were being included to check pupils' ability to decode words using phonics.

But they can, and some do, use "ability bands" to ensure a balanced intake - by testing pupils' ability, and then admitting a proportion from every level or band.