Laboratory Manual of First-Year Science for Secondary Schools. Waterman S. C. Russell, Howard Clinton Kelly

The College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) offering in computer science is in its first year of operation. In the spring of 1983 the board (1984) published a course description to serve as a guide to those secondary schools that wish to offer AP Computer Science. This course description is also the basis of the first AP examination in computer science that is being administered in May 1984. A teacher's guide for AP Computer Science (College Board 1983) has also been prepared to assist secondary school teachers in planning and teaching the course.

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Music in the National Curriculum: The First Year

British Journal of Music Education ◽

10.1017/s0265051700002151 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 191-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Janet Mills

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Primary Schools ◽

National Curriculum ◽

Good Practice ◽

First Year ◽

Music Teaching ◽

Music Lessons ◽

Wide Range ◽

Academic Year

During the academic year 1992–93 HM Inspectors of Schools (HMI) inspected 1208 class music lessons in maintained schools in England. These included almost 400 lessons attended by pupils in their first, third or seventh year of statutory schooling, that is pupils to whom the National Curriculum applies. HMI found a wide range in the quality of the practice in both primary and secondary schools. However, the proportion of lessons which HMI judged to be satisfactory or better in at least one of three important dimensions was substantially higher in primary schools. Primary class teachers often under-rated the quality of their music teaching. Some principles for developing good practice were identified.

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Reproductive Health Choices Among Adolescents in Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Limpopo, South Africa

The Open Public Health Journal ◽

10.2174/1874944501811010319 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 319-329

Author(s):

Netshikweta ML ◽

Olaniyi FC ◽

Tshitangano TG

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Parental Involvement ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Sexual Debut ◽

Survey Design ◽

Limpopo Province ◽

First Year ◽

Health Choices ◽

First Time

Objectives:This study was conducted to determine the knowledge, opinions and practices of female adolescents in selected secondary schools in Limpopo Province of South Africa about reproductive health issues and assess the level of parental involvement in their choices.Materials and methods:A quantitative, exploratory, survey design was adopted. A total of 512 learners from grades 8 (first year of secondary school) and 12 (final year) were conveniently sampled from 24 randomly selected secondary schools in Limpopo Province. Data was collected with a structured, self-administered questionnaire and analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0.Results:Sixteen (3.9%) of the learners attained menarche at or before the early age of 8 years and 102 (29.3%) experienced sexual debut before age 14 years. More than half of grade 12 (n =84, 52.5%) and 49 (14%) of grade 8 learners were sexually active and 80% (n = 444, 86.7%) of them were unaware of contraceptives when engaging in sexual intercourse for the first time. Only 116 (22.7%) of the respondents admitted to having knowledge about contraceptives before engaging in sex for the first time and more than a third (n = 172, 33.6%) have been pregnant at least once before the study was conducted. Parental involvement in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) education was found to be low and many obtained the little information they have mainly through friends.Conclusion:Many adolescents are lacking in vital information regarding their SRH and some hold wrong opinions about contraception. Parents are advised to initiate and sustain discussions regarding SRH with their children to help them make informed reproductive health choices.

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Illness absenteeism rates in primary and secondary schools in 2013–2014 in England: was there any impact of vaccinating children of primary-school age against influenza?

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268816001680 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 144 (16) ◽

pp. 3412-3421 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

H. K. GREEN ◽

N. BROUSSEAU ◽

N. ANDREWS ◽

L. SELBY ◽

R. PEBODY

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Primary Schools ◽

School Level ◽

First Year ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Multilevel Regression ◽

Indirect Impact ◽

Influenza Activity ◽

The Uk ◽

Primary School Age

SUMMARYA phased introduction of routine influenza vaccination of healthy children was recommended in the UK in 2012, with the aim of protecting both vaccinated children and the wider population through reducing transmission. In the first year of the programme in 2013–2014, 4- to 11-year-olds were targeted in pilot areas across England. This study assesses if this was associated with school absenteeism, an important societal burden of influenza. During the spring 2014 term when influenza predominantly circulated, the proportion of absence sessions due to illness was compared between vaccination pilot and non-pilot areas for primary schools (to measure overall impact) and secondary schools (to measure indirect impact). A linear multilevel regression model was applied, adjusting for clustering within schools and potential school-level confounders, including deprivation, past absenteeism, and ethnicity. Low levels of influenza activity were reported in the community in 2013–2014. Primary schools in pilot areas had a significantly adjusted decrease in illness absenteeism of 0·05% relative to non-pilot schools; equivalent to an average of 4 days per school. In secondary schools, there was no significant indirect impact of being located in a pilot area on illness absenteeism. These insights can be used in conjunction with routine healthcare surveillance data to evaluate the full benefits of such a programme.

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