Example sentences of "[noun] to parents " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each weekday morning no more than the first three eligible children presenting to the casualty unit were recruited by the study physician ( SW ) , who explained the nature and purpose of the study to parents and obtained their consent . |
| 2 | Chantelle says that the Gloucester area has lots of good young skiers and they were n't being given a chance so she formed the club and the response has been overwhelming … they survive thanks to parents but they are hoping to find a sponsor … it 's not like a football team or tennis club because they have British champions |
| 3 | Equally , Mrs Smith argued , the common law would have had no difficulty in affording a right of action to parents in a case such as the present one . |
| 4 | Aid to parents is provided mostly through the basic social services . |
| 5 | Education services , of course , are a vitally important aid to parents in providing schooling and ancillary services . |
| 6 | Many head teachers are embarking on marketing courses , in the hope that they can learn the skills required to ‘ sell ’ their schools to parents , or are persuading governing bodies to co-opt persons with this area of expertise . |
| 7 | It has already been noted that TNC seeks to increase the accountability of individual teachers and schools to parents . |
| 8 | The National Association of Head Teachers said : ’ There is undoubtedly a need to improve the regularity of formal school inspections , as well as a strong case for the provision of detailed information about schools to parents . ’ |
| 9 | It 's also a source of distress to parents that their daughters could n't feel able to confide in them , but it happens . |
| 10 | The Conservative governments of the 1980s saw school admissions as a key area in which to put into practice some of the New Right ideas about introducing free market principles into the education system , whilst at the same time deriving political capital from giving some legal recognition to parents ' ‘ moral right ’ to choose how their children are educated . |
| 11 | Loving rebellious children unselfishly can bring great suffering to parents . |
| 12 | The 1988 Act has altered the position by giving governing bodies increased powers and greater financial independence while retaining accountability to parents as a whole . |
| 13 | Parents to children , child to parents , brothers or sisters ; whatever the relationship may be , do you need to be reconciled ? |
| 14 | It is not surprising then that areas such as sex education , religious education and the establishment of voluntary schools have proved contentious in view of the centrality of these matters to parents ' own cultural values . |
| 15 | Educational vouchers a system of enhancing school competitiveness by issuing vouchers to parents to be ‘ cashed ’ at the school of their choice ; |
| 16 | Its high technology appeals to parents as well as children , and it was relatively cheap to build . |
| 17 | The tensions associated with starting school could begin to be dissolved long before that anxiously awaited first day , a day which often causes more anguish to parents than it does to their children . |
| 18 | In contrast with earlier enquiries — especially Beckford — they were criticized for paying too little attention to parents and for having ‘ a strong focus on the needs of the child in isolation from the family ’ ( DOH , 1988 , para. 4. 57 ) . |
| 19 | Parents ' views are explored and this will be of value in the implementation of the new Children Act 1989 which will require greater attention to parents ' views . |
| 20 | If they are confident they can , too , justify that importance to parents and , at the secondary-school stage , to employers . |
| 21 | Other instances include the lack of avail-ability of vegetarian food or Halal meat , the failure to communicate school messages to parents in languages other than English , and the absence of policies on racial abuse or equal opportunities . |
| 22 | First , there is evidence that men , even where they acknowledge that they have responsibilities to parents or children , often exercise those responsibilities through their wives . |
| 23 | Very generous pupil — teacher ratios is a feature that prep schools use as a strong selling point to parents . |
| 24 | Then obviously it 's statements to parents and depending on what happens there because the parent 's evening and I 've put |
| 25 | A major problem with newsletters to parents is that they frequently do n't get to their destination . |
| 26 | improved turnout to parents ' evenings/consultations ; |
| 27 | These things matter and they are part of the school 's service to parents and children . |
| 28 | Tutor groups will be held at the Colne High School with workshops to explain the changes to parents . |
| 29 | Kenneth Baker , the Secretary of State for Education , met with opposition to his proposals to weaken the structure of state education , notably by allowing comprehensive schools to opt out of the secondary system , and by giving more powers to parents in running schools , a latent veto for the middle-class . |
| 30 | In order not to seem too dictatorial , and perhaps to conform with some grass-roots grocer-Tory image , ministers have sometimes spoken as if their aim was not so much to take powers to themselves ( and thus away from Local Authorities ) as to give powers to parents . |