My DS is at a Prep at the moment, streamed for Maths and English, lots of differentiated work in other subjects. Very happy with that.
We've got 3 very good state upper schools in our town and I'm visiting them over the next few weeks. One of them streams in most subjects - fine. The others only have sets in Maths.
I work in a state middle school and know that my school sends many children on to those Upper Schools at age 13 at NC Level 7 in many subjects, but there are also some on Level 3 or 4 (and a few below that) in the same year group.
If lessons (English particularly) aren't streamed by ability, how can you possibly teach a class the same lesson when there are maybe 4 or 5 NC Levels difference between certain children? How can a 13 year old child at Level 3 in English access Shakespeare for instance? The same questions apply for History / Geog / Languages etc.
I intend to ask these questions at the Open Evenings, but would appreciate any thoughts from teachers and interested parents who have had to deal with the same concerns.
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diabolo · 04/10/2011 19:30
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