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Year 7

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Whyisitsodifficult · 06/11/2020 22:53

Can you tell me if your Year 7 is moving around the school and having their lessons with a specialist teacher? My DD is not having specialist teaching and staying in her class bubble for all lessons, and her lessons are being differentiated. Is this the norm?

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audienda · 07/11/2020 08:55

Son in Y8 is moving around to specialist classrooms and teachers, as are Y7s. Most subjects taught in the same class group, but this is what would happen anyway. Sets for maths and languages (plus different language options so already different groups for that). Independent school though, so smaller classes and probably more resource for cleaning, distancing etc. Year group bubbles so they're trying to achieve minimal mixing of Year groups (staggered lunchtimes, no mixed year clubs etc). Masks in communal areas from beginning of September.

foxesandsquirrels · 06/11/2020 23:34

My DD is Y8 and she is moving around as are the Y7s. However, her school is new and purpose built so they have the space to logistically manage it. Each year has their own wing of the school and the science and arts wings don't have a permanent year group in them. This allows each year group to have a day of practicals in said wing per week. This makes their timetable look a bit weird but its working and they're not stuck in one class all day like most of their friends in neighbouring schools.
Can I ask who is teaching your child in that case? The schools around us that are keeping the kids in the tutor room all day, have the teachers move around classrooms.

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Whyisitsodifficult · 06/11/2020 23:02

Normally in Year 7 they would be moving around and having specialist teaching for each subject. This has changed since Covid, however her older sister Year 9 is moving around having specialist teaching and sets for Maths etc. I just wondered if this was happening in other schools.

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PatriciaHolm · 06/11/2020 22:57

To be clear sorry - the year 7s are staying put and in their class bubble!

noblegiraffe · 06/11/2020 22:57

Our Y7 are staying in a zone and specialist teachers are coming to them. They are in mixed ability tutor groups for all subjects except maths where they are setted.

The only difference to normal is that they are staying put.

Are they having all their lessons with the same teacher like in primary? Some schools do that to help with transition.

PatriciaHolm · 06/11/2020 22:56

That's what both my children's schools are doing. It's pretty normal in Yr7 for most subjects to be taught in tutor groups at this point anyway.