Expensive subjects

[DoctorDonnaNoble]

All subjects do not cost the same to provide. The school I went to (girls superselective) has already cut Tech at A Level and is planning to cut Music as a curricular subject! For a variety of reasons this upsets me. I was wondering how widespread this is and if it is something mainly affecting schools rather than sixth forms?

Clearly, you would not do this if the students couldn't cope in that environment. That would be silly. For some students, they would prefer to be with other students, rather than a one-to-one, 5-6 hours a week.

But for the right students this could be a way of accommodating a less popular subject. Another way would be to have them do their classes in that subject at another school. Another could be twilight sessions. Cancelling the option would be the last resort.

At my last school, we did self-directed learning from Y3 to UVI, across all subjects. It does work!

Well, that wouldn't even qualify in a state school for EFA funding for post 16. So it's not really a legitimate solution to the funding squeeze.

If it's acceptable in a private school, I find it a bit surprising!

It's the difference between treating students as individuals versus an impersonal mass.

I think we have radically different perspectives on state versus private education!

Wow treating as an individual would not equal being left to work on own devices without proper lessons!!

Music, Drama, MFL, ICT under threat. Less contact time so 4 hrs p/w and sharing with other schools to cut costs. They are doing their best to run the full range.

Have to agree with @Pizzaexpressreview there. Not giving students the lessons their parents have paid for doesn't sound like treating them like individuals to me!

But that's not the case.