Teaching in a mixed year group school?

[Eggggo]

Hi,
I've been looking at changing schools and one school in my area mixes their year groups. So they have y 1/2 classes, 3/4 and 5/6
I was just wondering if anyone has had experience teaching this way and how it differs from teaching one year group?

I was in a mixed age class on placement and it was ok, the only real difference was in maths and they did all other lessons together. Maths was a bit more work as they had different worksheets for each year group so had to make double the amount of tasks/activities than if it was one year group but otherwise it was fine

I've done R/1/2, 3/4 and 5/6. Also taught a lot of 3-6 lessons - now those I wouldn't recommend! I love it and think it benefits children in both year groups in the class in different ways, plus it's nice knowing half your class really well every September. Can make it tricky to move year groups in a small school though as the children end up with only you as their teacher for, say, all of KS2. In a small school it's a lot of work as no one to share planning with and in some cases you need to plan double the tasks. I'd say Y3/4 are the easiest years to mix. 5/6 is tricky with SATS and in younger years the difference between each year group is quite big. Lovely to have sensible Y2s in your class when your new reception children start though!

I have taught a mixed class of 2,3&4 which was hard work as it was a huge variety to deal with.
However, I have also taught a 2&3 mixed class and that was actually fine. You find the LA or SEN Yr3 will be accessing year two (sometimes year one) work anyway, so the differentiation came naturally. The school worked on a two year rota for topics so that they covered everything within the two years.

I have a 3/4 class.
Differentiation is from Y1 - GD Y4, but you could have that in a year 4 class!

We have a 2 year rolling plan for science, RE, French and Computing. 4 year for history / geography. ( Y5/6 also follow it.)

I love it.