[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Jay.

I actually think this is a good idea. During secondary school, in the final two years, there were quite a large group of people who could not give a ****. So much so, that in one of my classes, it was entirely filled with people who did not want to work & myself, surprise surprise, I failed that class. That said, my English and Maths classes were mixed ability, in order to aid the learning of the students who were less wanting to learn. This helped in some cases, but in a whole the number of disruptions were awful, than if it had just been a top-set class, for example.

But, during sixth form, where the groups were smaller (sometimes 4/5 people in a class) and everyone was there to learn, my results were far better. So surly this says something. I'm also going to train to be a teacher after my degree. So from this perspective, I would in some mind, not want to spilt the classes, as it might not be seen as 'fair' splitting less academically-capable students from students who could go far with a little bit more of an extra push, it could be seen as them being given up upon. But, I'd much prefer to teach in an environment that isn't constantly disrupted by students who don't really care.

I'd like to see schools trial this sort of format. It may not be seen as 'fair' in some eyes, but it is upon the students who want to go far. It isn't their fault that they've been stuck in a class with a bunch of people who don't want to educate themselves. It would probably improve grades too. Whilst the non-academically capable students gain a qualification into a job they would prefer.

Thanks Jay. I do think this could be the way forward - given the fine tuning.