Teachers’ group explains the advantages of 11-18 system
SCHOOLS which teach children from 11 to 18 improve academic outcomes for students and are better for recruitment of high-quality staff, a group of 12 secondary teachers have said.
Retired English teacher Sarah Crisp and 11 current teachers have explained the benefits of 11-18 schools in a letter to the Guernsey Press.
They are calling on the States to get behind the alternative model proposed by deputies Matt Fallaize, Richard Graham, Rhian Tooley and Mark Dorey.
‘An 11-to-18 school improves academic outcomes for students,’ they said.
‘Teachers who teach over all three key stages have a longer view of the way the secondary key stages fit together and understand clearly the requirements of sixth form study in their subject so can plan their teaching in the lower school accordingly, ensuring that programmes of study in lower school equip students to cope with A-levels and the International Baccalaureate.
‘In a larger school, setting works more effectively. You have more chance of support for those who struggle and the opportunity to push on for those with flair in a subject. Larger schools do not equate to bigger classes – just more classes.'
Education’s plans for a combined post-16 institution would result in only one A-level/IB specialist in most subject areas, they said.
Read a story based on the letter in today's Guernsey Press.
Teachers’ letter in full in Voices section on guernseypress.com or by clicking the link below:
https://guernseypress.com/news/voices/2018/01/16/please-write-your-example-heading-here/
