I am working for the first time in a school where I teach mixed ability English classes. Previously, in the three schools where I have taught, English was set by ability, and more often than not, I was assigned to teach the top set.
Teaching top set students had many advantages: they were bright, generally self-motivated, and their work was a joy to read and mark. By and large, they achieved excellent outcomes.
However, at the other end of the spectrum, teaching lower-ability sets presents significantly greater challenges, particularly as these groups were often assigned to the least experienced teachers, making it harder to provide the support and expertise these students needed most.
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