{"id":27085,"date":"2017-12-09T22:15:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T22:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=27085"},"modified":"2017-12-09T22:15:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T22:15:13","slug":"do-you-think-children-should-be-grouped-by-their-ability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/do-you-think-children-should-be-grouped-by-their-ability","title":{"rendered":"Does streaming in schools lead to greater inequality for pupils?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do grouping children lead to inequality?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is common that young pupils are grouped into different classes by their ability, according to a recent research in Britain.<\/p>\n

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University College London\u2019s Institute of Education and the National Education Union recently state that they conduct a research among 118 school teachers and they find grouping young children by their abilities is becoming increasingly common in the UK.<\/p>\n

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The researchers claim that people take it for granted to separate children by their ability even when they are two or three years old. However, according to the Ofsted\u2019s report, compared with the figure of students in the lower groups, 54%, there are 72% of students from the reception class have a higher level of development.<\/p>\n

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In Wales, the public also has different opinions towards this question. Hence we ask residents at Riverside, Cardiff about their opinions about whether children should be grouped by their ability.<\/p>\n

Pam, 57, glassmaker\/ statistician<\/strong><\/p>\n

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