With a new government come new rules and regulations and inevitably plenty of educational reforms. Unfortunately for many of the universities, colleges and schools around the UK, these constant changes must be confusing and there is often a sense that the education system is losing its way a little.
There are some people who think that the pressure on schools to have as many children achieving at least 5 A* to C grades at GSCE level are meaning that schools are concentrating on those that are around the D mark more than pushing those who are excelling to go further.
If you asked schools whether this was true or not then the powers that be would surely deny this but as schools continue to be put into a league format, you can understand why they would want to. As a teacher you need to find the line between ensuring that the children who are excelling are getting the same amount of attention as those who are struggling. This is not an easy thing to do and for schools looking to employee the right type of teachers it can be very difficult.
All schools have a reputation but what that reputation is for varies from school to school. A good school may get tarnished with the same brush as poor standard one just for being in the same area so each school needs to make sure that the levels of teaching are of the highest level to ensure that their reputation either improves or enhances. For a teacher, their methods of teaching often depends on the size of class, the subject they are teaching and the type of pupils that are in the class.
If a teacher is teaching a subject that pupils tend to get bored with quickly then they need to make sure that they keep the attention of the class and school children's concentration can waiver very quickly so keeping them interested in the class and what they are learning is important. If children find the class interesting then they will take in what is being taught better as well. The changes in educational reform will clearly have an effect on schools but if they concentrate on making sure their schools are run correctly then they can minimise the effects. Ensuring that all children receive the same amount of support is important and the overall effect of having successful students should happen.
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