[hisimp-chat] Petition to cap class size to 30 at junior schools

[Berenice Mann]

I don't want a mixed year group either, I want them to revert to 3 classes of 26, like they had last year and for 3 years at infant school. However they can't do this under current funding regime hence please SIGN THE PETITION! so we can get government action to change the funding method and improve this for all schools. This is not about HIJS it's about the system.
thanks
Berenice


From: Maggie Stannard 
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:54 PM
To: Chat about Histon and Impington 
Subject: Re: [hisimp-chat] Petition to cap class size to 30 at junior schools


      This may well maybe the case and actually not so long ago there have been mixed year groups  and my reckoning is that it makes for much more work for the teachers who then have to plan TWICE, the ONLY option is for the CLASS SIZES to be reduced. I work in a school and we had mixed year groups one year,( we then reverted back to single year groups) it was disastrous for everyone!
      Maggie Stannard

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      From: David Carpenter
      Date: 23/04/2008 21:46:49
      To: 'Chat about Histon and Impington'
      Subject: Re: [hisimp-chat] Petition to cap class size to 30 at junior schools

      You may be interested to know that about 20 years ago the same situation arose and the solution adopted was to combine years 4 and 5 with five teachers. This resulted in more reasonable class sizes. If there are 158 children in years 4 and 5, there would be 31 per class.

      I remember that the parents weren't initially convinced about the mixing of age groups, but as far as I remember, the result was satisfactory - probably better than the alternative of 39 per class for the unfortunate year 4 children.

      Why not suggest it to Lesley Birch for next year? She could check the school records and find out how they managed it and whether it was deemed a success at the time.


      David Carpenter



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      From: hisimp-chat-bounces at the-hug.net [mailto:hisimp-chat-bounces at the-hug.net] On Behalf Of Berenice Mann
      Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:14 AM
      To: hisimp-chat at the-hug.net
      Subject: [hisimp-chat] Petition to cap class size to 30 at junior schools


      Hi All,

      For those of you interested in local and broader issues, I have started a Number 10 petition to cap class sizes in junior schools to 30. This is in reaction to the situation at my children's school, Histon and Impington Junior School (due to the way schools are funded) where the staff had to be reduced from 12 to 11 teachers and year 4 have been split into 2 classes of 39 (the highest class size in Cambs) instead of 3 classes of 26 as in the previous year. When this happened, I had no idea class size was not limited in junior schools! (It is limited to 30 in infant schools.)

      If you also feel strongly that this should not be happening at our otherwise excellent school, or at any other school, please sign the petition (link below). I would also really appreciate it if you could forward this on to as many people as possible. Bear in mind it could be your child affected in the future!

      http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Capclasssizeto30/

      For more information there is an article in the Cambridge News at www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_cambridge/displayarticle.asp?id=308379

      best wishes and thanks for any support,
      Berenice Mann.
     
            
     
 


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