Setting Streaming Banding

• What are setting, streaming, and banding in education?

  Methods of grouping students by ability
• How does setting differ from streaming?

  Setting groups by subject performance, streaming by overall ability
• If a student excels in English but struggles in Maths, how would they be placed?

  Higher set for English, lower set for Maths
• What does streaming allow for in terms of GCSE pathways?

  High ability students may take more GCSEs
• What is banding in education?

  Grouping students into multiple classes for a subject
• How do setting and streaming affect working-class students?

  More likely to be placed in lower sets
• What ethnic differences exist in setting and streaming?

  Chinese and Indian students often in top sets
• What impact does being in lower sets have on students according to Kedy?

  They receive less challenging work and support
• How does Lacey's research describe the effects of setting and streaming?

  It polarizes students into pro and anti-school subcultures
• What are the processes observed by Lacey in Hightown Grammar?

  • Differentiation through setting and streaming
  • Formation of pro-school and anti-school subcultures
• How does marketization affect setting and streaming in schools?

  Increases streaming to improve school performance
• What is educational triage?

  Moving students to achievable qualifications regularly
• What are BTEC qualifications perceived as compared to traditional GCSEs?

  They are seen as easier to complete
• What did Stephen Ball find regarding the removal of setting?

  It reduced the presence of anti-school subcultures
• How do lower sets impact students' self-esteem?

  They can lead to feelings of being in a psychological prison
• What do educational theorists suggest about mixed ability sets?

  They could improve performance of lower ability students
• What is the argument regarding role allocation in setting and streaming?

  Lower ability students are steered towards lower status jobs