A study of two london secondary schools by Gilborn and Youdell (2001) showed how teachers use sterotypical ideas of ability to stream pupils
Gilborn and Youdell found that
teachers are less likely to think w/c and black pupils have academic ability, Due to thic they were placed in lower streams and signed up for lower tier GCSES - eg foundationmath
Gilborn and Youdell link streaming to publishing exam league tables. Publishing league tables creates an A to C economy in schools
A to C economy
a system in which schools focus their time effort and resources on the pupils they belive have the most potential to get 5 grade Cs to boost the schools league table position
