The MUT Council in a statement today said that it “welcomes the decision of the Ministry for Education and Employment to introduce Banding in State Schools. The Union has been highlighting the difficulties of mixed ability grouping since its introduction.”

The Union added that it “has requested clarifications from the Ministry about the way Banding will be implemented and is satisfied about the procedure which will be adopted.”

The MUT notes that there are already some schools which are already adopting ability grouping on similar parameters of Banding. It is therefore “insisting on an ongoing evaluation of the system to ensure that all decisions are backed by evidence provided directly by schools and educators, who are ultimately facing the difficulties of mixed ability and differentiated teaching.”

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