Class Organasation
In First and Second Years pupils are taught in mixed ability classes
for most subjects. Class sizes at present are around 20 for most
classroom subjects.
Practical groups are arranged according to
membership of a pupil’s House, i.e. Esk, Tarras or Wauchope.
However, where a whole year group exceeds 60, pupils are allocated to
four practical groups. Class groups are composed of pupils from a
variety of Houses. Each pupil is assigned a designation such as 1A (E),
1A for class groups and 1E (Esk) for practical groups.
Pupils
are ‘set’ within their First Year classes in English and
Mathematics, an arrangement which continues in future years. Pupils in
Second Year in these subjects are allocated classes based on previous
attainment.