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Sir,—As Carol Randal writes (July 30), almost all classes are to some degree “composite” in ranges of ability; but classes comprising discrete groups are special cases. Where a small enclave of children from a different age, educational, and social group is implanted into another class the pupils can so easily become virtually displaced persons, cut off in many subtle and often unappreciated ways from their peers. Composite classes have long been a feature of our educational system, but this does not imply that they are ideal for either pupils or teachers. Surely, it would be reasonable to allow more flexibility in the application of teacherpupil ratios to minimise class disruptions during the year and,
where reshuffling makes composite classes unavoidable, to apply significantly lower ratios of pupils to teachers in such classes to minimise mutual difficulties. — Yours, etc.,
F. S. GREEN. July 31, 1983.
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