§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what assessment he has made of the effect of streaming in secondary schools on the motivation and achievement of pupils.
§ Mr. EggarIt is for teachers to decide how best to cope with the challenge presented by the national curriculum to raise the levels of achievement of all pupils. I hope, however, that they will consider the advantages of teaching a subject to pupils in groups of similar, rather than very disparate, ability.