An interesting discussion has been around in schools for perhaps as long as there has been formalised education systems – how do we group students to move through the system? The traditional organising principle is age, but this Conversation article puts forward another perspective.

I handed down the final report of a two-year review of the New South Wales school curriculum in June 2020. One of the review’s key recommendations was to introduce what I called “untimed syllabuses”. This is where students who need more time for their learning are given it, and those ready to move on to the next stage are able to do so.

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