Mixed-Age Class Planner
Planning for two or three year groups in one room, and where the time actually goes when you do.
The structural constraint in a mixed-age class is not content but attention: while one group is taught, the others must work productively without an adult, and mixed-age planning fails when independent capacity runs out before the second group has been taught.
Mixed-Age Class Planner
Frequently asked
Are mixed-age classes worse for pupils?
The evidence is broadly neutral — outcomes are generally comparable to single-age classes, and the variation comes from teaching approach rather than from the structure itself.
What is the biggest planning mistake?
Running two parallel lessons. It doubles planning time and halves teacher attention. Shared input with differentiated outcomes is what experienced mixed-age teachers consistently recommend instead.
How do you handle assessment across year groups?
Against each year group's own expectations rather than against the class. The common error is a single class-level judgement that flatters one group and penalises the other.
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