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Becky Taylor

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Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research, UCL

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June 7, 2026

Should we ‘stream’ school students based on ability? New research suggests yes – but we need to be cautious

Olivia Johnston, Edith Cowan University; Becky Taylor, UCL, and David Pomeroy, University of Canterbury

Educators have long debated whether it is better for students to be learning with students of a similar ‘ability’ or a mix.

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October 7, 2022

NZ’s key teacher unions now reject classroom streaming. So what’s wrong with grouping kids by perceived ability?

David Pomeroy, University of Canterbury; Becky Taylor, UCL; Christine Rubie-Davies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Kay-Lee Jones, University of Canterbury, and Sara Tolbert, University of Canterbury

Dividing students into classroom streams has been the status quo for decades. So why have New Zealand’s two largest teachers’ unions taken the unprecedented step of announcing plans to phase it out?

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