Many parents are surprised when their child, once a strong reader in primary school, struggles with IP English comprehension. The truth is, IP passages are longer, denser, and demand higher-order skills like inference, analysis, and precision in language. Unlike primary comprehension, where answers can often be lifted directly from the text, IP questions require students to evaluate tone, bias, and writer’s intent — all under strict time pressure.

Subject Based Banding (SBB) was introduced in 2020 and will come into full effect across all Secondary Schools in 2024. SBB promises to...

Subject-Based Banding (SBB) was progressively rolled out from 2020 and will come into full effect from 2024. We explore its implications.