The Diamond Model
We are now enrolling boys into Years 10 and 11, two years ahead of schedule. Click here for details.
Boys and girls are different! Yet society is mixed. Unlike any other local school, Teesside High has taken these simple facts head on. The system of education that evolved towards the end of the twentieth century to address gender differences, without artificially segregating girls and boys, is called the Diamond system.
Quite simply, the Diamond provides a best of both worlds approach, combining the academic success of all boys' and all girls' schools with the cultural and social advantages of coeducation. It's better for boys. And it's better for girls.
Our 'Diamond' school unites girls and boys at the foundation stage of their education. Segregation at a very early age could have serious social consequences in late adolescence. Boys and girls are then taught separately for most subjects from Year 5 right through to the completion of GCSE at sixteen. However we provide opportunities for boys and girls to mix socially, both in terms of organised activities and unstructured time during breaks in the school day. In the Sixth Form the students are taught together again. It is reported that children from single sex schools are more likely to 'drop out' of university courses than those educated at co-educational sixth forms.
It is just five years since we introduced the Diamond system in our school and already, over 20% of our pupils are boys, with this figure increasing all the time! Why not call us on 01642 782095 to find out more?
