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# TITLE: Should we abolish all school league tables? [1d4fee37a51d01a57a3ce7b7d18934ec]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - We should not abolish all school league tables. They can be a very useful guide for parents in helping to decide on the school for their children. However league tables need to reflect the entire school and not just a few exam results. The tables need to incorporate all areas of school life including the quality of the school environment, the support offered to pupils, and other measures of pupil well-being and achievement. The tables need to be a guide only and should not be relied upon solely when choosing a school. Conclusion A consensus statement is not a summary of the most common opinion of the group of participants, or a compromise between the most common opinions of the participants. The consensus statement is a view agreed upon by all participants, as the best representation of the view of the group as a whole. The consensus statement may not represent the opinion of each participant, but is accepted by all participants as the best representation of the view of the group as a whole.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - We should not abolish all school league tables. They can be a very useful guide for parents in helping to decide on the school for their children. However league tables need to reflect the entire school and not just a few exam results. The tables need to incorporate all areas of school life including the quality of the school environment, the support offered to pupils, and other measures of pupil well-being and achievement. The tables need to be a guide only and should not be relied upon solely when choosing a school.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - We should not abolish all school league tables. They can be a very useful guide for parents in helping to decide on the school for their children. However league tables need to reflect the entire school and not just a few exam results. The tables need to incorporate all areas of school life including the quality of the school environment, the support offered to pupils, and other measures of pupil well-being and achievement. The tables need to be a guide only and should not be relied upon solely when choosing a school. Conclusion As you can see, each individual started off with an opinion on the question. During the debate each individual had to listen to the others’ views and weigh up these opinions. After much discussion, the individuals came together and formed a consensus opinion. The important thing to note is that the final opinion did not simply reflect the most popular opinion in the group. In fact, the final opinion reflected a view which was a compromise between the participants. The final consensus statement took into account all of the views of the participants and gave each view equal weighting. This meant that the final consensus statement reached reflected a balanced view which included all of the different views of the participants. When it comes to making a decision, a simple majority
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - School league tables should be a useful guide for parents in helping to decide on the school for their children. However league tables need to incorporate all areas of school life including the quality of the school environment, the support offered to pupils, and other measures of pupil well-being and achievement. The tables need to be a guide only and should not be relied upon solely when choosing a school.
2: 2,4,1,3
1: 1,2,3,4
1: 1,4,2,3
1: 4,1,2,3