DEBATE: THIS HOUSE WOULD BAN IPMs
OPPOSITION
Hello everyone, I’m Nicky we are the opposition and strongly believe IPMs should not be banned; on the contrary we believe it is an integral part of our education. Today, I will be the 1st speaker, Tim will be 2nd and Tom will be 3rd speaker.
IPM is interim pupil monitoring which is done every term for each individual pupil giving children an effort grade and an academic grade.
From first-hand experience I know that in year 7 and to some level up to year 9 IPMs can be a pain. For the majority of students, it is annoying that they have to take “so much” time out of their absolutely doss schedule. IPM coursework and lots of tests and sometimes you won’t get the mark you wanted. If you are one of those people who are just scraping through their work you are quite frankly, well and truly screwed. IPM is a termly monitoring system which helps the teachers to understand weaker areas in their class and for them to help individuals who are struggling, and more importantly to see which subjects you need to improve on. Furthermore they set targets for you to exceed or maintain. Through this you can make you can receive plaudits from your parents and help them understand what you need help on. You will be under pressure to succeed however it’s better to fail here than in the big examinations, GCSEs and A-levels which will essentially determine how your life will unwind.
