What does research tell us about selection?
What does research tell us about selection? It tells us a great deal, and almost none of it is helpful to the ... Read more
Our response to the Labour Party’s consultation on a National Education Service
Comprehensive Future has responded to the Labour Party's consultation on a National Education Service. We believe Labour should go beyond an opposition ... Read more
News round-up : New research, a documentary about 11-plus selection and grammar school expansion
'Grammar Schools : Who will get in?' A new 3 part documentary series exploring selection begins on BBC 2 on 29th May ... Read more
Government is using fund for essential school repairs to pay for grammar school expansion
Comprehensive Future has discovered that grammar schools are benefitting disproportionately from a Condition Improvement Fund - a budget designed to carry out ... Read more
Grammar school pupils ‘gain no social or emotional advantages’
A new study by researchers from the UCL Institute of Education (IOE) shows that Grammar school pupils do not gain any advantage ... Read more
Michael Rosen joins Comprehensive Future as a patron
We are happy to announce that Michael Rosen has joined Comprehensive Future as a new patron. He has always been a passionate ... Read more
The 11-plus – the beginning
By Roy Boardman When, three years ago, I decided to write an autobiographical novel covering my years at Secondary School, 1948-1953, I ... Read more
Schools that don’t work for everyone
The Government’s response to the consultation document Schools That Work for Everyone had been a long time coming, and not just because around ... Read more
Grammar schools are poor Tory policy, rigging the school market in a competition secondary moderns always lose
A Kent head teacher explained to me a common problem his school faced each September. Pupils would start leaving after just a few ... Read more
Comprehensive Future launches crowdfunder to fight new ‘annexe’ grammar schools
The government has announced a £50 million fund to expand selective education, and Comprehensive Future is fighting back, launching a crowdfunder to ... Read more