Highlights of the ‘Is there a comprehensive future?’ webinar
Our recent webinar featured four excellent education commentators, Dr Mary Bousted, Danny Dorling, John Bercow and Thelma Walker. We've created clips of ... Read more
Watch our webinar ‘Is there a comprehensive future?’
Our webinar on Thursday December 10th proved hugely popular, and our speakers offered thoughtful and inspiring views on the direction of comprehensive ... Read more
Comprehensive Future webinar sees John Bercow outline why “grammar schools are unhealthy and must go.”
John Bercow, the former Speaker of the House of Commons, has written an opinion piece in the Guardian explaining why he no ... Read more
Our webinar on December 10th: Is there a comprehensive future?
We have an exciting line-up of speakers for our Zoom panel event on December 10th at 6pm, "Is there a comprehensive future?" ... Read more
News round-up: Education webinars, new research, and the failure of the Selective School Expansion Fund
Is there a comprehensive future? Our new webinar on December 10th involves four exciting speakers with different perspectives on the issue of ... Read more
Politicians should stop being scared of being unpopular, here’s a way to end the 11-plus
Do politicians ever do anything they think is unpopular? It feels as if 'doing the right thing' isn’t enough reason to act, ... Read more
Why selection at 11 is quite different from selection at 16
By Margaret Tulloch At Comprehensive Future's recent webinar Nick Hillman, the Director of HEPI, asked a question, 'The panel oppose the 11-plus ... Read more
Watch a video of our webinar: The policy vacuum, is selective education a ‘no go’ area for our political parties?
If you missed our webinar on October 1st you can now watch the event on YouTube. Thanks to our excellent panel for ... Read more
New PISA report highlights the problems with selection
A new OECD PISA report, "Effective Policies, Successful Schools", analyses schools and school systems and their relationship with education outcomes. A chapter ... Read more
The Education Legacy of Wandsworth Tories
By James Whiting, General Secretary of the Socialist Educational Association This article explores how the Tories in Wandsworth led by Edward Lister ... Read more