Comprehensive Future’s 2019 conference events
Comprehensive Future hosted two successful fringe events at the Labour and Conservative Party conferences. The Labour Party event was organised in association ... Read more
Why I removed my son from a Grammar School and put him in a Secondary Modern
A parent from Kent shares her story about the pressure to choose a grammar school, and her discovery that her son could ... Read more
The Labour Party is a step closer to ending the 11-plus
The Labour Party debated Early Years, Education and Skills at conference yesterday, with Alexa Collins of a Beaconsfield CLP successfully presenting a ... Read more
Sevenoaks ‘annexe’ drops integration with main school site and operates as standalone grammar school
In 2017 Tonbridge's Weald of Kent Grammar School opened a £19m "annexe" in Sevenoaks, 10 miles from its main site. New grammar ... Read more
Will there be a new ‘satellite’ grammar school?
Back in April ambitious grammar schools sent in bids to claim a share of this year's £50 million Selective School Expansion Fund ... Read more
News round-up: Cash to benefit grammar schools, 11-plus problems and more
Boris Johnson’s schools cash boost favours Tory constituencies The Times looked at Boris Johnson's plans to increase school funding and found that ... Read more
The absurd precision of 11-plus test scores
September is the time of year when pupils sit 11-plus tests, a stressful time for all the families involved. There is no ... Read more
Comprehensive Future at the 2019 Party Conferences
Comprehensive Future will attend the Labour Party Conference in Brighton on Tuesday 24th September, and the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Monday ... Read more
Giving Secondary Modern Schools a Voice
Comprehensive Future's steering group recently met Ian Widdows the founder of the National Association of Secondary Moderns (NASM). Ian is the Headteacher ... Read more
Comprehensive Future are hopeful that the new PM will not prioritise grammar schools
News that Boris Johnson is to be the new Conservative leader brings a glimmer of hope for Comprehensive Future. Kent Online reports ... Read more