Closing the attainment gap – policy that works
On Tuesday 14th July Radio 4 broadcast a programme in their Positive Thinking strand (strapline: Meet the innovators bidding to change our world ... Read more
Comprehensive Future calls on grammar schools to abandon the 11-plus this year
Comprehensive Future has written an open letter to education secretary Gavin Williamson, along with MPs and councillors in selective local authorities, calling ... Read more
Comprehensive Future’s webinar: A relic of the past, time to phase out the 11-plus
CF held a webinar on June 25th, 'Relic of the past, time to phase out the 11-plus'. The event explored the point ... Read more
The latest statistics showing how many pupil premium pupils access grammar schools
We’ve been analysing our latest Freedom of Information request showing how many pupil premium pupils were admitted to grammar schools between 2017 ... Read more
A new shadow education secretary who understands the problems of selection
Kate Green, the MP for Stretford and Urmston, has been appointed as Labour's shadow education secretary. Green has a strong record as ... Read more
News round-up: 11-plus chaos, 11-plus tribunal news, and more
11-plus test 'not fit for purpose' The pandemic means children's education has been severely disrupted, but many grammar schools are still planning ... Read more
Comprehensive Future’s policy on Freedom of Information requests and data transparency
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request recently obtained by Comprehensive Future shows figures for pupil premium pupils admitted to grammar schools from ... Read more
What Shall we do with a Global Pandemic (to the tune of “What shall we do with a drunken sailor?”)
By Dr Alan Bainbridge There is a global pandemic, and life for many of us has changed to an extent that could ... Read more
21 reasons why you shouldn’t run a selection test during a pandemic
The Catholic Principles Association (CPA), in Northern Ireland, took out a full page advert in the Irish Times at the weekend, urging ... Read more
Comprehensive Future’s webinar ‘A relic of the past – time to phase out the 11-plus’
We are holding a Zoom webinar on June 25th exploring the problems of selection, with a focus on the unfairness of the ... Read more