Covid-19 , Social Distancing and the 11-plus
The September 2020 11-plus tests are likely to be the only form of nationally sanctioned, high stakes tests taking place anywhere in ... Read more
Grammar school tests are going ahead when all other exams are cancelled
The Coronavirus crisis means GCSE and A level exams are cancelled, while most children are being home educated with varying degrees of ... Read more
News round-up: 11-plus inequality, pro-selection appointments at the DfE, new campaign for more grammar schools
11-plus inequality will be worse due to the pandemic Melissa Benn wrote in the Guardian about the problems faced by poorer families ... Read more
News round-up: Coronavirus impacts admission appeals, new shadow education secretary, and more
Rebecca Long-Bailey the new shadow education secretary Sir Keir Starmer has named his former leadership rival Rebecca Long-Bailey as shadow education secretary. ... Read more
Does profit matter more than parents understanding of school admissions? Tribunal set to decide whether an 11-plus company’s commercial rights matter more than public transparency
CF Chair, Dr Nuala Burgess, and James Coombs On March 4th Comprehensive Steering Committee member James Coombs took his six-year ... Read more
News round-up: 11-plus secrecy, social mobility and grammar schools, and new Sutton Trust admissions campaign
Tribunal challenge seeks openness with 11-plus scores On March 4th James Coombs represented himself at a tribunal hearing, seeking the release of ... Read more
James Coombs fights 11-plus secrecy in tribunal case challenging CEM test provider
James Coombs, of Comprehensive Future’s steering committee, is challenging 11-plus test company, CEM, to release the anonymised raw scores of test-takers. He ... Read more
Why 11-plus school systems need a health warning
By Jo Bartley It’s not a typical career path to go from marketing online poker to campaigning to stop the 11-plus. But ... Read more
Six grammar schools receive cash to expand, and it’s time to scrap the discredited Selective School Expansion Fund
Twenty five grammar schools submitted bids for the £50 million Selective School Expansion Fund in 2019, with the Department for Education announcing ... Read more
Kent Catholic primary schools to continue to offer 11-plus tests, as Kent County Council highlights the problems of Kent’s poor university rates
The Archdiocese of Southwark Education Commission is responsible for Catholic schools in the selective authorities of Kent, Medway, Bromley, and Bexley. The ... Read more