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
By Dimitri Coryton Our Future Thoughts series of articles are opinion pieces designed to provoke debate, they represent the views of the author and ... Read more
Grammar schools are poor Tory policy, rigging the school market in a competition secondary moderns always lose
By Jo Bartley Our Future Thoughts series of articles are opinion pieces designed to provoke debate, they represent the views of the author and ... 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