The case against grammar schools
Just weeks after making a passionate One Nation-style address on the steps of Number 10, a speech that many felt had more ... Read more
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How parents exercise choice – what the Cabinet Office found.
Earlier this year, an independent reviewer, David Boyle, and a small team in the Cabinet Office published a report: "The Barriers to ... Read more
Tell us what selection means in your area
"The effect of selection is very little reported outside the areas where it is found. Comprehensive Future believes that it is important ... Read more
I did not understand what selection was until I heard other mothers arguing about it
"Gloucester has two Boys Grammar Schools, 11-18 (4-form entry) and two Girls Grammar Schools, 11-18 (4-form entry). There are five other schools, ... Read more
Coaching for the 11 plus is rife
"There are two single sex grammar schools in Skipton, where I am a parent governor. The VA grammar school gained funding for ... Read more
Eleven plus selection in West Kent is actually social and economic selection
"In West Kent where I am a head teacher there are 7 grammar schools, all single sex, and 10 non-selective schools. In ... Read more
Schools full of students with low self-esteem and low ambition
"Lincolnshire, where I teach, is still selective. In my local town of Louth we had the 11+ brought back after the 1997 ... Read more
Chaos in Kent where selection rules
"In my local authority, Kent, we have daily traffic congestion chaos, in many ways caused by selective schools with their pupils travelling into the town ... Read more
How naive I was! To think that selection wouldn’t affect neighbouring areas.
"I am a parent in Milton Keynes where I have lived & worked for over 13 years. It was a conscious decision ... Read more