Grammar school myths: “Grammar schools are engines of social mobility, just look at the past.”
There is a widespread belief that in the height of the grammar school era, in the 50s and 60s, there was an ... Read more
News round-up: grammar school pupils use tutors, Bucks’ attainment gap and more
Deputy Council leader doesn't seem to understand Bucks' attainment gap A councillor in Buckinghamshire has criticised a local authority cabinet member’s claims ... Read more
New research shows grammar school pupils are more likely to have GCSE tutors
New research from the Sutton Trust looked at trends in the use of private tutoring and found that 30% of young people ... Read more
School admission policies “perpetuate social inequalities and division”
A major new study of school admissions from the University of Bristol points out that badly designed policies can create social inequality ... Read more
Grammar schools plotted to show Pupil Premium percentages compared to their local area
James Coombs, the creator of the excellent Trak.org.uk website, has created a data visualisation showing the proportion of disadvantaged pupils attending grammar ... Read more
Major new study shows that grammar schools are expanding but not becoming more inclusive
An important new study by the BBC reviewed grammar school admission policies to check how many offered priority for disadvantaged pupils. The ... Read more
News round-up: Letter to Starmer, new research on grammar schools and SEND, and more
New research shows grammar schools educate a far smaller proportion of pupils with SEND and looked-after children than their neighbours Schools Week ... Read more
Time’s Up for the Test interviews people to seek views on the 11-plus
The Time's Up for the Test campaign interviewed a range of people about the problems of grammar schools and 11-plus selection. They ... Read more
Grammar schools educate low proportions of the most vulnerable learners
Comprehensive Future has researched the proportions of special educational needs (SEND) pupils attending grammar schools and non-selective schools and found that non-selective ... Read more
The Wilsthorpe Project studies working class pupils who attended secondary modern school in the fifties and sixties
Diane Roby has founded the 'Wilsthorpe Project,' named after her old secondary modern school. Here are her words explaining this fantastic project. ... Read more