Grammar schools in Northern Ireland turn to comprehensive admissions
The announcement that Northern Ireland's 11-plus (transfer test) would go ahead, with a minor two week delay, has led to an outcry. ... Read more
Comprehensive Future’s response to inquiry on the impact of COVID-19 on education
This is Comprehensive Future's response to the Education Select Committee inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on education. We believe the 11-plus ... 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
How is the coronavirus crisis affecting the 11-plus this year?
Updated 02/06/2020 The coronavirus crisis means that schools are closed and pupils working at home, with little clarity about when this situation ... 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
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