News round-up: Liz Truss wants more grammar schools, Australian selective schools inequality problems, and more
Will the next PM push for new grammar schools? Liz Truss is currently favourite to be the next PM, and as part ... Read more
News round-up: Backbenchers push for more grammar schools, Schools Bill changes grammar school legislation, and more
Could an amendment to the Schools Bill overturn the ban on new grammar schools? The Tory MPs who are lobbying for new ... Read more
News round-up: Zahawi praises grammar schools, MPs press for more selection, and more
Zahawi praises "fantastic" grammar schools Speaking at an event to mark the launch of the DfE’s new Schools White Paper, Education secretary ... Read more
News round-up: School choice policy, selective sixth forms, and more
Is too much choice a bad thing? On March 7th at 12.30 pm, an online event will explore school choice policy, with ... Read more
News round-up: The school choice “illusion”, a call to review admissions, and more
New study shows school choice doesn't make parents happier A study by the Social Market Foundation suggests that a greater choice of ... Read more
News round-up: The 11-plus is a flawed judge of potential, a new Education Secretary, and more
Professor Sharon Peacock's 11-plus story Renowned Covid scientist Sharon Peacock spoke to the BBC's Life Scientific about her troubled education. She failed ... Read more
News round-up: Northern Ireland manages without an 11-plus, new survey on selection, and more
Children in Northern Ireland transfer to school without any selection test This year children in Northern Ireland have been allocated school places ... Read more
News round-up: The psychological impact of selection tests, the DfE’s work with grammar schools and more Covid,
A study in Northern Ireland shows the psychological impact of failing a selection test A small-scale study in Northern Ireland revealed that ... Read more
News round-up: Academic selection ‘traumatic’, guidance for grammar schools, and Nick Gibb says no to 11-plus transparency
The 11-plus seems to be untouchable, even in a pandemic It feels as if the whole world is talking about educational inequality, ... Read more
News round-up: Academics criticise ‘Wild West’ 11-plus, selection questioned around the world, and more
Academics call for 11-plus scrutiny Senior academics in education have signed CF's open letter calling on Gavin Williamson to make 11-plus test ... Read more