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
When grammar schools expand it’s the secondary modern schools that suffer
A report by Fran Abrams in the Guardian revealed that the number of grammar school places has risen in the last five ... 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
Comprehensive Future’s AGM is on November 25th
Comprehensive Future's AGM will take place online via Zoom, on November 25th at 6pm, and we invite our supporters to join us. At the meeting ... Read more
‘What Would a Socially Just Education System Look Like?’ – Let’s continue the conversation
Our webinar ‘What Would a Socially Just Education System Look Like?’ was a lively event, panellists Ash Sarkar, Dr Alan Bainbridge and ... Read more
Research shows (yet again!) that grammar schools are NOT good for social mobility
A new paper for the IZA Institute of Labor Economics by Franz Buscha,Emma Gorman and Patrick Sturgis studies whether social mobility was ... Read more
What Would a Socially Just Education System Look Like?
We are pleased to announce a webinar event on Sunday 19th September at 11.30am. Book your ticket HERE. As debate about the ... 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
Grammar Schools: The National Debate At Family Level
By Karen Wespieser MBE While the debate about selective education continues to rage nationally, new data reveals the debate may also be ... Read more
Support comprehensive education – take part in the Labour Policy Forum consultation
The Labour Party's National Policy Forum is accepting submissions until July 19th, and we urge supporters to get involved and propose that ... Read more