What do the party manifesto say about academic selection and school admissions
Ahead of the general election on July 4th political parties are publishing their manifesto. As expected no major party pledges to tackle ... Read more
Please ask your parliamentary candidates to support comprehensive education
A recent edition of the Radio 4 PM programme from the new Weald of Kent constituency highlighted the problems of selection in ... Read more
What is a modern day ‘secondary modern’ school?
I'm writing this based on my experience as a governor in a 'non-selective school in a highly selective area.' This mouthful of ... Read more
‘Renewing public education’ FORUM’s online event on May 23rd
FORUM exists to promote the comprehensive ideal and campaign for democratic common schooling, which very much aligns with Comprehensive Future's aims. FORUM have just ... Read more
Government plans to scrap the 50% rule on faith school admissions
The government has announced that a rule capping the proportion of pupils schools can select based on faith at 50 per cent ... Read more
News round-up: Towns with only a grammar school, out of county school places, and more
Kent and Bucks towns with grammars but no non-selective school In Burnham in Buckinghamshire, the non-selective school closed, leaving only a grammar ... Read more
The Philosophical Limitations of Educational Assessment: Implications for Academic Selection – A Review
Ian Cantley's book, 'The Philosophical Limitations of Educational Assessment: Implications for Academic Selection,' is a well-researched and thought-provoking read. We often look ... Read more
Kent County Council plans two new grammar schools
Kent County Council reviews school place planning every year, creating a school commissioning plan to forecast where in the county there's a ... Read more
Watch Comprehensive Future’s webinar, ‘Melissa Benn in conversation with Daniel Kebede.’
Melissa Benn was in conversation with Daniel Kebede, the General Secretary of the NEU, in CF's webinar which took place on January ... Read more
NI’s Mental Health champion criticises the “unethical and harmful” 11-plus
Mental Health champion for Northern Ireland, Siobhan O’Neill, has said that using 11-plus exams to assess children at an early age, “not ... Read more