Will there be a new ‘satellite’ grammar school?
Back in April ambitious grammar schools sent in bids to claim a share of this year's £50 million Selective School Expansion Fund ... Read more
News round-up: Cash to benefit grammar schools, 11-plus problems and more
Boris Johnson’s schools cash boost favours Tory constituencies The Times looked at Boris Johnson's plans to increase school funding and found that ... Read more
The absurd precision of 11-plus test scores
September is the time of year when pupils sit 11-plus tests, a stressful time for all the families involved. There is no ... Read more
Comprehensive Future at the 2019 Party Conferences
Comprehensive Future will attend the Labour Party Conference in Brighton on Tuesday 24th September, and the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Monday ... Read more
Giving Secondary Modern Schools a Voice
Comprehensive Future's steering group recently met Ian Widdows the founder of the National Association of Secondary Moderns (NASM). Ian is the Headteacher ... Read more
Comment and vote to support comprehensive education at the Labour Policy Forum
The submission stage of the Labour Party Policy Forum is now over, and your votes and comments on forum submissions will make ... Read more
News round-up: New evidence grammar school systems are a problem, Tory leadership and more
New evidence selective school systems hits the life chances of many Research by Education Datalab highlights 'slightly higher' outcomes for grammar school ... Read more
Take part in the Labour Party’s National Policy Forum Consultation
The Labour Party’s National Policy Forum Consultation 2019 is considering local accountability within the National Education Service. We have responded to the ... Read more
No one polices the 11-plus
The Department for Education and the Office of the School Adjudicator both deny responsibility for monitoring the 11 plus test. Neither body ... Read more
News round-up: The origins of the 11-plus, grammar school appeals and more
The father of the 11-plus: The sorry tale of Cyril Burt Cyril Burt's idea that intelligence is fixed, unchangeable and set at ... Read more