Changes in admissions urgently needed
Recent research from Professor Anne West and Audrey Hind of the London School of Economics looked at secondary school admissions in London ... Read more
A strong call for Jeremy Corbyn to tackle Labour Party policy on admissions and selection.
In 2007 Comprehensive Future published Fair Enough, its first pamphlet on school admissions. It included contributions from Tory and Liberal Shadow Ministers ... Read more
The Chief Adjudicator reports – more evidence of the need of an admissions review
The Chief Adjudicator produced her annual report in November 2014 but it came out quietly from the DfE on December 17th. She ... Read more
International comparisons show comprehensive systems do better for all children
1. For a number of years research has shown that selection widens the gap between the achievement of the poor and the ... Read more
Comparing the outcomes of selective and comprehensive systems can mislead
1. Some supporters of selection comparisons selective local authorities with others which do not have selective schools. These have to be treated ... Read more
Selection is not a minor issue
1. There are often comments that selection is a minor issue affecting only a few areas. This is probably because commentators looking ... Read more
Most parents don’t want their children to face selection at 11.
1. Supporters of selection say that it provides a ‘choice’ of schools which is popular with parents but in reality this is ... Read more
More grammars? The evidence is against.
On Friday December 4th Conservative Voice launched a petition ‘for the Government to make the expansion of Grammar Schools part of ... Read more