News round-up: Letter to Starmer, new research on grammar schools and SEND, and more
New research shows grammar schools educate a far smaller proportion of pupils with SEND and looked-after children than their neighbours Schools Week ... Read more
Time’s Up for the Test interviews people to seek views on the 11-plus
The Time's Up for the Test campaign interviewed a range of people about the problems of grammar schools and 11-plus selection. They ... Read more
Grammar schools educate low proportions of the most vulnerable learners
Comprehensive Future has researched the proportions of special educational needs (SEND) pupils attending grammar schools and non-selective schools and found that non-selective ... Read more
The Wilsthorpe Project studies working class pupils who attended secondary modern school in the fifties and sixties
Diane Roby has founded the 'Wilsthorpe Project,' named after her old secondary modern school. Here are her words explaining this fantastic project. ... Read more
Book review: “A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System” by Peter Hitchens
This review is reproduced with thanks from CASEnotes - www.campaignforstateeducation.org.uk Book review: “A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System” by ... Read more
A letter to Keir Starmer explaining why Labour needs to end 11-plus selection
Margaret Tulloch wrote to Keir Starmer questioning the Labour Party's policy on academic selection. The letter is an excellent summary of the ... Read more
The development of selective and comprehensive education
CF Patron, Demitri Coryton, has published an interesting paper looking at the history of the development of selective and comprehensive education. He ... Read more
It took two years but a Bucks MP finally responded to a letter about grammar schools
Rob Butler MP In December 2020 a constituent of Rob Butler, the Member of Parliament for Aylesbury, wrote to her MP expressing ... Read more
CF welcomes Steve Mastin as a new patron
Steve Mastin, Vice President of the Conservative Education Society, and Director of Opening Worlds, has agreed to join CF as a patron. ... Read more
Comprehensive Future’s year in review – 2022
Comprehensive Future's Chair, Dr Nuala Burgess, reviews a busy year of campaigning. This has been another rollercoaster year for education. Thanks largely ... Read more