The flawed grammar school ballot rules debated in the Lords
As discussed in a recent Schools Week article the only method for parents to remove 11-plus tests at their local grammar schools ... Read more
Weald of Kent ‘satellite’ grammar school rated ‘Requires Improvement’
The Kent grammar school that controversially expanded by building a second school building in a town ten miles away from the main ... Read more
Requires improvement – the lawmakers who dodged legislation to build a troubled grammar school
On Sunday's BBC Politics South East interview Tom Tugendhat, the Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, was asked if the legislative ban on ... Read more
Take part in the National Policy Forum consultation
The Labour Party’s National Policy Forum is accepting submissions until July 8th, and we urge supporters to get involved and propose that ... Read more
Schools Bill Amendment questions government policy on grammar schools
On June 13th, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, a Labour peer, raised a Schools Bill amendment questioning clause 28, about grammar schools. His ... Read more
Comprehensive Future Patron introduces Private Members Bill seeking to end academic selection
Baroness Blower Labour Peer Christine Blower will introduce the School (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill in the House of Lords ... Read more
News round-up: Backbenchers push for more grammar schools, Schools Bill changes grammar school legislation, and more
Could an amendment to the Schools Bill overturn the ban on new grammar schools? The Tory MPs who are lobbying for new ... Read more
CF challenges the MPs trying to overturn the ban on new grammar schools to share their evidence
Jonathan Gullis MP A group of Conservative MPs have launched a campaign seeking to overturn the ban on creating new ... Read more
The Eleven-Plus and the narrowing of pathways
A report by the Centre for For Education and Youth (CFeY) based on consultation for the Rothschild Foundation, explores the challenges and ... Read more
News round-up: Zahawi praises grammar schools, MPs press for more selection, and more
Zahawi praises "fantastic" grammar schools Speaking at an event to mark the launch of the DfE’s new Schools White Paper, Education secretary ... Read more