Upon the Education of the People
"Well now Janet, you're 11 years of age now, aren't you?" "Yes sir." "And therefore you've left the primary school and come ... Read more
"Well now Janet, you're 11 years of age now, aren't you?" "Yes sir." "And therefore you've left the primary school and come ... Read more
By James Coombs Are we nearly there yet? In 1964 Harold Wilson’s government announced the end of selection. However, the task of ... Read more
By James Coombs Earlier this month campaigners from Time’s Up For The Test (TUFTT) organised a session in Canterbury to discuss ending ... Read more
I've been involved with CF for around 10 years now, and Margaret Tulloch's excellent timeline of selective education policy led me to ... Read more
This history of selection policy was compiled by Margaret Tulloch. Margaret was co-founder of Comprehensive Future, the secretary of the Campaign for ... Read more
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
To complement our Facts, Figures and Evidence about Grammar Schools evidence check, this is a summary of evidence about the mental health ... Read more
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
CF Patron, Demitri Coryton, has published an interesting paper looking at the history of the development of selective and comprehensive education. He ... Read more
Andreas Schleicher of the OECD Education Journal spoke to Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills Directorate at the OECD, and ... Read more