The scandalous grammar school policies of the last decade
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
A brief resume of how for over 80 years no Government has completely ended selection at 11 in England, despite the evidence of the need to do so
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
What is a modern day ‘secondary modern’ school?
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
Research about the 11-plus and children’s mental health and wellbeing
To complement our Facts, Figures and Evidence about Grammar Schools evidence check, this is a summary of evidence about the mental health ... 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
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
Director of OECD says, there is “no positive correlation between early selection and better overall academic outcomes”
Andreas Schleicher of the OECD Education Journal spoke to Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills Directorate at the OECD, and ... Read more
Listening to the silenced majority
For thousands of children and their families, the wait for 11+ results will come to an end within the next week. Unlike ... Read more
Four charts that show the flaws of the Buckinghamshire 11-plus test
The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS) have commissioned research to investigate the performance of different groups of children in the Secondary Transfer Tests ... Read more
Liz Truss is Wrong: Grammar Schools Should be Abolished, Not Expanded
By Jack Deasley, age 19, a student at Cambridge University Liz Truss should rethink her support for grammar schools Liz ... Read more