Second ‘satellite’ grammar school given go-ahead by Kent County Council
Hot on the heels of the 2017 opening of the Weald of Kent Grammar School for Girls’ Sevenoaks ‘satellite’, Tunbridge Wells Boys' ... Read more
Children’s attitudes to 11-plus tuition
A new paper by Anas Hajar, published in the British Educational Research Journal, looks at children and teacher's views of 11-plus tuition. ... Read more
Please respond to the consultation on Kent’s new selective school. The council call it a ‘satellite’ – it looks an awful lot like a new grammar school!
Kent County Council (KCC) operate the largest fully selective council in the country, and they are pouring around 30 million into expanding ... Read more
Tory manifesto to pledge grammar school expansion, as Kent County Council consult on a new ‘satellite’ selective school
The Sunday Times has announced that the Tory manifesto will pledge funds for the expansion of grammar schools. The source did not ... Read more
The Labour Party is a step closer to ending the 11-plus
The Labour Party debated Early Years, Education and Skills at conference yesterday, with Alexa Collins of a Beaconsfield CLP successfully presenting a ... Read more
Sevenoaks ‘annexe’ drops integration with main school site and operates as standalone grammar school
In 2017 Tonbridge's Weald of Kent Grammar School opened a £19m "annexe" in Sevenoaks, 10 miles from its main site. New grammar ... Read more
Comprehensive Future are hopeful that the new PM will not prioritise grammar schools
News that Boris Johnson is to be the new Conservative leader brings a glimmer of hope for Comprehensive Future. Kent Online reports ... Read more
Grammar schools receiving £50 million expansion cash are not doing enough to boost disadvantaged pupil numbers
Comprehensive Future sent a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the 16 grammar schools awarded expansion funding on condition they boost their ... Read more
No one polices the 11-plus
The Department for Education and the Office of the School Adjudicator both deny responsibility for monitoring the 11 plus test. Neither body ... Read more
Grammar schools are happy to be less selective when it suits them – the equivalent of 5 selective schools are full of pupils who failed the 11-plus
Comprehensive Future’s sent a Freedom of Information request to all 163 grammar schools to ask for details of their parental appeals process. ... Read more