Do the public think grammar schools are good for social mobility?
YouGov recently polled the public on their attitudes to grammar schools, with support for selection apparently falling since they last asked this ... Read more
The proportion of poorer pupils attending grammar schools rose by less than a percentage point in 5 years
In 2018 the DfE created a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with the Grammar School Heads Association (GSHA). This agreement required the GSHA to ... Read more
Government 11-plus guidance fails to mitigate the problems of setting an 11-plus exam in a pandemic
The Department for Education has released updated guidance for 11-plus tests in 2021. Although SATS, GCSEs and A Levels are all cancelled, ... Read more
Schools Minister responds to CF’s open letter
Nick Gibb, the Minister of State for School Standards, has responded to Comprehensive Future’s letter calling for 11-plus data, such as the ... Read more
Academics question why the 11-plus exam escapes scrutiny
Senior academics in education have signed an open letter calling on Gavin Williamson to make 11-plus test results accessible for research. An ... Read more
Comprehensive Future welcomes John Bercow and Danny Dorling as patrons
Comprehensive Future is delighted to announce that Danny Dorling and John Bercow are to become patrons. Danny Dorling is the Halford Mackinder ... Read more
Comprehensive Future webinar sees John Bercow outline why “grammar schools are unhealthy and must go.”
John Bercow, the former Speaker of the House of Commons, has written an opinion piece in the Guardian explaining why he no ... Read more
The Selective School Expansion Fund has failed as a policy
The Selective School Expansion Fund launched in 2018, with the aim of expanding selective schools while boosting the number of disadvantaged pupils ... Read more
DfE publish guidance on the 11-plus this year
The Department for Education has asked grammar schools to move 11-plus exams to November. This will put pressure on the majority of ... Read more
Comprehensive Future calls on grammar schools to abandon the 11-plus this year
Comprehensive Future has written an open letter to education secretary Gavin Williamson, along with MPs and councillors in selective local authorities, calling ... Read more