Another £50 million of grammar school expansion cash, without any transparency about the numbers of disadvantaged pupils actually passing the 11-plus

The Department for Education has opened bidding for the second round of the £50 million a year Selective School Expansion Fund. In ... Read more

Another £50 million of grammar school expansion cash, without any transparency about the numbers of disadvantaged pupils actually passing the 11-plus 2019-02-12T10:03:31+00:00

Sixteen grammar schools win expansion funding, as the government pursues a policy that ignores all evidence

Sixteen grammar schools will receive a share of the £50 million Selective School Expansion fund, the government announced today. This controversial fund ... Read more

Sixteen grammar schools win expansion funding, as the government pursues a policy that ignores all evidence 2018-12-03T16:05:43+00:00

How to phase out selection and ensure fair school admissions: Comprehensive Future publishes fresh policy proposals in time for the 2018 party conferences

Comprehensive Future are today publishing two key documents on how to reform school admissions and phase out selection that will form the ... Read more

How to phase out selection and ensure fair school admissions: Comprehensive Future publishes fresh policy proposals in time for the 2018 party conferences 2018-09-17T08:05:06+00:00

Grammar school priority admissions fail to increase the proportions of disadvantaged pupils accessing schools

The BBC has today highlighted Comprehensive Future’s research into grammar school admission for disadvantaged pupils. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent ... Read more

Grammar school priority admissions fail to increase the proportions of disadvantaged pupils accessing schools 2018-12-03T10:53:16+00:00

Thirty-five grammar schools seek to expand, creating 5,000 selective places, the equivalent of seven new grammar schools

Comprehensive Future has discovered that one in five of England’s grammar schools, thirty-five selective schools, are preparing bids for the government’s £50 ... Read more

Thirty-five grammar schools seek to expand, creating 5,000 selective places, the equivalent of seven new grammar schools 2018-07-10T11:36:16+00:00

Many grammar schools applying for expansion have no clear plans to improve admission for disadvantaged pupils

Thirty grammar schools are currently preparing bids for the government’s £50 million Selective School Expansion Fund, and half  of the schools do not ... Read more

Many grammar schools applying for expansion have no clear plans to improve admission for disadvantaged pupils 2018-06-27T16:25:31+00:00
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