A Toxic System That Divides Peers and Communities
By Anna Taylor I’ve been trying to convince my daughter’s peer group that grammar schools reinforce inequalities, but they don’t seem to ... 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
As a ‘Grammar School Girl,’ even I think selection should be abolished
By Jasneet Samrai Having had the opportunity to attend a grammar school, it’s easy to say that I’m being hypocritical; I’ve benefited ... Read more
Why I removed my son from a Grammar School and put him in a Secondary Modern
A parent from Kent shares her story about the pressure to choose a grammar school, and her discovery that her son could ... Read more
The 11-plus / IQ fallacy
Tricia, who failed the 11-plus in 1959 and found that it changed the course of her life. Life ... Read more
The 11-plus – the beginning
By Roy Boardman When, three years ago, I decided to write an autobiographical novel covering my years at Secondary School, 1948-1953, I ... Read more
Sliding doors
By Claire Crome I remember it as if it were yesterday. 4.30pm, the sun was shining and we were sitting by the ... Read more
How we overcame selection in Guernsey
Tim Langlois writes about the successful campaign to end the 11-plus in Guernsey. There will be no 11-plus test in Guernsey ... Read more
Letters from Guernsey – the campaign that ended the 11-plus
Campaigners from Guernsey group W.I.S.E (Working for Inclusive Secondary Education) are celebrating the end of the 11-plus on the island. They have ... Read more
From Comprehensive to Cambridge: My Experiences of the Selective Education System
Alexandra Veitch at Cambridge University Recently, I awoke to read the news that my local MP for Altrincham and Sale ... Read more