Michael Morpurpo on the advantages of comprehensive education
There is a schism, a fault line, at the heart of British society. We are a divided people, by accident of birth, ... Read more
The cruelest cut
The cruelest cut happens in the UK at age 11 or 12. It happens to boys as well as well as girls. ... Read more
Grammar schools are not the solution to our social mobility crisis
I’ve done reasonably well career wise so far in life. I'm the Creative Director of an arts organisation, I've written for national ... Read more
A Comprehensive Future supporter and Grandmother writes from Hertfordshire about her experience of what selection does and what comprehensives can achieve
I failed the 11 plus intelligence test in the early 1950s so could not go on to sit the English/Maths exams which ... Read more
Segregation, segregation, segregation ….
I grew up and was educated in the 1960’s when selection in education was the norm. I was from a middle class ... Read more
Stories from Kent, what selection really means
Joanne Bartley, from Kent Education Network spoke at the Reclaiming Education conference about what selection means in Kent. I’m from Kent, where, ... Read more
Parents speak to MPs about the damaging effects of selection
The true price of selection Parents’ stories from selective areas in England Compiled by Comprehensive Future for the parliamentary meeting October 18th ... Read more
I did not understand what selection was until I heard other mothers arguing about it
"Gloucester has two Boys Grammar Schools, 11-18 (4-form entry) and two Girls Grammar Schools, 11-18 (4-form entry). There are five other schools, ... Read more
Coaching for the 11 plus is rife
"There are two single sex grammar schools in Skipton, where I am a parent governor. The VA grammar school gained funding for ... Read more