Grammar schools
Demand for England’s grammar schools falls – despite VAT on school fees
Ending tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by critics
Julie Henry
05, Oct, 2024 @5:00 PM
Grammar schools in England must publish details on entry tests, tribunal rules
Campaigners say data will give greater oversight on 11-plus admissions exams and expose them to scrutiny
Richard Adams Education editor
21, Sep, 2024 @6:00 AM
English grammar schools raising funds with charge for mock 11-plus exam
Schools in Surrey and Kent found to be raising tens of thousands as critics say wealthy are able to ‘buy advantage’
Richard Adams Education editor
06, Sep, 2024 @1:10 PM
England’s GCSE results show ingrained social and regional inequality post-Covid
Analysis of grades shows disparities also conceal enormous variations in performance within each region
Richard Adams and Alex Clark
22, Aug, 2024 @2:22 PM
A question of faith in schools | Letters
Letters: Andrew Seber says the sense of local schools belonging to communities has been diminished, and Graham Mort is dismayed that the government is lifting the cap on faith school selection
12, May, 2024 @3:33 PM
The Guardian view on school reform: southern discomfort about the class divide | Editorial
Editorial: To fight inequality in a highly unequal city, Brighton council is changing its admission policy. It’s a big, bold move
Editorial
21, Jan, 2024 @5:00 PM
Some comprehensive schools ‘more socially selective than grammars’
Research by Sutton Trust finds disadvantaged students less likely to get into top performing schools in England than their peers
Sally Weale Education correspondent
11, Jan, 2024 @12:01 AM
Sir Peter Newsam obituary
Pioneering educationist who expanded comprehensive schooling in London and went on to chair the Commission for Racial Equality
Rebecca Smithers
08, Dec, 2023 @7:33 PM
English regions dominated by grammar schools do not improve grades, study says
Pupils in grammar school areas experience little boost in results, while grades among brightest may actually be lower
Richard Adams Education editor
28, Aug, 2023 @5:00 AM
Don’t blame the 1944 Education Act for grammar schools and secondary moderns | Letter
Letter: James Chuter Ede who piloted the act through the Commons made no mention of selection or the 11-plus, writes Stephen Hart
19, Jul, 2023 @5:29 PM
We’re behind Andy Burnham’s technical education revolution | Letters
Letters: For too long, academic and class snobbery has hampered innovation in education, writes Paul Haworth, while Albert Calland recalls the advantages of training at Leigh technical college in the 1960s
14, Jul, 2023 @4:35 PM
Flowing underground: the river that returns | Brief letters
Brief letters: The River Skirfare | Dissolving bodies | Super school | Wrong song
03, Jul, 2023 @4:50 PM
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