News

Heads say ‘no’ to Theresa May’s grammar ‘conversion’ consultation

Two schools on prime minister Theresa May’s doorstep will shun any opportunity to convert to grammars, claiming it would...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Nicky Morgan, Nick Clegg and Lucy Powell to lead grammar schools debate

Three political opponents will lead a debate on social mobility this afternoon after joining forces to fight the government’s...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

ASCL 2017: Justine Greening heckled by heads over grammar plans

School leaders heckled the education secretary Justine Greening today over claims that grammar schools help close the attainment gap...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Grammar school taxis could cost £5k a pupil

Plans to fund free transport for disadvantaged pupils to grammar schools could leave councils and schools out of pocket,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

More heads consider resigning over funding cuts

More experienced headteachers are ready to resign over budget cuts that would “decimate” their schools, it was claimed today....

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Grammars profit from sales of ‘mock’ 11-plus exams

Grammar schools are pocketing tens of thousands of pounds from mock 11-plus tests, fuelling worries that reintroducing selective schools...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

School funding, grammars… 2016 has been ridiculous

If someone had said this time last year that by the end of 2016 I would be on the...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Consultation responses reveal widespread resistance to government selection plans

Education organisations have today outlined their opposition to the government’s new selective school proposals. Schools Week has rounded up...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Just six areas meet government’s grammar school criteria (and they aren’t in deprived places)

Just six areas meet government criteria for new grammar schools, according to a study published today, that found the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker