Comprehensive Future

Grammar schools are being rated as having "Strong" inclusion.

Schools that exclude most local children through academic selection. Schools that admit tiny proportions of SEND and disadvantaged pupils.

We need a serious conversation about what Ofsted means by 'inclusive.'

Grammar schools are inclusive, says Ofsted Analysis findings prompt backlash, but heads say they should be judged on what they achieve for their pupils

Grammar schools didn't improve social mobility, but why does this myth still persist?

In this new conversation for Comprehensive Future, Jack Deasley speaks with historian Professor Peter Mandler about the history of academic selection, the rise of comprehensive schools, and what we can learn from the post-war education system.

Selection, Meritocracy and the 11-plus: A History Professor Peter Mandler joins Jack Deasley for a conversation about...