Academic selection at eleven makes outcomes worse for the majority of children in that area. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
There were also questions about whether this push for academic selection should be a priority when there had been so many concerns about vocational skills shortages. (bbc.co.uk)
There is little evidence that pupils from low socio - economic backgrounds are more likely to succeed against the odds when academic selection is used to sort pupils into different secondary schools. (schoolsweek.co.uk)