Some highly selective state schools should do more to help poorer children pass their entrance exams, suggests a government - funded study. (bbc.co.uk)
This compared with about 40 % of entries from selective state schools and about 22 % of those from other state schools. (news.bbc.co.uk)
Nor is he in favour of selection or a return to grammar schools, Wilshaw will tell the audience in London, which will have been closely following the government's recent decision to approve the opening of the first new selective state school in 50 years, in Kent. (theguardian.com)