Sentences with phrase «for more grammar school»

He said he believed there was «overwhelming support from parents» for more grammar school places.

Yet despite the DfE report stating that the PISA data «provided little support» to arguments that academic selection boost the progress of the most disadvantaged pupils, ministers said the PISA results support plans for more grammar schools.

Justine Greening seemed unenthusiastic about the prime minister's Tory heartlands view of education, characterised by the push for more grammar schools.

BBC Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys says the statement clears the way for draft plans to be brought forward, including Theresa May's proposals for more grammar schools in England.

While few would expect a major thrust for more grammar schools, there might still be a drive to increase capacity and «reach».

Mr Gove, debating education policy alongside the former US education secretary Arne Duncan refused to be drawn on whether he agreed with the push for more grammar schools in England.

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Support for grammars is strong across all age and income groups with a remarkable 85 % of 18 to 24 year - olds (many of whom will be first - time voters) wanting more grammar schools.

More recently, the Coalition government's plans for all schools to become academies have raised some controversy within the grammar school sector.

More grammar schools are not the answer to improving social mobility and preparing Britain for the future

Earlier this month shadow education secretary David Willetts affirmed the Conservatives» support for city academies and refusal to build any more grammar schools.

A Department for Education source said that the Queen's Speech was an unambiguous decision not to go ahead with creating more grammar schools.

For every one child that might successfully make it through a grammar school and go on to university there will be many more left behind at the local secondary believing they weren't good enough.

The Tories do sometimes legislate for things that Labour would have done anyway, like get rid of Grammar schools, build more houses etc (not sure what SSM is), but their basic impulse is to resist progress.

Mr Farage said a number of his policies — such as one to bring back more grammar schools - appealed to Tory MPs who were slavishly voting «for a leader who appears to be more of a social democrat».

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He said: «The Liberal Democrats are the party of education, and that means we believe in an excellent education for all, so any plans to bring in more divisive grammar schools will be utterly opposed by my party.

Powell has said that selective education «creates barriers for disadvantaged children» and has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to rethink proposals to allow more grammar schools to open.

Grammar schools in Kent have been encouraged to provide up to 700 more places for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

More than 100 Conservative Party MPs are expected to call for the ban on new grammar schools to be scrapped, according to a report from the Telegraph.

Speaking to the Guardian, Farron said: «The Liberal Democrats are the party of education, and that means we believe in an excellent education for all, so any plans to bring in more divisive grammar schools will be utterly opposed by my party.

The same analysis also found that pupils from poorer backgrounds who performed just as well as their more well off peers were still less likely to attend grammars, with 66 per cent of children who achieve level five in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 who are not eligible for free school meals going to a grammar school compared with 40 per cent of similarly high achieving children who are eligible for free school meals.

Although an official announcement is yet to be made, it is thought Prime Minister Theresa May is considering opening new grammar schools and the rumours have been given more validity after a leaked memo written by Department for Education (DfE) permanent secretary Jonathan Slater seemed to confirm grammars were on the DfE's agenda.

Public Opinion A YouGov poll found that only 38 per cent of people believe the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, which suggests there isn't a huge amount of public support for the idea.

She said: «Teachers and heads in the thousands of existing state schools in the UK which are facing real - terms cuts in funding for their pupils will be dismayed to see the Chancellor throwing more money at free schools and grammar schools.

Under the new reforms grammar schools will be expected to offer lower pass marks for poorer pupils, let children sit tests in primary schools and venues near their home, and encourage more children to take the entry exams.

The Commission has called on the government to rethink its plans for grammar schools and more academies, cautioning that there is no evidence either works to improve social mobility.

Where it is different from the more traditional comprehensive or grammar school routes is that relationships with industry are considered to be an integral seam between education and preparing the student for the world of work.

Or, if we look at grammar schools or independent schools, many of which are not only selective but also more academic and less vocational which in itself can close off certain avenues for students.

The prime minister, Theresa May, has been revealing more detail about her plans for grammar schools.

Research has shown that children who have been tutored for the 11 - plus are more likely to win a grammar school place.

The existing funding system for grammar schools was criticised for being arbitrary and tending to give more money to city schools than those in suburbs and shire counties.

Many are «over-tutored» for the grammar school 11 - plus or private school Common Entrance exams at 13 and then can not keep up with more talented classmates later.

The government says that providing more grammar school places would give extra opportunities for poorer pupils.

Committee chair, Neil Carmichael, said that since the plans for more grammars had been announced «the air has been thick with the sound of claims and counter-claims on the benefits and disadvantages of grammar schools».

For example, grammar school pupils tend to outperform pupils of similar ability at other types of schools where the ability range is more mixed.

Education Secretary Justine Greening has published plans calling for more selective schools in England, and a Department for Education spokesman said any new grammars would «prioritise the admission of disadvantaged pupils».

Commenting on the Education Select Committee's report on the Government's case for creating new grammar schools, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: «The Government has failed to provide evidence that more selection in schools will improve education for all children and not harm the majority.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «We know that grammar schools provide a good education for their disadvantaged pupils, and we want more pupils from lower - income backgrounds to benefit from that.»

A Department for Education spokesperson said grammar schools provided «a good education for their disadvantaged pupils», adding: «we want more pupils from lower income backgrounds to benefit from that».

«Simply allowing more disadvantaged pupils to attend grammar schools will not create the systematic improvement needed for a world - class education system,» he said.

«In the areas where there are more places, the benefits are going to be more diluted for those children in the grammar schools, as they become more like mixed ability schools.»

«I suggest the MPs are far more against grammar schools than those who voted for them are.

Secondary schools in areas where the brightest pupils are selected for grammar schools will be more likely to be classed as coasting under the government's newly revealed definitions.

The research, which is published with the Sutton Trust's response to the government's consultation on providing more good school places, raises serious concerns about using grammar schools in their current form as a vehicle for social mobility.

Rayner received a warm reception at the Association of School and College Leaders annual conference in Birmingham this afternoon, where she attacked plans for new grammar schools and called for money allocated for free schools to be spent «more fairly».

He found in this piece of research that children from prosperous families in Kent (the biggest area for selective schools in England) are more likely to get into grammar schools and also that in selective areas, poorer children overall get relatively worse GCSE results than they do in comprehensive areas.

In another exchange, Carlton Huffman, a legislative aide for GOP state Rep. Jonathan Jordan, forwarded a student's email to the legislative aides for Republican House members with the comment, «More great grammar results from the public school system.»

There was said to be backbench disquiet that the push for more selection had been sidelined - and there will be scrutiny of whether Mr Hinds, a former grammar school boy, will be more sympathetic.

The same analysis for secondary schools shows grammar schools, academically selective at age 11, are by far the most biased towards more affluent pupils -LRB--98.8 percentage points)-- suggesting they aren't quite the «engines of social mobility» some grammar school advocates say they are.