Sentences with phrase «grammar schools campaign»

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Ed rather misses out that his father was a leading left winger in Norfolk Labour politics and passionately campaigned for the abolition of grammar schools.

He said: «We promised the Ogoni people during the campaigns and today we are dualizing the Sakpwenwa - Bori road and rehabilitating the Birabi Memorial Grammar School, Bori.

Theresa May's personal crusade to expand the number of grammar schools is in serious jeopardy today as senior Tory, Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs unite in an unprecedented cross-party campaign to kill off the prime minister's flagship education reform.

In the immediate term, Corbyn's acceptance speech pledged to launch a national campaign against Conservative proposals to revive grammar schools.

It was also noticeable that he called for a national campaign against the reintroduction of grammar schools - one of the few issues around which the Parliamentary Party is united.

The meeting was addressed by Mr and Mrs Shillings - the Sevenoaks parents who successfully campaigned for the first new grammar school in fifty years.

According to the Telegraph, activist group Conservative Voice will formally launch a campaign to scrap the ban on new grammar schools now Theresa May is Prime Minister.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced a national campaign day against the government's policy on grammar schools, due to take place on Saturday (1 October).

The school is due to open in September 2017, after a long campaign by supporters of a grammar school to get the backing of ministers, which has already seen proposals rejected.

More than 100 Tory MPs are expected to back scrapping the ban on new grammar schools as a campaign launches this week to secure the change now Theresa May is in Number 10.

May is a known supporter of grammar schools and her leadership campaign is being headed by Nick Timothy, who has taken an unpaid sabbatical from his role as director of New Schools Nschools and her leadership campaign is being headed by Nick Timothy, who has taken an unpaid sabbatical from his role as director of New Schools NSchools Network.

Sarah Shilling, who has led the campaign which has triggered Thursday's council debate, said: «Ideally an entirely new grammar school would be great because that I think is the easiest solution.

Barton, an outspoken opponent of government policy who has said his decision to stand is sparked by rage at the government's grammar school plans, is likely to want ASCL to campaign harder than it has in recent years.

Jules White, a head teacher in West Sussex and part of a campaign against funding shortages, said parents who are facing cuts in their children's schools should be made aware that «money is no object» for free schools and grammar schools.

Fiona Millar, from the group Comprehensive Future, which campaigns against selective education, said Sir Michael was right to highlight the divide, arguing that poorer pupils struggle to pass the entrance exam for grammar schools.

CEM, based at Durham University, claimed its test was «tutor - proof», but analysis by campaign group Local Equal Excellent found the tests made little difference to the number of state school primary pupils accessing grammars.

The Tories» loss of their majority meant that the prime minister had to abandon plans to create more grammar schools, while a concerted school funding campaign meant that Justine Greening soon announced an additional # 1.3 billion would be added to the core schools budget over the next two years.