Sentences with phrase «of grammar school education»

Research author and associate director at EPI, Jo Hutchinson, said the decline in the benefits of grammar school education would be seen most in areas with more selection.

That being the case, isn't it only right and proper that the national audience know where smaller parties like my party stand on the issues of national defence, on the issue of the union, on the issue of grammar school education, on issues of healthcare, taxation, the cost of living and defence spending?

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David Cameron was forced to square up to the grassroots in June after his former education spokesman David Willetts said the Conservative party would not support the building of any new grammar schools.

He said the privileged education of Mr Cameron and his inner - circle had made them overlook the benefits of grammar schools.

The education secretary is seeking to ensure school pupils emerge from their education being able to have a «command of proper spelling, punctuation and grammar».

However, the Government must let go of its obsession with imposing structural solutions to the education service which continue to privilege children attending certain schools, such as free schools and grammar schools.

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

The scheme's critics argued that Specialist Schools encouraged segregation in education, insofar as the middle class parents who were long best placed to ensure favourable outcomes from school admissions regimes of grammar schools would continue to be able to get their children into the better schools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgSchools encouraged segregation in education, insofar as the middle class parents who were long best placed to ensure favourable outcomes from school admissions regimes of grammar schools would continue to be able to get their children into the better schools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgschools would continue to be able to get their children into the better schools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgschools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgrounds.

Their selective ethos makes grammar schools repugnant to educational egalitarians, who believe that equality of opportunity requires all children to have the same standard of education.

It also reorganised secondary education into two basic types: grammar schools, which focused on academic studies, with the assumption that many of their pupils would go on to higher education; and secondary modern schools, which were intended for children who would be going into trades, and which therefore concentrated on basic and vocational skills.

Both these concerns were exacerbated by the practices of some local education authorities, in concentrating resources on their grammar schools.

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.

Greening was no enthusiast for the prime minister's push to expand the number of grammar schools and it is widely reported that the Conservatives are anxious to refresh their education policies.

David Willetts discovered this when he was moved from his job as education spokesman for laying out the arguments of the leader's own declared position: that the party needed to move beyond support for grammar schools in order to widen opportunity in secondary education.

Selective education The abolition of grammar schools was a travesty.

Education secretary Justine Greening has defended plans for a new wave of grammar schools to give...

Education secretary Justine Greening has defended plans for a new wave of grammar schools to give priority to «ordinary working families».

David Willetts, who handled much of the fallout from the grammar school row, has lost his responsibility for schools, speaking instead on higher education.

He is now restoring credibility to Tory education policy after the grammar schools fiasco - although some of the more striking of his policy announcements owe much to the under - acknowledged work of David Willetts.

Former education secretary Nicky Morgan has warned the Government they face a battle to get their plan to allow new grammar schools through the House of Commons.

About one hundred Tory MPs turned out - one - third of the parliamentary party - to mix with representatives of the grammar school system and also the Education Secretary, Michael Gove.

Throughout the grammar schools debate there has been an underlying suspicion from many that the Eton - educated Tory leader is denying others the kind of elite education that grammar schools traditionally provided poorer parents.

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.

A number of prominent Conservative MPs on Theresa May's Cabinet, including Liam Fox and David Davis, have been vocal proponents of grammar schools, and Education Secretary Justine Greening has said that the government should be «open minded» to the idea of new grammar schools as the education landscape has changed over the last fEducation Secretary Justine Greening has said that the government should be «open minded» to the idea of new grammar schools as the education landscape has changed over the last feducation landscape has changed over the last few years.

Theresa May has spoken out about possible plans to lift the ban on opening new grammar schools in England, saying she want to bring «an element of selection» back into the education system.

George Nellist, a Year 13 student who started life at Chase Grammar School at the age of three in the Lyncroft House Preparatory School, will be going on to study Sports Science with Management at Loughborough University after achieving AAB grades in Business, Physical Education and English Literature.

The plans, first outlined by Prime Minister Theresa May, form a core part of her education reforms, including plans to open new grammar schools, which she claims will raise education standards, give more pupils access to a high quality education and improve social mobility.

The media whirlwind began when newly appointed Education Secretary Justine Greening said the government should be «open minded» about the opening of new grammar schools - state funded schools that select pupils based on an examination at age 11.

The Labour government, led by Tony Blair, introduced the law in 1998 that banned the opening of new grammar schools in England, but new Education Secretary Justine Greening said that the government should be «open minded» about repealing the ban, citing that the education landscape had changed dramatically over the past fEducation Secretary Justine Greening said that the government should be «open minded» about repealing the ban, citing that the education landscape had changed dramatically over the past feducation landscape had changed dramatically over the past few years.

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.

New Education Secretary Justine Greening has said that the government should be «open minded» about the opening of new grammar schools in England.

Break out sessions cover the following areas — promoting positive behaviour; teaching students with SEND: developing their transferable skills; supporting students with English as an Additional Language; grammar, punctuation and spelling at Key Stage 2; international pedagogy - what we can learn from high performing jurisdictions; keeping it healthy and safe when covering science lessons; assessment and feedback; supporting teachers supporting students; the changing landscape of primary education and what it means for primary school teachers.

Former education secretary's goal of widening access to grammar schools has been achieved, writes Martin George

Only six out of 152 local authority areas in England would benefit from expanded selection and opening new grammar schools, according to new research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI).

Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation and of the Sutton Trust, said: «We know that pupils from the poorest homes are significantly under - represented in grammar schools.

While education reform has taken a slightly different trajectory following the appointment of Theresa May as Prime Minister, who has since put forward proposals to lift the ban on grammar school in England, Education Secretary Justine Greening has reaffirmed the government's commitment to academies and suggested that they will still be a central part of educatioeducation reform has taken a slightly different trajectory following the appointment of Theresa May as Prime Minister, who has since put forward proposals to lift the ban on grammar school in England, Education Secretary Justine Greening has reaffirmed the government's commitment to academies and suggested that they will still be a central part of educatioEducation Secretary Justine Greening has reaffirmed the government's commitment to academies and suggested that they will still be a central part of educationeducation policy.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has claimed that blocking the expansion of a successful grammar school is «perverse».

John Howson, recruitment expert and honorary research fellow at the University of Oxford, described grammar schools as «a product of the nineteenth century that lingered overlong into the twentieth and have no place in the modern world» and said that to introduce new grammar schools without a comprehensive education plan would be «unbelievably short - sighted».

In a blog post John Howson, an honorary research fellow at the University of Oxford, described grammar schools as «a product of the nineteenth century that lingered overlong into the twentieth and have no place in the modern world» and said that to introduce new grammar schools without a comprehensive education plan would be «unbelievably short - sighted».

The educations sector is currently struggling to recruit a sufficient number of teachers, and Howson suggested that these grammar school plans could potentially compound the problem.

With the rise of academies and reintroduction of grammar schools, it's undoubtedly going to be a landmark year for UK education.

He was headmaster of St Michael's Grammar School in Melbourne for 20 years where he introduced a comprehensive outdoor education program in partnership with the Outdoor Education Group — a program that continues to education program in partnership with the Outdoor Education Group — a program that continues to Education Group — a program that continues to this day.

Dr Tim Patston is Coordinator of Creativity and Innovation at Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, and a Fellow of the Graduate School of Education at The University of Melbourne.

Former Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell has said that the teacher crisis is «one of the biggest issues facing our schools», calling on the government to ditch the «terrible idea» of increasing the number of grammar schools and focus on the real problem.

The memo appears to acknowledge that any attempt to open new grammars would likely face stiff opposition in the House of Lords and seemingly advises that existing grammar schools should be allowed to expand, as the Weald of Kent grammar was allowed to do last year, to highlight how they can work effectively in today's education landscape.

Professor Liz Todd, professor of education inclusion of Newcastle University, said that the figures raised questions over the new policy for expanding selection and suggested opening new grammar schools would lead to an expansion of the private tuition market.

Jenny Whittle, chairman of the council's grammar schools and social mobility select committee, said: «We can't impose our recommendations, but I really do believe that there is a spirit of co-operation and a real willingness to see more children from poorer backgrounds benefit from a selective education.»

Social mobility was a key theme of Education Select Committee's evidence check on grammar schools held on 8 November and statistics quoted suggested that only 2.5 per cent of pupils in grammar schools are on free school meals, compared to an average of nine per cent of the school population in the same areas.

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.