Sentences with phrase «want new selective schools»
According to Philip Johnson march 2012 Telegraph: «Whenever pollsters ask the public if they want new selective schools, 70 per cent or more say yes.
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She outlined plans to «relax the restrictions that stop selective schools from expanding» and argued that it was «illogical to make it illegal to open good new schools» and said it denied parents «the right to have a new selective school opened where they want one».
In addition to this, it revealed that the government still wants to see the «top 25 per cent pupils» in comprehensive schools, with the new selective schools having a smaller ability range of «more like top 10 per cent».
She also said that the plans will not mean a new grammar school in every town and people wanting to set up a new selective school will be required to show that they are genuinely reaching out into communities and working to give opportunities to young people from poorer backgrounds.
So I want to relax the restrictions that stop selective schools from expanding, that deny parents the right to have a new selective school opened where they want one, and that stop existing non-selective schools to become selective in the right circumstances and where there is demand.»
Theresa May wants to remove the ban on new selective institutions, and Justine Greening, the education secretary, announced at the weekend that she will build a system that gives «every child» a chance to attend a grammar school.
The government wants to overturn the existing ban on new grammar schools, and will spend # 50 million a year helping existing selective schools to expand.
The party wants to lift the ban on new grammar schools and make existing selective institutions, universities and independent schools set up free schools.
According to the GSHA, ministers reportedly still want to see pupils from the top 25 per cent of achievers attend comprehensive schools, but expect new selective schools to have a «narrower ability range» — closer to 10 per cent.