Not true. It isn't by much but the studies show a small increase in the results of Grammar school pupils with no corresponding drop in the results of the associated Comptehensives. So overall th… (View Post)

My father failed his 11 plus, went to a secondary modern and then moved from there to a Grammar School at 13 based on his ongoing exam results. (View Post)

The practical effect of the meritocracy argument as pursued in England since the 1970s has always been to educate to the lowest common denominator. We abandoned the meritocracy argument when we turne… (View Post)

It has been a bumper year fior Scarlet Tigers. I have seen dozens in our garden (View Post)

Golgafrinchan B Ark candidate (View Post)