Category: Education

Time to give children more credit

Time to give children more credit

A study of 5,000 children has shown pupils’ mental wellbeing is not affected by taking the 11+ exam – and this does not surprise me in the least. The University College London (UCL) research also showed that children report similar levels of wellbeing and school satisfaction regardless of whether they attend grammar school or live in…

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Open new grammar schools to help poor bright children shine

Open new grammar schools to help poor bright children shine

The first round of government funding to allow grammar schools to expand is underway – and the pre-requisite is that poorer children are given more access to these schools. Some grammars – such as Bournemouth School for Girls – have changed their admission policies to try and enable this. In Bournemouth, they have given higher…

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