Grammar Schools Archive
The golden age of the grammar schools
Some lucky parents have already solved their school and university problems. They have managed to insert their young into state grammar schools. If all goes according...
City grammar schools to press ahead with 11-plus exams
Catholic grammar schools in Belfast and Derry have, as expected, confirmed they will ask children to sit entrance tests this winter. Amid calls for clarity from...
Grammar schools fail to fill places – but ask children to sit entrance exams
CHILDREN have been awarded grammar school places for the autumn regardless of their performance in 11-plus style exams.
Are 11-plus grammar school exams still going ahead in Bucks?
EDUCATION chiefs in Buckinghamshire are considering delaying the county’s ‘11-plus’ exams in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A formal decision on what to do with the...
Grammar schools hold key to unlocking 11-plus ‘debacle’
GRAMMAR schools hold the key to solving the 11-plus "debacle", a teacher and councillor has said. Unregulated entrance tests are due to take place in November...