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Green light for religious sixth form colleges to academise
New regulations finally pave way for Catholic sixth form colleges to convert
Could Bucks 11+ exams be delayed because of coronavirus?
A formal decision on what to do with the secondary transfer tests will be made within the next two weeks, according to an officer at Buckinghamshire...
Simon Doyle: 11-plus exams for undersubscribed schools are pointless
WHETHER you support the notion of academic selection or not - the 11-plus is a simple way of deciding who gets a place if a school...
Social distancing concerns over planned 11-plus tests
GRAMMAR schools must enforce strict social distancing of pupils if they insist on running entrance exams this winter, it has been urged. The organisations that operate...
Education secretary addresses 11-plus issues – amid calls to cancel it completely this year
The education secretary says he is looking at the 11-plus system in Bucks amid fears disadvantaged children could miss out on places because of the coronavirus...
ANALYSIS: Cancelling 11-plus tests now would risk creating chaos
TRANSFER tests are postponed for two weeks - at least for now. There was a line in the PPTC statement that hinted this might not be...
Predicted grades for 11-plus exams ‘not workable’
USING predicted grades and scrapping 11-plus exams this year would be unworkable and opposed by schools, assembly members have been told. The two groups who operate...