Schools that abandoned the transfer test to select pupils in 2021 do not need formal approval from the education minister for the move, the BBC reports.
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Ofsted rates Colchester Royal boarding provision as ‘excellent’
Colchester Royal Grammar School has had its boarding provision rated by Ofsted as “outstanding.”
Continue ReadingThe Times: applications to grammar schools up by a quarter in 5 years
An investigation by The Times has found applications to grammar schools have risen by a quarter in five years.
Continue ReadingTribunal finds Reading School discriminated against visually impaired child
Grammar schools in England will have to ensure their entrance exams are accessible to disabled pupils, after a legal ruling found a visually impaired boy suffered discrimination when he was refused the opportunity to take the exam, The Guardian reports.
Continue ReadingOxbridge breaks record for state pupils
Oxford and Cambridge have accepted record numbers of state school pupils to start this autumn, including some who did worse than expected at A-level, The Times reports.
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School delays return due to Covid cases
Marlow’s Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School has delayed its opening date after ‘a number of positive’ coronavirus cases in the school community, the Maidenhead Advertiser reports.
Continue ReadingExtra secondary school place choice given to Southend students
Pupils in Southend will be given an additional secondary school preference when choosing their place this year.
Continue ReadingFears NI transfer test will spread Covid
Parents fear making kids sit transfer tests in grammar school halls could put their health in danger, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
Continue ReadingNew wifi at Aylesbury grammar supports digital learning
A grammar school in Aylesbury has improved its wireless connectivity with a solution from education WiFi experts Redway Networks, The Bucks Herald reports.
Continue ReadingGrammar School Heads Association: ‘A great injustice has been done’
Chief executive of the Grammar School Heads Association Mark Fenton has said the A-level results had been unfair to some of its students.
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