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Ed Dorrell
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Selection by any other name is still not that sweet
Brexit is Brexit and selection is selection – if only ministers and hacks alike could agree on what either of those things actually mean
28 October 2016
Return of the grammars: one heck of a feck-up
Theresa May might have thought her party would clamour for more selective schools, but the opposite appears to be true for many Conservatives
7 October 2016
Could Jeremy Corbyn’s passionate opposition to grammars be a disaster for those fighting more selection?
The Labour leader is reinvigorated by fighting more selection, but it may not be welcome news for those who want to see off the government’s plans
28 September 2016
The return of grammar schools has triggered an existential crisis in education’s ‘neo-trad’ wing
The traditionalists seduced by Michael Gove’s commitment to comprehensive admissions are feeling betrayed, writes TES’ head of content. But this could prove useful in the campaign to see off selection
21 September 2016
Anti-grammar frenemies must put quarrels aside
Neo-traditionalist and progressive factions within the education system are coming together to fight the grammar-school revolution, writes TES head of content Ed Dorrell, but they must be careful not to let their clashing ideologies get in the way...
16 September 2016
‘In the past, when poor kids succeeded people thought it was “because of grammar school”; now it is “despite the local comp”. Why?’
The comprehensive education system is a tarnished brand among much of the chattering classes, despite its huge successes, writes TES’s head of content
6 September 2016