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"Brutal system" of academic selection for 11 year olds slammed Only 5% of schools in England are grammar schools - but a whopping 40% in Northern Ireland mean academic selection is pressuring kids

"If schools are deploying on 11 year olds techniques more common to a trauma counselling session, it’s fair to say you’ve failed to produce a humane education system." www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Givan defends academic selection as MLAs call for him to begin process to end transfer test Paul Givan has mounted a robust defence of academic selection in dismissing calls for him to begin the process of ending the transfer tests in Northern Ireland.

This was an important debate in Northern Ireland. A majority of the Assembly voted in favour of ending selection in a non-binding motion. The transfer test system was described as 'brutal' and 'negatively impacting children.' www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...

This podcast is the most downloaded Teachers Talk Radio show of the year so far. Listen to CF's chair outlining the problems with grammar schools, and explaining how education could be improved to offer a good local school for every child. www.podbean.com/ep/pb-ma6kx-...

We’re new on Bluesky after years on X. If you’re a UK educator, parent, or researcher interested in fair admissions, we’d love to follow you — replies welcome.