Zöe's View: Grammar schools and boundary review
I've written in the Guildford Dragon about my views on the possible reintroduction of grammar schools by the Conservative government and the boundary view. You can read everything I said on their website, but here's what I said on grammar schools: Surrey is fortunate to have many fantastic schools. Where schools are struggling they are working hard to improve the education they provide. The government's proposal to reintroduce grammar schools to "increase the number of good schools and improve parent choice" does not help these schools. Instead it enables those who can afford to move closer to support their child through school entrance exams - potentially resulting in "sink" schools for less affluent areas. It is also pushing the idea that grammar schools help the poorest children succeed. Independent research concludes that in existing grammar schools only 3% of pupils come from poorer backgrounds. That is not creating social mobility for all. Speaking with people since the proposal, most have expresse
