"Creaming off of the wealthiest children to private schools, creaming off the most academic children to grammar schools, and what you are left with is no longer a comprehensive school." Excellent PM interview with parents in Cranbrook, Kent. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… (at 32 mins)

Good luck to parents in Cranbrook fighting for a non-selective school in their area. It's not right that children have an hour long bus trip, while the grammar school accepts plenty of pupils from outside Kent. (Interview starts at 32 mins) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

.Carl Smith urges the new Labour government to phase out grammar schools. "It would be a straightforward process, one most areas concluded decades ago. Most of the country would not even notice and it would cost next to nothing." schoolsweek.co.uk/the-labour-par…

Please help our friends in Northern Ireland by signing this petition. They're fighting to end the transfer test / 11+ which has a huge impact on children in the region. change.org/p/eleven-plus-…?

"Grammar schools remain socially selective schools with their pupils more likely to come from affluent families with degree educated parents... The whole concept of grammar schools is flawed. Selective education discriminates against poorer families.”comprehensivefuture.org.uk/stark-inequali…

St Anselm's College, Wirral admits 10% FSM pupils, the nearest non-selective 54% Queen Elizabeth's, Lincolnshire, 8% FSM, nearest non-selective 57% St Olave's, Bromley, 2% FSM, nearest non-selective 48% So much difference between neighbouring schools. comprehensivefuture.org.uk/stark-inequali…

A reminder of the grammar school policies of the last decade. The Conservative's were brave to the point of recklessness with policies to expand academic selection, so couldn't Labour be equally brave and do the right thing, and phase out the 11-plus? comprehensivefuture.org.uk/the-scandalous…

In most of the country primary school pupils are heading to school to learn and enjoy time with friends. In Kent today they face a test of english, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. This test will judge them to decide where they can go to school. It's unnecessary and wrong.

If you think the Kent Test is wrong please join our campaign. We've gathered a group in Kent, meeting next on Oct 5th in Canterbury. We can make change happen. Sign up here ->> timesupforthetest.org

Grammar schools and their traditional values...🙄 “Pupils separated into single-sex classes are sometimes taught the curriculum in different ways depending on their sex... girls must perform in an annual dance competition and boys do not have to.”kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/gr…

A new study by The Sutton Trust shows the local authorities with the worst social segregation in secondary schools are in selective areas. Trafford tops the list, with Southend, Bexley, Wirral, Kent and Bucks also listed in the top 10 most segregated areas. comprehensivefuture.org.uk/the-sutton-tru…

Right now children around the country are sitting 11+ exams. While children in most of the country do well and move schools without any stressful test. How are you feeling in your house? #11plus

“The 11-plus test is used to decide the schooling of some 100,000 children a year and yet it remains unregulated. The Department for Education provides no guidance on its use and carries out no checks on its implementation." theguardian.com/education/2024…

TUFTT supporters are meeting in Canterbury on October 5th at 11.30am. Want to join us and learn more about our campaign? Sign up at timesupforthetest.org and we'll send you details.

Thanks to everyone who joined us in Canterbury today to help promote our campaign. It was great to talk to so many new supporters who think the 11+ needs to go. #timesupforthetest

If you live in an area with grammar schools we'd love your help publicising our campaign. We can send you flyers to give to your friends, pin to noticeboards or share with your groups. Just DM or contact us at timesupforthetest.org

Have you got what it takes to pass the 11+? Try our version of the test. It's a whole lot more meaningful than the real version. 😀 take.quiz-maker.com/QBRB7HYK7

Support TUFTT and want to get actively involved in our campaign? There's a Zoom supporter meeting tonight at 6.30pm. Sign up for TUFTT news at our website and we'll keep you in the loop about all our campaign plans. timesupforthetest.org

Kent County Council are running a consultation on 'the future of education' in the county. They want a school system that's child-centred, supports equality of opportunity, inclusive, evidence led... Yet not once do they mention the 11+. Isn't dropping this test the answer?🤔