Last week, Theresa May unveiled plans to bring back grammar schools, opening up a Pandora's box of debate. She is trying to create a meritocracy in education but her political enemies believe the ...

The eleven-plus is the examination required for students in the UK to enter grammar school after primary education. The test consists of three sections: English, Maths, and Verbal Reasoning. Each ...

When I suggested we get a tutor to help my daughter prepare for the 11-plus exam, my husband was cross. “Don’t they teach them this stuff in school?” “Actually they don’t,” I told him. So we hired a ...

During the coronavirus lockdown many of us have turned to virtual pub quizzes, crosswords and other brain teasers to keep us occupied. Restrictions are easing now but since real pub quizzes are still ...

Education Secretary Justine Greening has unveiled plans to make a "new generation" of grammar schools across England on Thursday (13 April). The senior Conservative minister said the proposals will ...