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| MPs set to hear grammar school plans | |
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| Plans to re-introduce grammar schools in England will be presented in the House of Commons later. | Plans to re-introduce grammar schools in England will be presented in the House of Commons later. |
| Theresa May has announced she wants schools to be given the right to apply to select pupils by ability, as well as allowing grammar schools to expand. | Theresa May has announced she wants schools to be given the right to apply to select pupils by ability, as well as allowing grammar schools to expand. |
| MPs will question Education Secretary Justine Greening about the plans with several high profile Tory backbenchers having already voiced their opposition. | MPs will question Education Secretary Justine Greening about the plans with several high profile Tory backbenchers having already voiced their opposition. |
| Labour has said the plans will "entrench inequality". | Labour has said the plans will "entrench inequality". |
| The government says the use of quotas for places will ensure pupils from poorer families are not squeezed out by those from a middle-class background. | The government says the use of quotas for places will ensure pupils from poorer families are not squeezed out by those from a middle-class background. |
| But the overwhelming view of education experts is that poorer children would still lose more overall. | But the overwhelming view of education experts is that poorer children would still lose more overall. |
| BBC education editor Branwen Jeffreys said the government could struggle to get the plans through parliament with divisions within the Conservative party already becoming apparent. | BBC education editor Branwen Jeffreys said the government could struggle to get the plans through parliament with divisions within the Conservative party already becoming apparent. |
| "Several high profile Tory backbenchers have already made clear their dismay at the plans," she said. | "Several high profile Tory backbenchers have already made clear their dismay at the plans," she said. |
| "The debate will also be watched with interest by academy trusts which run most secondary schools in England - many are uneasy about the plans. | "The debate will also be watched with interest by academy trusts which run most secondary schools in England - many are uneasy about the plans. |
| "And in Northern Ireland too, where grammar school education has just been given renewed political backing by the DUP education secretary." | "And in Northern Ireland too, where grammar school education has just been given renewed political backing by the DUP education secretary." |
| 'Dividing children' | 'Dividing children' |
| In a major speech last week which marked the beginning of her so-called social reform agenda, the prime minister said: "The truth is that we already have selection in our school system - and it's selection by house price, selection by wealth. That is simply unfair. | In a major speech last week which marked the beginning of her so-called social reform agenda, the prime minister said: "The truth is that we already have selection in our school system - and it's selection by house price, selection by wealth. That is simply unfair. |
| "We are effectively saying to poorer and some of the most disadvantaged children in our country that they can't have the kind of education their richer counterparts can enjoy." | "We are effectively saying to poorer and some of the most disadvantaged children in our country that they can't have the kind of education their richer counterparts can enjoy." |
| But Ofsted's chief inspector Michael Wilshaw said the changes would undo years of progress. | But Ofsted's chief inspector Michael Wilshaw said the changes would undo years of progress. |
| He and several teaching unions have said the plans represent social mobility for a few bright children at the expense of the majority who would be in schools that would suffer from the knock-on impact. | He and several teaching unions have said the plans represent social mobility for a few bright children at the expense of the majority who would be in schools that would suffer from the knock-on impact. |
| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would block the proposals in the House of Lords. | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would block the proposals in the House of Lords. |
| "Fundamentally, it's the same as the old 11-plus system, in that it is dividing children on the basis of their perceived ability at the age of 11," he said. | "Fundamentally, it's the same as the old 11-plus system, in that it is dividing children on the basis of their perceived ability at the age of 11," he said. |
| "I don't think that's a good message for our children." | "I don't think that's a good message for our children." |
| In summary: main proposals | In summary: main proposals |