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In September 2016, the Prime Minister announced that the Government intends to remove the ban on opening entirely new state-funded grammar schools in England, and to allow non-selective schools to convert under certain circumstances. From September to December 2016, the Department for Education (DfE) ran a consultation on the proposals, which also includes plans to allow new free schools to select up to 100% of pupils based on their faith. This POSTbrief provides a brief overview of methodologically robust studies on state-funded selective schools that select the majority of their intake on academic criteria.
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http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/POST-PB-0022#fullreport
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References: Clark, D. and Del Bono, E. (2016) 'The long-run effects of attending an elite school: evidence from the United Kingdom', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 8(1): 150-176.
References: Burgess, S., Dickson, M., and Macmillan, L. (2014) Selective schooling systems increase inequality, Institute of Education Department of Quantitative Social Science Working Papers, No. 14-09. London: Institute of Education. Department of Quantitative Social Science.
Peer reviewers acknowledged include Louise Clarke Cullen and Professor Emilia Del Bono (ISER)