Posted on January 7, 2008 by Editor
From Julian Robertson, North Down Conservatives - We wish to get as many people as possible at our Supper on Friday, January 11th when Graham Brady, MP for Altrincham & Sale West, is coming to speak to us.
Graham has held a number of front bench positions but is best known for his passionate support of grammar schools [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2007 by Editor
Our readers may be interested to know that the narrow-mindedness and downright silliness of Catriona Ruane’s “vision” for education in Northern Ireland is not unique. In fact there are others with “authority” across the UK that can arrive at similarly daft conclusions. Ms Ruane’s proposals to scrap academic selection here and introduce postcode selection at [...]
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Posted on November 15, 2007 by Editor
Jeffrey Peel, Education Spokesperson for the Conservatives in NI - and Policy Vice Chair - will be attending a Friends of Grammar Schools Reception at the House of Lords in early December - hosted by Graham Brady MP and Lord Plumb.
Peel will be accompanied by other attendees from Northern Ireland - including members of the [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2007 by Editor
Graham Brady MP has supplied information to the Times which shows how areas with selective based education systems achieve better exam results. He commented,
“These facts appear to confirm my own experiences: that selection raises the standards for everyone in both grammar and high schools in selective areas,” he told the paper.
“It is vitally important that policy [...]
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