Published on Metro.co.uk on 13th April 2017:
Grammar schools being forced to take on an artificially higher proportion of children from disadvantaged backgrounds is a stupid idea and it’s not hard to see why when you think about it.
As a first generation immigrant, who attended both comprehensive and grammar schools, I wholly believe in meritocracy.
But this proposed change in policy, backed by Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening, isn’t really about that.