Listening in to @comp_future's webinar tonight with great input from @MaryBoustedNEU from @dannydorling so far... it's clear the widening inequalities underpinned by academic selection amongst other divisive mechanisms must be addressed. Food for thought here in #NI
Particularly striking is former House Speaker John Bercow's reflections on how his own past Conservative politics instinctively led him to defend/support the grammar school system, and how ***he has changed his mind***
As the minister here in Northern Ireland, and the Boards of Governors of our grammar schools, continue to plan to follow through with transfer tests next month in this Covid-disrupted year, it's refreshing to see that a change of mind is possible.
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