One of the Tory front-benchers, Graham Brady, quit his position today so he could criticize the Tory leader’s approach to Grammar Schools. He believes in them, David Cameron does not.
Frankly, having gone to a Grammar School (King Edwards VI Grammar School), I am a bit of a fan of them too. Not only that, but this is the only school in this entire (rural) area that matriculates students from 16-18 years of age, and who administer A levels. So without such a grammar school – what would serve in its place? Maybe Mr Cameron would push for those years to be pushed onto the local 11-16 year old schools: new, modern, crumbling edifices of post-war education policies. Pity.
Come on David, you’re not using your head here. This isn’t a city, this is a rural area, the school is very historical, going back as far as 1276. Don’t get rid of grammar schools, or end your support of them, simply because it’s the political thing to do (read: wanting to be more like the Lib Dems). They serve an excellent purpose, letting the local area children get A levels to go to University, to get good jobs, to build up the prosperity of the nation.