Right 2 Education

We aim to realise an education system that respects the rights, dignity and views of children and young people.

[Comprehensive Future @comp_future]

Important new study showing what many people have long believed. Schools with few disadvantaged pupils are flattered by our league tables, grammar school progress scores reflect the advantaged pupils they select. https://t.co/fJb1BcxOEm

[KEN @KentEduNetwork]

"My daughter is too ashamed to go to school after she failed her 11+." One of the dozens of Freedom of Information requests Kent County Council receive from unhappy parents following the test results. None of this goes on in sensible comprehensive areas! https://t.co/tVqlCdImYo

[Comprehensive Future @comp_future]

This is a flawed argument for grammar schools. If EVERY parent wants a first-class education and the best teachers, why support a school system that rations these things to an arbitrary percentage of lucky winners?

[Right 2 Education @RighttoEd]

#MentalHealthAwarenessDay

The Department of Education is causing harm to a significant portion of children. Please read our report where children said selection was not good for them.
https://t.co/aHrwk4xvbD

[Right 2 Education @RighttoEd]

@Ed_Authority @Education_NI @INTO_NI @NIC_ICTU @NIEdForum @NASUWT_NI @NAHTNInews

[Right 2 Education @RighttoEd]

"Every time I did the test I would cry and get anxious. A friend of mine got serious rashes on his face [from] stress"

The Ed Perm Sec told R2E young peeps he would not develop a mental health checklist for children doing transfer test!

[Right 2 Education @RighttoEd]

Right2Education are currently in discussions with @Ed_Authority & PermSec Derek Baker @Education_NI - seeking urgent interventions to monitor & mitigate the mental health impacts of Academic Selection.

Read full report on experiences of children here: https://t.co/aHrwk4xvbD

[Right 2 Education @RighttoEd]

These young people launched Right2Education this summer. They are asking adults with power to protect children from mental health harm caused by Academic Selection. They have met @Ed_Authority & meet Derek Baker, PermSec, @Education_NI next week to get answers. #NoMoreHarm

[KEN @KentEduNetwork]

Particularly poor results for pupils in Kent. Yet we still see people banging on about grammar schools as the answer to social mobility! We have to bust this myth, selective education makes things worse for the vast majority of disadvantaged children. https://t.co/YATnsQWsxB

[Comprehensive Future @comp_future]

Gavin Williamson is an example of the success of the comprehensive system. @MichaelRosenYes hopes he will champion comprehensive education not fund grammar school expansion or allow covert selection. https://t.co/VYPg2OCtfP