Labour activists will hold a series of campaign events this Saturday, October 1, opposing the Government’s plans to reintroduce selective education.
Comprehensive schools enrol an average of 17% of children from poorer family backgrounds, whereas grammar schools take a mere 2.7%, leading to further social divisions within society. Labour maintain Grammar schools are divisive and harm social mobility.
![Cllr Tom Bewick](https://i0.wp.com/gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WEB.200-16-155x155.jpg?resize=97%2C97)
Cllr Tom Bewick, Labour’s lead on education at Brighton and Hove City Council, said: “How on earth can such a divisive policy last introduced in the 1950s provide any real answers to the gross inequalities or social polarisation of today?”
![Cllr Lloyd Russell-Moyle](https://i0.wp.com/gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WEB.200-17-155x155.jpg?resize=103%2C103)
Cllr Lloyd Russell-Moyle, acting chair of the District Labour Party, added: “The introduction of segregation in education will lead to poor quality Secondary Moderns, destroy links between schools and communities, and is a step back into the past. We will fight for good schools for all children and young people.”
The events will be at four locations across the city between 10:30am and 3:30pm.
♦ New Rd, Brighton BN1 1SD
♦ New Steine, Brighton BN2 1PA
♦ George Street, Hove, BN3 3YA
♦ 19-20 Boundary Road, Portslade BN41 1GB
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