Seventeen-year old Dominic Moass praised Merton’s former Tory-now-UKIP councillors and argued that: "A grammar school in Merton would allow anyone, regardless of who they are, to get a good education."
But I would like to draw readers’ attention to the recent comments from Sir Michael Wilshaw, the Chief Inspector of Schools, on whether grammar schools work.
Mr Wilshaw said: “Anyone who thinks grammar schools are going to increase social mobility needs to look at those figures.
"I don’t think they work . . . The grammar schools might do well with 10 per cent of the school population, but everyone else does really badly.
"What we have to do is make sure all schools do well in the areas in which they are located."
Given the recent announcements about our secondary schools, we need Merton Council to adopt an approach to education focused on the pupils and their needs.
Anthony Fairclough; Secretary, Merton Borough Liberal Democrats
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