selective school
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selective
adjective
uk/sɪˈlek.tɪv/us/səˈlek.t̬ɪv/
intentionally choosing some things and ...
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school
noun
uk/skuːl/us/skuːl/
a place where children go to ...
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(Definition ofselectiveandschoolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If a grammar school decides to opt out, it will remain aselectiveschool—a grammar school.
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This is what happens if a child is unable to get into aselectiveschool.
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The same children go to aselectiveschoolwhether they are chosen because of ability or aptitude.
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Within a selective system it is normally that one's child has not gained a place at aselectiveschool.
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One wants to get one's child into aselectiveschool.
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Even now, the reality is that aselectiveschoolsystem can make a major contribution.
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However, the point which is being made—it is the crux of this issue—is that aselectiveschoolis not about privilege but about opportunity.
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The theory that aselectiveschoolcan co-exist alongside a non-selective one on equal terms does not stand up for a single minute.
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It happens to be near a highlyselectiveschoolin the same area.
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One child of a family may go to aselectiveschoolwhen another child in the same family may not gain a place.
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The coupling of those powers withselectiveschooladmissions will mean the disestablishment of state education.
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It has said, and repeated in the debate, that noselectiveschoolwill be able to admit pupils by interview or examination.
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Today, a grammar school means aselectiveschoolwhich caters for a definite academic range of ability.
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You have, for example, a highlyselectiveschoolwith a very high proportion of laboratories, very often built at its own expense, for advanced science.
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Theselectiveschoolwith a large sixth form is much better off than a non-selective one with a proportionally smaller top to the school.
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Theselectiveschoolproject proposed between 1960 and 1963 was originally put forward as a proposal for a four-form entry mixed school.
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We do not need a selective system to run alongside theselectiveschoolapproach.
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