Media caption, Watch: Rishi Sunak would back the return of grammar schools Conservative management prospect Rishi Sunak has stated he would back the return of grammar schools, throughout a hustings with competitor Liz Truss. Asked by host Nick Ferrari whether he supported their return, the previous chancellor stated: “Yes.” But he included “there’s lots we can do with the school system as we have it”. It’s illegal to open brand-new grammars in England – state schools which choose on capability – however existing ones can broaden, and around 176,000 students goto one. After the argument, Mr Sunak’s group stated he would broaden existing grammar schools in “wholly selective locations”, and will keep dedications under the Selective School Expansion Fund. That plan funds the growth of specific state schools which choose by capability, topic to specific conditions. Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has backed Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the contest, calling her “authentic, truthful and skilled”. Grammar schools started to be changed by detailed schools – which wear’t choose by capability – in the 1960s. Under law no brand-new grammar schools can be opened, and no brand-new schools can choose students by their grades. But more kids have participatedin grammar schools in current years, with existing schools still permitted to broaden to accommodate more students. After stating he supported Mr Sunak the return of grammar schools, Mr Sunak stated: “I think in academic quality, I think education is the most effective method we can change individuals’s lives. “But I likewise believe there’s lots we can do with the school system as we have it.” “Now what Michael Gove did numerous years ago [by expanding free schools and academies] was transformative. “And Michael took on some vested interests, challenged agreement, brought in some reforms that mean that mill
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