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Calls to scrap 11-plus Kent Test this year because of coronavirus impact on schooling
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Updated: 19:04, 01 March 2021
Labour has called for the 11-plus Kent Test this year to be scrapped and for applications for a place at one of Kentâs 31 grammar schools be based on teacher assessment.
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The Kent Test, previously known as the 11 Plus, is sat by children hoping to go to grammar schools. Picture: iStock
The education secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that both A-levels and GCSE exams will not take place this year.
Cllr Dr Lauren Sullivan, deputy leader of the Labour group at Kent County Council, said the same decision should be made about the 11-plus.
Kent Test should be scrapped due to coronavirus lockdown school closures, say campaigners
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Updated: 12:42, 08 January 2021
The Kent Test should be scrapped this year if schools are to be shut for a prolonged period because of Covid-19, say campaigners against selection.
The test, which used to be called the 11 Plus and is sat by about 16,000 pupils each year, is scheduled to take place In September. But last year the date was moved back to late October amid uncertainty over the impact of the pandemic.
If home learning continues for a prolonged period the Kent Test should be scrapped, campaigners say Stock picture