Sevenoaks is the only part of Kent without a grammar school, resulting in over 1, 100 pupils travelling 15 miles to Tunbridge Wells.

BBC: Kent considers 'new' Sevenoaks grammar school

More than 2, 600 people signed, arguing the area was the only part of Kent without a grammar, meaning more than 1, 100 pupils who passed the 11-plus had to travel for an hour to Tunbridge Wells.

BBC: Sevenoaks site named for grammar school expansion

But when I meet teachers who can't spell, who are incapable of drafting a simple letter to parents without making basic mistakes in grammar and punctuation, I have to wonder exactly what my children are being taught.

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And the NASUWT teaching union pointed out that the rules would allow grammar schools to expand without having to run local consultations.

BBC: Academies could give priority on places to poorest

The draft admissions codes published earlier this month will give popular schools, including grammar schools, greater freedom to increase the number of places they are able to offer, without consultation or permission from local authority.

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