comprehensive school
comprehensive school System of secondary education based on the notion of inclusivity rather than selectivity. In principle, comprehensive schools admit any child regardless of ability or aptitude. In practice, a degree of selection or ‘streaming’ according to ability often occurs. In the UK, the widespread introduction of comprehensive schools was started in 1965 by the Labour government.
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