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New prime minister Theresa May plans to lift the ban on the selective institutions that Tony Blair introduced in 1998
PRIME Minister Theresa May recently announced her intention to bring grammar schools back to Britain.
The move was hailed a "victory for common sense" as seven in ten people want to see the ban on the selective institutions — brought in by Tony Blair’s government in 1998 — scrapped entirely.
May is expected to announce the new policy as early as this autumn at the Conservative Party conference.
Naturally, with academically selective schools comes the entrance exam.
Professional services marketplace has created a grammar school entry test based on those previously sat by 11-years-olds.
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Bidvine.com currently has hundreds of tutors registered as service providers on its platform and is anticipating a large increase in demand for their services if grammar schools are reintroduced.
CEO Sohrab Jahanbani said: "It’s very interesting that Theresa May is planning on bringing back Grammar schools.
"You can see both sides to the argument, where Labour and Liberal Democrats are concerned it will create more of a social divide, but then the Conservatives argue that children who are talented should get that opportunity.
"If Grammar schools are reintroduced we’re anticipating a huge surge in the amount of parents hiring private tutors for their children to prepare them for the entry exam."