Hierarchy of Education: Why is it still a thing?

I went to a normal school. I mean normal like, the Art department didn’t have paper very often, Maths protected glue sticks like their children and our Geography block leaked when it rained. But that is normal. Despite the school funding crisis reaching concerning heights, the government's budget has room for new free and grammar schools to be set up. Though why does new equal better? Even with schools funds being cut an estimated £3bn, there is still money for new schools. I dropped Maths at AS but luckily I took Economics. In my educated opinion; this is bullshit.

It begs the question; why has the government made this decision? Unfortunately, it's for grades. It's all about final grades. Schools are constantly pressured to churn out good results, regardless of year group and aptitude. These new schools will be the same. Who cares how the kids are really doing? Plough money into specialist schools and we will have a few more A*s at A level. Forget to invest the money into mental health support for young people and instead open exclusive schools. When hasn’t division helped? Building walls is always a good idea, we might as well start with the kids.

They say that it’s ok because it's to help. The government suggest that specialised schools mean specialised teaching and that means a special education for the children. Who doesn't want that? But how is helping a few thousand children, at the expense of the rest of the country, a good thing? Grammar schools teach division in a dangerously divided world. I don’t know what schools the MP’s went to, most likely private, but it seems that they don’t understand the system. As a smart kid (sorry to boast) I moaned about mixed classes and slow work. But the way around that is for your parent to talk to the teacher about stretching you, not stretch the UK budget to fit individuals. If instead more funding went to existing schools, specialist teachers could be employed. With more staff, there could be smaller class sizes and appropriate sets can be formed to ensure that students are pushed. Children will have a better education and not at the expense of others.

It seems that the government's approach is the newer the better. But what happens to the old? When existing schools require funding that’s being given to new establishments I can’t help but think; who is this really for? Because I don’t think it’s for the kids.