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Cameron scores own goal on schools.....

In his interview with the NoTW today Dave apparently emotes his concern about a decent secondary for his children. His main home is in Notting Hill (Tory RBKC) Downing St is in Tory Westminster. Westminster has several high achieving secondaries but Dave is still worried. He has said that his children would attend state schools 'provided they were good enough' What is he on about?High achieving as defined by Ofsted in the state sector will be a million miles from Dave's Etonian standards. The Blairs used religion to justify their secondary choices (in LBHF, some way from DS) Toby's school might be a good choice?Good to see the PM facing the problem of all London parents looking for the best.Shame his cuts in the Building for Schools initiatitive will affect so many schools, esp in West London.

Iain Muir ● 5913d3 Comments

I wonder why he doesn't just send them to Eton? Oh I suppose it doesn't sit too well with "Call me Dave".

Chris Hurley ● 5913d

Aren't some of them girls? pretty much rules out Eton...any how why waste money on educating girls, they just go on to be wives and mothers?(I do actually remember someone saying that to me in 1976 in a scholarship interview - he only slightly redeemed himself by offering me the money!)

Sara Nathan ● 5913d

Similar here, Sara. In 1972 a neighbour asked my mother if her daughter wasn't a bit old to be still at school. Mum replied that I was taking my A Levels and would then go to university. The woman stared at her in disbelief and said, 'What's the point of that? She'll only get married and it'll all be wasted.'In some places, the 60s and feminism never happened.

Susan Kelly ● 5911d