DS got into a faith secondary school last week on the basis that he attends a feeder primary and he goes to church once in a while. Its the best state secondary in town and its results are far better than the other comprehensives.
So, I bumped into a neighbour today whose children will be moving up to secondary in a couple of years, but they don't go to our church (or possibly any church - I am not sure about that). She was complaining about how my DC will go to a better school than hers.
I didn't know what to say. The only thing the school selects on is religion so i have no idea why the results are usually so much better. Its got nothing to do with our religion though. I left feeling guilty, as though my DCs will have an unfair advantage in life. But she wasn't angry that MY Dc are getting that advantage, only that her DC won't and I can see her point there.
What is the justification for faith schools and how do you explain why one school has better results than the next when they take from the same demographic??
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lisson · 07/03/2013 12:47
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