My daughter is in year 7 at a large comp and is in the top stream. We think she is doing fine, but she complains that others are a lot cleverer than her. The school uses a rewards system called vivomiles and she hasn't won many, but there are some kids that have. They rank them in league tables which are published on their website and this term those with the most go on a trip to Barcelona. I recently found out from talking to one of the parents of these super successful kids that they don't just help with homework, they actually do it. They tell the kids what to write, to the extent of dictation or doing their artwork etc. The parent seemed rather proud of themself! However the work is then rewarded with vivomiles, the child praised and the others made to feel inadequate. These kids also seem to be the ones picked to be on the school magazine board, in newspaper features, designing the school Xmas card and other special things. It is always the same kids so I am beginning to think this isn't very fair - it is a massive school with an intake of 240 per year. I cannot believe that the teachers don't notice, or have they and are they just playing along?