It was cheering to see the Sutton Trust announce that 60% of Team GB medalists came from comprehensive schools.
I have finally come off a thread where certain people can't find a good word to say about comprehensive schools. They equate them with mixed ability teaching, poor behaviour and an inability to stretch bright children.
I would like a thread to celebrate the best of comprehensive education.
In my case it allowed my 3 , very different, children to be able to go to the same school without being judged by outsiders. It meant the stability of knowing one school over a long period of time and them knowing our family. It meant that days off and parent evenings didn't clash and that money was saved by handing down uniform. They were able to move up with the bulk from their primary school. They were able to mix with children of different abilities and backgrounds, as you do in adult life. It meant being able to enjoy education for the joy of learning new things, without the stress of an exam that would determine their path in life, aged only 10 or 11yrs.
Those things didn't really matter, although they were helpful.
What really mattered was that they could all blossom at their own rate.
They all got a good education and are now happily established in careers- the careers that they chose.
It wasn't all about the academic side- there were opportunities in sport, music, outdoor activities etc.
It would be nice to have some success stories. Please don't post about crap schools- start another thread for that if you have grievances you want to air.
It is the summer, the sun is out and some happy, optimistic stories would be nice. 