We appear to have empowered an army of pedants (Letters, December 1825) and, in their eyes, any school that does not meet the squeaky-clean model they see as optimal is consigned to the tellingly patronising category “special measures”. But the conformity they demand of schools threatens the very thing they say they want: a better education for the UK’s children - dogs and door-handles notwithstanding.
Ben Gibbs, Parent, Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Want to keep reading for free?
Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters.
