Independent schools
Big heads
Private-school ‘superheads’ are wonderful for publicity.They may not be so good for teaching
Pious
Married to a public-school man (I almost said boy) for many a long year, I can’t bring myself to disqualify…
Want an argument against positive discrimination? Just look at me
I read with some interest the proposal for Oxford and Cambridge to set up state-school-only colleges in the Guardian this…
Time for posh Scotland to break its silence
I took part in a documentary about Scottishness a few weeks ago, and it wasn’t bad at all. I mused,…
Diary
Next time I’m in a sauna I’m going to say: ‘It’s like a school sports hall on prize day in…
