On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:23:49 +0000, Tom Anderson
wrote:

Still consistently right up the top of the league tables though. They
must be doing SOMETHING right.

Selecting pupils on the basis of exam ability, for a start!

Absolutely. Retarded kids get one-to-one support. Bright kids get
left to motivate themselves, if the parents can't afford private.
Hardly productive.