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Children who want to learn will do so with parental backing. My own two went to local schools, and both managed attain very good careers. It wasn't without a lot of heartache, bullying and complaints to the schools involved. Why should my grandchildren have to suffer when it can be avoided. The...

That's the reason there were/are scholarships and bursaries which help talented children, whose parents cannot afford the fees.

There is no lack of decent education but some families don't want it or give their kids any guidelines as to social behaviour. The kids resent being sent to school so become disruptive. Throwing money into education doesn't help families like this.

This. My two grandchildren, by my daughter, go to a private school. During her acrimonious divorce, their father refused to pay his half, so they reverted to the local school for two years. Not only did their education go backwards, but they were also bullied, with no action from the teachers...