I would like get back to the point of why we are creating a new school - My daughter went from a lovely and confident child to an absolute mess when we found out she didn't get any of her choices for secondary, nightmares began, tears at school etc. She really believed it was because she was not good enough for the schools to choose her and no matter how many times I explained it was a silly process and nothing to do with her it didn't reassure. We were given a school my daughter absolutely refused to go to. I see the same thing every year, parents with fear and stress written all over them, kids in bits....is this what we want as concerned parents/citizens? We are told to put on our applications 6 schools of our choice, but is it? How lovely if in a few years we really could choose between a single sex or mixed school. So please lets stop all the name calling, accusations and nastiness that I am reading about and focus on the kids PS. I bloody hate sherry