Faith N

It’s been a strange February. So much is happening, application forms to be submitted for my youngest to enter into secondary school. Whilst this is an exciting time it is also scary. My son did so well in his test that he is destined for grammar school but with that comes extra costs. Grammar school uniforms are almost double the cost of high school uniforms. The only way around this would be for me not to send him to a grammar school but he has the potential and the academic ability. I hate having to think about things like this. He deserves the same opportunity as others. There should be more government help towards uniforms to lessen the pressure on low income parents. As usual I will make as many sacrifices as I can to make this work. I will even live off beans and toast if I have to.