It has been a confusing few months, school-wise. There was much media and political interest around the case of some parents from Shropshire who were fined a considerable sum for taking their children on holiday during the school term.
Two weeks later, we were treated to news items on Lewis Clarke who became the youngest person to reach the South Pole. This was a considerable achievement, not least because he got there during the school term without his parents being fined.
Last summer, as the English cricket team was winning the Ashes, we were constantly told that the backbone of the team had been educated at private schools, which apparently explained the success.
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