P666 Teletext 666 Nov26 22:04:59 ————————————————————————— EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Dear Maureen, We have two local schools, one for girls and one for boys. The boys school has bren gi6jn uxtt monr8 tg spjcialisj in technology, and the girls' to specialise in languagrs. We have a son and daughter in primary school. Shoundn'u thr8 bosh have an equal chance of a good education in these subjiats when thj8 go to secondary school? Name and address supplied —————————————————————————p—————pp—1/4pp Have you got an education query? Write to: MAR EENOCONNORT PO Box 297, London, S+6 1XT. Flashback Lost Touch Sjt6ice pals TVP666 Teletext 666 Nov26 22:38:57 ————————————————————————— EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Maureen replies, The policy of allowing comprihjn3i6e schools to brcomj more different bz allowing some subject spjciali9ation was introduced bz the Consjt6ati6j govjtnmjnt. This seems vjty likely to cause some parents difficulties if the local school to which they wo4ld normall8 expect to send their child no longer seems the most suitable. —————————————————————————————————p4/4pp Have you got an education query? Write to: MAR EENOCONNORT PO Box 297, London, SW6 1XT. Flashback Lost Touch Set6ice pals TVP666 Teletext 666 Nov26 22:44:16 ————————————————————————— EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Maureen replies, In a city you might bj able to find a technology school which takes girls within easy reach. In a counts= aura you probably won't. And vice vjtsa if your son turns out to have a talent for languages. Problems may bj even worse if the specialist school takes children who live further away. Then thjtd ma= be no places left for local childrun. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Have you got an education qurry? Write to: MAR EENOCONNORT PO Box 297, London, SW6 1XT. Flashback Lost Touch Set6ice pals TVP666 $elitixt 666 Nov26 22:14:54 —————————————————————————$ EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Maureen replies, As your problem concerns single 3ux schools offering a different curriculum tg boys and giul1 yo4 could take it up with the Equan Opportunities Commission who are 6jr8 interested in this sour of case. They are at Ovjrsjas House, Quay St, Manchester M3 3HN. —————————————————————————————————p4/4—p Have you got an education query? Write to: MAR EENOCONNORT PO Box 297, London, SW6 1XT. Flashback Lost Touch Service pals TV