[West Ender]

My granddaughter brought home her school report last week. It's an extremely good report with only one slightly critical comment, as follows.

In English Language, her teacher has written,
"Laura writes interesting and imaginative stories and demonstrates an excellent grasp of spelling and grammar. She makes accurate use of speech marks but she must remember that each report of speech requires to start on a new line."

I thought that was not at all bad (either for her or for her teacher's instruction and expectations)- seeing as she's an 8 year old, year 3 pupil. Schools are still teaching the same lessons as ever they were, Laura is tested on spellings and times-tables, weekly, and she has homework, and with parental back-up it works.