Letter: Brightest spurned
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir: The report from the Commons Education and Employment Committee notes "the needs of children of high ability are not seen as a priority by teachers and schools" ("Brightest pupils are `betrayed' ", 29 April).
The Government has introduced a performance measurement system into state schools. For primary schools the measure is the percentage of pupils achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 and no additional benefit derives from pupils achieving above level 4.
Hence, the governors of any state school who use state funds on pupils to stretch them above level 4 must be risking a charge of misuse of public funds.
G P LOOSEMORE
Governor of a "very good" state primary school
Solihull,
West Midlands
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