British Parents Are Taking Desperate Measures To Get Their Kids Into Top Private Schools

Parents are forcing their children to commute for up to 10 hours a week to get into the most sought-after private schools in Britain, a head teacher warned today. Pupils' lives are being made a misery because of the "bunfight" for places at the most sought-after fee-paying institutions, it was claimed. Jane Grubb, headmistress of Bedales prep school in Hampshire, said children were being required to travel long distances - or drilled for months to pass entrance exams - when they should be spendi...