I’ve always found Britain’s education system bewildering. Our public schools are private; our church schools take the children of committed atheists; and ‘distance learning’ happens at home. My old school, Bradford Grammar School (BGS), is not a ‘grammar school’ in the way most people would imagine. It is a member of the Headmasters’ Conference and it charges fees.
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