REGARDING your article on the UTC and the early year nine admissions, I was disappointed to see no inclusion of why this move was allowed to happen (Warrington Guardian, January 18).

This offer was to made to parents, myself included, and more than 50 of us jumped at the chance to get an early start for our children on the road to their GSCEs.

I do think competition between schools to gain their pupils is the way forward to getting the best education for our children.

For years parents just sent their children along to the follow-on high school and those schools knew they would have those children until year 11 no matter what.

I know first hand that the education of our young people is getting worse.

I see every day young people who have left schools and are unable to even produce a CV without spelling mistakes or a proper layout.

Generations of them following the same tired courses. The Government has already taken action and toughened up the GCSE criteria but I feel many schools are slow to take action.

As a parent I saw my son was going to be forced into taking GCSEs he neither enjoyed or would benefit his future and went in search of somewhere we could control how his time in school is spent.

The UTC offers more hours on the core subjects of English, maths and the sciences and then a choice of GCSEs including engineering, astronomy and architecture.

In this tough time where many youngsters end up on benefits or low paid jobs surely the people of Warrington should have the options available so they can decide where the funding of their child goes.

It should all be about the children’s future’s and not schools arguing about funding.

So I say to all parents. Are you happy with the education your child is receiving? Or like me did you just send them to the follow-on school and hope for the best?

JOANNE HAMPSON Warrington