One thing I would say about private education though Dan...
It is not something someone should jump straight into and only go for it for the right reasons, it worked for you, unfortunately not for me...The one big advantage we have had was small classes, I went from a school with 200 in total to 250 in the year, about 1200 in the whole school, so I guess I missed the closer support, on leaving Durham I aced History, Geography, French and Latin in my last exams there with A's and B's, but couldn't tackle the Sunderland High entrance test was alright at English and loved Sport(we had 6-7 hours a week) within 3 years I would leave school at 16 with no GCSEs, all I have now is a couple of drama qualifications and an NVQ...
When I think about my life, the Frank Sinatra Song My Way comes to mind...
Regrets, I've had a few, too few to me times, but in the end...I did it my way...
This may sound silly Dan as we dont know each other personally, I have pride in people like you, get the opportunity to make something of yourself and you go and make a bloody good job of it
