Tamsin Oglesby's new play, Future Conditional, exposes the flaws in our education system
We had always assumed and hoped that our children would to go to the local secondary school. But when our next-door neighbour's son failed to get in because they were about two-and-a-half yards outside the catchment area, we realised we might have to look further afield. And sure enough, when his time came, our son didn't get in. Despite our discomfort with the principle of selection, he had applied for a music place…