NO-ONE begrudges children in Tower Hamlets the chance to have a proper education.
It is a high-profile success story, and one that Education Secretary Estelle Morris has been quick to highlight.
But the example of the inner-city borough proves the importance of investment in our schools.
Its dramatic upturn in exam results eight per cent more GSCE passes than last year is down to more than just hard work.
Every pupil in Tower Hamlets has £1,829 more spent on them every year than pupils in our town.
In Swindon we have a situation where a school with up to 34 pupils in every class is forced to let a teacher go to balance its books.
The Evening Advertiser launched its Fair Deal for Schools campaign last year.
All we are asking for is a level playing field to allow our children the chance to fulfil their potential.
For the sake of Swindon's next generation, we will not rest until we have succeeded in that aim.
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