David Cameron warned to stop interfering by headteachers

directors of private and public schools jibe PM criticizing apartheid, saying that the relationship between the sectors is better than ever

The directors of private and public schools have been critical of David Cameron's comments that there is an "apartheid" between the two sectors of education, saying that their relationship is better than ever.

leaders of the best public schools, including Eton, also warned the ministers that were beginning to interfere too much in the way they manage their schools and the potential to impair its independence.

Bernard Trafford, the president of the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle, said the Conservatives "now feel like old friends who begin to deny ourselves."

His comments came after David Cameron told the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday that "apartheid between private and public schools is one of the biggest missed opportunities of our country. "

said that the way to "break" barriers went to private schools to establish - or sponsor -. State academies

In September, Michael Gove, the education secretary, and Cameron has invited 10 heads of public institutions, Downing Street, asking to be involved in the academies.

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private schools or sponsor or work with the academies. These include Wellington College in Berkshire, which sponsors the Academy of Wellington, a general, in Wiltshire, Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire co-sponsors of the Academy Wren, a comprehensive in Barnet, north London, and Marlborough College in Wiltshire, the personal loans and equity of Swindon Academy, a full service.

Many others have worked with public schools in various ways for centuries, and to raise funds for their school places for disadvantaged children who can not pay their fees.

Tony Little, the director of Eton College, where rates are £ 10 327 per quarter, said the relationship between public and independent schools was better than ever. He said he did not recognize comment on Cameron, and that barriers had "already divided."

• doubt Cameron and Gove model for the establishment of private schools, or sponsorship, the academies would be taken by many of his colleagues. "I think the creation of academies or sponsorship is good for some schools ... but we are experienced at Eton in the selection of academic and boarding. Our expertise is in co-education, informal education -selective. "
• Kenneth Durham, headmaster University College in Hampstead, north London, urged his colleagues at the annual conference of the association of public and independent schools leaders this week not to believe "we have to be lectured on the importance of partnership and cooperation between public and private schools ... or there may be only one model of partnership."
said he recently spoke minsters a Berlin Wall between schools and non-payment. "It makes no sense emotionally ... institutions are smart know that the cooperation of all the benefits .. Students and teachers in all schools and the nation as a whole, but the model of cooperation should be the choice of education centers ... we can not just one model. "

Trafford, said he felt as if ministers tried to manipulate the private schools. "The Conservatives do not feel like friends. They feel like old friends who begin to deny ourselves. "He said that the comments were offensive Cameron." We worked like mad to raise money for scholarships ... I can tell you a head in a school in a disadvantaged area? I can not tell you about twice as high expectations. However, in an area where there are three generations of work and they have no idea of ??working from home, what can I say? In my school, parents are fully respected in education. It would just be arrogant. "

Principals public also dismissed comments from Cameron. Joan McVittie, director of the Woodside High School, a part of Haringey, north London, and President of the Association of Heads of school and university, said that the relationship between public and private schools was very positive. She attributes the improvement of relations of the funds granted by the previous government to encourage private and public schools to share sports facilities and scientific laboratories.

Stephen Winkley, director of Rossall School, an independent school in Lancashire, said: "Cameron comments show that he really understands how it feels to be in the education system." There are many of us. The government came in the way of interfering and not faster than expected. "

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