As the headmistress of Sydenham Girls' School I was very concerned to see the e-mail posted by Roz on 6th October. We have been unable to find any member of staff who took the call from Roz, and I would want to reassure everyone that we do take such calls very seriously. Where names are given to us, we can usually find out the identity of the girls and we always try to deal with any girls who cause problems in the community. If Roz would like to telephone the school, and ask for the Head's PA, then we will follow this up with all due speed - we do not know from the posting exactly when this is supposed to have happened.

We have just had a very successful series of open mornings and I would want to reassure members of the community that the vast majority of our students behave very well and apply themselves to their learning. Many thanks to all those who have posted very positive messages - this is far more representative of our school.