A HEADTEACHER has accused the government of forcing schools to "solve what is wrong with modern society."

And David Whyte, at St Wilfrid's C of E High School and Technology College, Blackburn, fears schools face the point of "total overload" if the situation continues.

Mr Whyte was speaking as the school in Duckworth Street championed the efforts of pupils, teachers and governors at its annual celebration evening last night.

He told guests and pupils: "The challenge we face as a school is to continue to provide a robust structure within which each of us can face up to these pressures.

"Every week different government ministers seem to pronounce on yet another issue schools have to take on board to help society cope with anti social behaviour.

"We are close to the point of total overload in trying to solve what is wrong with modern society especially when the family unit, in many cases, becomes dysfunct-ional."

And he said the school would resist any future government plans to alter the make-up of church schools.

"Our strength as a Christian community is based on the strong extended family which is based around our own faith, our Church life, our school life and our own family life.

He added "We need to challenge any Government moves to alter our catchment in the future."

Mr Whyte saluted the school's GCSE and A-level scholars for improving on the previous year's results and praised his staff for "continuing to go more than the extra mile for our students."

Other success stories he highlighted included the school's fundraising last year with £6,000 raised for Manchester's Christie Hospital in memory of teacher Gwen Hargreaves who died in March of a brain haemorrhage.

The school also raised £6,000 for the Tsunami Appeal and £1,000 for Children in Need.