It’s that time of the year again, planning for university admissions. My two boys are going in this year, both going for a degree in computing science.

Last night, I laid down the two main rules:
1. University choices have to be outside Birmingham so they can live on their own and learn to take care of themselves.
2. They need to make a minimum of 320 UCAS points to even have a chance with some of the best universities in the country.

Well, both points were greeted with silence. I felt sorry for them but had to be done.

This simply highlights the fact that no matter how tough Kidd act, when the reality of leaving home hits, it’s always a daunting prospect.

I would have given anything to know what was going through their minds that very time.