I WAS very surprised to see (LET, January 17) the poll, being taken: "Is creating single-faith schools divisive?"

I have taught at Tauheedual Islam Girls' High School in Blackburn for the past years and in that time it has grown academically to a very high standard.

It opened as a very small school in an old school building on the present site.

When recognition was granted by H.M. Inspectors, the management promised to build a new school.

We now have that school without any state help, our hope is to come up to the standard of other schools in Blackburn and make the school environment better for our pupils.

It is a very happy and progressive school, as can be seen from the excellent results we obtain.

I cannot see how the creation of a Muslim faith school in Blackburn could possibly divide the community.

Has our school, which has existed for 20 years, done this?

It would give the parents the opportunity to send their girls to a school of their own faith, as in Blackburn we have established a Church of England state secondary school and a Roman Catholic state school.

These have been long-established and I do not think that these schools have divided the community.

Parents who send their children to these schools are able to send them to schools of their own faith.

I cannot see how the granting of state aid to the school and the creation of another faith school in Blackburn can do anything but good for the whole community.

D TAYLOR (Mrs), Yew Tree Close, Chorley.