Crunch raises state school demand

mewbie_2

lady_lucan wrote: »

Wayne and Tarquin have already been privately schooled together in recent years, due to the huge amount of disposable income pre-credit crunch progeny of 'Loadsamoney' types have had to throw around.

Tarquin may well stay there, while Wayne drifts back to reality. As for Tracy, don't ask.

churchrat

lady_lucan wrote: »

Wayne and Tarquin have already been privately schooled together in recent years, due to the huge amount of disposable income pre-credit crunch progeny of 'Loadsamoney' types have had to throw around. The really canny not-so-nouveau-riche have long been fighting tooth and nail to get their offspring into the best state school available.

have to agree with this. I live in Kent, which still has the 11+ system. There are a few public schools (although not as many as in other areas I think), some very good ones and some that take the children which fail to get into grammar school. Just because you pay does not mean the children will get a better education, you just might think it does.
Parents with a great deal of money will still send their children to the best school that they can--even if that is state run.

amcluesent

Tracy got herself banged up at 14 and lives in care with little Candice. The 'baby father' Troy is doing bird for GBH on local drug dealer Shane.

natalie1974

I have to laugh at this as in my children's private school kids are joining , certainly not leaving . My daughter now has 12 in her class , up by 5 in the last 2 years .

natalie1974

churchrat wrote: »

have to agree with this. I live in Kent, which still has the 11+ system. There are a few public schools (although not as many as in other areas I think), some very good ones and some that take the children which fail to get into grammar school. Just because you pay does not mean the children will get a better education, you just might think it does.
Parents with a great deal of money will still send their children to the best school that they can--even if that is state run.

Gad's & King's being prime examples of the kids being entered there at the age of 11 ! Luckily my children's school stops at 11 , am still undecided what to do after that though even when she does pass the 11+ .

lady_lucan

natalie1974 wrote: »

I have to laugh at this as in my children's private school kids are joining , certainly not leaving . My daughter now has 12 in her class , up by 5 in the last 2 years .

Does the school stipulate an academic entrance requirement?

churchrat

lady_lucan wrote: »

Does the school stipulate an academic entrance requirement?

I would have thought the answer is "no" because the child will leave at 11, and so therefore started at 4+??

are there schools which have an academic entrance requirement for 4yr olds?? (its been a while since mine were 4!!)

lady_lucan

churchrat wrote: »

I would have thought the answer is "no" because the child will leave at 11, and so therefore started at 4+??

are there schools which have an academic entrance requirement for 4yr olds?? (its been a while since mine were 4!!)

Yep, a number of private primary schools operate ability screening.

natalie1974

They start at the age of 3 1/2 , no there isn't an entrance exam but then again the other private schools in the area don't have entrance exams as such , they check the kids out but its hard to test a kid of that age I personally think .

stapeley

treliac wrote: »

The whole nature and construction of society looks threatened by the current economic climate.

I think we will be looking at a very different structure, vis a vis lifestyles, habits and behaviour, etc., in the future.

Yes Private school children will have to start living in the real world .