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Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer
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It is not hard to game pupil premia eligibility if need be...I think....0
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It is not hard to game pupil premia eligibility if need be...
I don't really see your point, but I do see your cynical mind! PP needs to have been in place at a point considerably before the test and the kids still need to score exceptionally highly. The chances of someone engineering PP and their child then falling into a score of perhaps 5% lower than an otherwise guaranteed place is pretty slim.
Of the children that sat the test at DD's school, only two scored high enough to even be able to apply and one gained a place.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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The government did try to address this, by offering free transport to any of the 3 nearest schools that are over 3 miles away for low income families but only the nearest school for those not on a low income.
Within the London boundary, every child is entitled to a free bus pass and also free tubes for under 16s.
Bussing kids to the existing grammar schools is cheaper than opening new schools.
Every grammar school that takes away pupils from a local school, effectively deprives the local schools of the most academic children.
DS1 left school 8 years ago. At that time it was a top performing straight grammar school that made some real effort to developing the children into adults. Since then the head has changed and it has become even more exam focused and offers (anecdotally) very little other than academic success.
Not with our LEA, if you chose a school out of catchment, then it was up to you to pay the transport costs, either using the school transport or providing your own.
Not so bad at primary level where we have a fair few schools in the town and outlying villages (Josh was excluded from the one over the road from me) but we only have one high school, the next nearest is over 10 miles away.
No free transport for under 16s here at all on buses or trains.We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
Yes. This is the big problem. How do you provide what the bright children need without condemning the rest to pits of low aspiration? Very difficult.
Or condemning bright children who happen to also have statements and forcing them to have low aspirations/expectations.
I'm not angry at the Academy, no really I'm not :rotfl:We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
I nearly did something today .... but I looked at the weather reports and it said it'd rain, so I didn't. I had felt I was going off "half cocked" to start with ...
I'd spotted a "free walk" round some old town walls - and I knew ancestors had lived there, so I figured "go, do that" - and add in some other stuff, like visiting the other village museum that's open 2 hours ... and visit the family history building ...
But then it didn't stack up. Wall was built in Saxon times; my lot weren't there probably .... the museum would be small and I'd not have a list of who/what I wanted to enquire about (they have some info/lists/lookups available) and the family history place is only open 3 part-days a week (not Fridays).
Glad I stayed at home ... I am feeling less "half cocked" and it rained a lot
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The school I went to had a "grammar stream" - unfortunately, although I should've gone into that, I couldn't as it was "full". It was a question of "we've no room, unless you join the great unwashed", so I joined the unwashed.
There were 6 classes/year. 2 grammar streams, 2 regular streams, 2 thickos. But if they were full and you joined late (I went there 3rd-5th years) then you couldn't get in.
So, I dossed about for 3-5th years as I was bored in the regular classes. They tried to exclude me, on many occasions, but I outwitted them.0 -
Or condemning bright children who happen to also have statements and forcing them to have low aspirations/expectations.
Absolutely.I'm not angry at the Academy, no really I'm not :rotfl:
And in the same way, the NP aren't angry with the Academy on your behalf, either.
PasturesNew wrote: »The school I went to had a "grammar stream" - unfortunately, although I should've gone into that, I couldn't as it was "full". It was a question of "we've no room, unless you join the great unwashed", so I joined the unwashed.
There were 6 classes/year. 2 grammar streams, 2 regular streams, 2 thickos. But if they were full and you joined late (I went there 3rd-5th years) then you couldn't get in.
So, I dossed about for 3-5th years as I was bored in the regular classes. They tried to exclude me, on many occasions, but I outwitted them.
What a waste of opportunity for you, and waste of talent and ability for the school.
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Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Home Safely from Devon - apart from today, the sun shone, it was warm and not too windy - thought we had got the wrong country.....I think....0
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I was so engrossed yesterday, I almost forgot to eat. Just had two pieces of toast, twice.
Had 2 hours' sleep last night, woke up this morning at 6.30am with a gnawing belly ... but still too engrossed with the tree to even think about making toast!0 -
You know your tree's in trouble when you're having to add notes to ancestors' uncles/cousins saying "no toes", "tried to commit murder, but committed suicide instead"
Inbreeding peasants!0
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