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Best way to prep for grammar school entry in Year 3
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onwards&upwards said:I find it very weird to keep the sexes apart at school. Its so artificial. Isn't learning how to relate to others an important part of growing up?
I find lumping hundreds of children together into one institution mostly sorted by year of birth to be artificial too.
But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,Had the whole of their cash in his care.
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For those interested in data, this is a rather interesting paper on attainment in areas with and without grammar schools.
But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,Had the whole of their cash in his care.
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Fireflyaway said:onwards&upwards said:I find it very weird to keep the sexes apart at school. Its so artificial. Isn't learning how to relate to others an important part of growing up?Times may well have changed, but I remember few relationships within year groups when our school became mixed. I had only one girlfriend from the same school and year. We didn't meet often in breaks and our paths in lesson time only crossed on a couple of occasions per week. We also lived in different towns, so we had other sets of friends, all of which was healthy, as time spent together felt different and special.Yes, there are distractions caused by sexual and other kinds of attraction but that's all part of the learning experience, as is coping with teasing, disappointment and the inevitable cracks in one's self-image. Learning to weather life's storms and fend of distractions are better not left until university IMO. We probably all know someone who went crazy as soon as the brakes were off on arrival there!
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Fireflyaway said:onwards&upwards said:I find it very weird to keep the sexes apart at school. Its so artificial. Isn't learning how to relate to others an important part of growing up?2
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I don't understand why people think it is acceptable to say "No thick kids allowed" or "No girls allowed". To me it's exactly the same as "no black kids allowed" or "no asians allowed". It's all discrimination and it's unacceptable to me. It's common sense. Research is irrelevant.1
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Having had a child under CAMHS with suicidal ideation caused by widespread verbal bullying at her Outstanding, gets some of the best grades in the area compared to the others that perform below the National average school, I would prioritise good pastoral care over exam results any day of the week. Thankfully mine are now in further and higher education with a whole host of student support services accessible to them.3
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fred246 said:I don't understand why people think it is acceptable to say "No thick kids allowed" or "No girls allowed". To me it's exactly the same as "no black kids allowed" or "no asians allowed". It's all discrimination and it's unacceptable to me. It's common sense. Research is irrelevant.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1
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fred246 said:How does a trans child know which school to go to?
If your underlying message was that you shouldn't have any single sex schools for fear of a trans kid being forced into a school for a gender where they feel uncomfortable, then the answer is that we don't set up the whole education system on that basis as education should be focused on delivering the best learning outcomes.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1 -
mark1234567890 said:Thank you for all of the replies everyone.
The school I was referring to is the Manchester Grammar School, so Grammar in name but not by nature it would seem.
Here is a link to information on their Junior School: https://www.mgs.org/204/junior-school-1
MGS is an independent, fee‐paying school. School fees are £12,930 for the academic year 2019‐20
https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/manchester/uploads/document/ONLINEAPPLICATIONFORM-2020.pdf?ts=1592558169
So OP, not so much how will you prepare him, more how will you arrange your finances.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0 -
peachyprice said:mark1234567890 said:Thank you for all of the replies everyone.
The school I was referring to is the Manchester Grammar School, so Grammar in name but not by nature it would seem.
Here is a link to information on their Junior School: https://www.mgs.org/204/junior-school-1
MGS is an independent, fee‐paying school. School fees are £12,930 for the academic year 2019‐20
https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/manchester/uploads/document/ONLINEAPPLICATIONFORM-2020.pdf?ts=1592558169
So OP, not so much how will you prepare him, more how will you arrange your finances.0
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