Private school fees (merged)

posh*spice

Hi

My friend's daughter got flung out of her private school for getting Bs in her GCSEs.:rolleyes: The school took no responsibilty for her getting Bs funnily enough:o. They were quite happy to take my friends money for years though. My friend's daughter is now happy in a state sixth form. Same school - another friend's daughter was not allowed to take maths A Level unless she got A*. Doh - nothing wrong with an A. She got an A - couldn't do maths. Even though what she wanted to do in her career required her to do maths (Architecture). Private schools worry about league tables (& points scores ) and they can become more important than the child's best interests.
Another friend - different (private school) 6th form- totally unable to do any of the subjects she wanted to do at A level. She had to do what the school wanted, now daughter is miserable. Again, sixth form choices had to made with regard only to what the school wanted not what the child wanted. You pay your money but you have no choice or say, honestly. If you don't like what many private schools dictate you and your child should do, you can't argue with them, you are expected to go else where, which is not always possible or desirable.:o

I'm sure there are plenty of (horror) stories about the state sector - it's just that everyone acts as if the private sector is perfect and it is far from that, IMHO.:cool: I'm not sure it's worth the money but some are too frightened to say it.

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

emsywoo123 wrote: »

I have indeed "set foot" in state schools-I did my teacher training in several state primary schools! Many thanks for implying that I am unable to make a sensible, un-biased judgement about preferred education method!

Hi

Does this mean you teach in the private sector? Does this mean your children are on reduced rate fees as they go to the school you teach in? Is that why they are "out to state" for secondary? (Think it was you who said that- this thread is so long now!) Just curious.

emsywoo123

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

Hi

Does this mean you teach in the private sector? Does this mean your children are on reduced rate fees as they go to the school you teach in? Is that why they are "out to state" for secondary? (Think it was you who said that- this thread is so long now!) Just curious.

No no and no!:D
I am currently not teaching, DD is not on reduced rate fees, and I support grammar education for secondary children. Yes I know I am making huge assumptions, but that is my plan for the forseeable!!

emsywoo123

posh*spice wrote: »

Hi
I'm not sure it's worth the money but some are too frightened to say it.

Why would we be paying if we did not think it was worth it?!

Dick_here

posh*spice wrote: »

Hi

My friend's daughter got flung out of her private school for getting Bs in her GCSEs.:rolleyes: The school took no responsibilty for her getting Bs funnily enough:o. They were quite happy to take my friends money for years though. My friend's daughter is now happy in a state sixth form. Same school - another friend's daughter was not allowed to take maths A Level unless she got A*. Doh - nothing wrong with an A. She got an A - couldn't do maths. Even though what she wanted to do in her career required her to do maths (Architecture). Private schools worry about league tables (& points scores ) and they can become more important than the child's best interests.
Another friend - different (private school) 6th form- totally unable to do any of the subjects she wanted to do at A level. She had to do what the school wanted, now daughter is miserable. Again, sixth form choices had to made with regard only to what the school wanted not what the child wanted.

There is a single-sex, state comprehensive here that applies those sort of rules too though. It promotes the fact that it got the best A level results for a comprehensive in the whole country (neglecting to mention the fact that not everyone is allowed to stay on to sit their A levels there). Why pay for a private school when you can get it for nothing ?

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

emsywoo123 wrote: »

I support grammar education for secondary children.

Oh I see - private education on the backs of the tax payer. I can't understand why the goverenment havn't scrapped these schools since these days they seem to be predominantly populated by kids educated in the primary private sector. Grammar schools never had much to recommend them, these days they are devoid of any integrity. Let's face it you are just paying huge amounts of money to gain advantage over kids whose parents don't have that sort of money. Unjust.

Rikki

Should those who send their children to a private school be entitled to the money the government contributes to the state system for their children?

emsywoo123

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

Oh I see - private education on the backs of the tax payer. I can't understand why the goverenment havn't scrapped these schools since these days they seem to be predominantly populated by kids educated in the primary private sector. Grammar schools never had much to recommend them, these days they are devoid of any integrity.

Heavens above let's not start a grammar school debate shall we:rolleyes:
I support grammar schools 100%. They are NOT predominantly populated by children educated in the primary private sector. Not a great idea to have a debate where you just throw in your thoughts, but try to suggest them as fact!;)
Grammar schools allow brighter children to thrive and flourish in a strong academic environment that might be less suitable to someone who is more suited to a vocational route than purely academic.

emsywoo123

Rikki wrote: »

Should those who send their children to a private school be entitled to the money the government contributes to the state system for their children?

:rotfl: :rotfl:

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

Rikki wrote: »

Should those who send their children to a private school be entitled to the money the government contributes to the state system for their children?

Private schools get too much money from the state in tax breaks because of their "charitable" status. Yes I would get rid of this too.