Ask not what your school can do for you. Ask what can you do for your school.
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See what extra curricular activities are on offer, it shows whether the school is solely concentrated on exam results or aim to have a more well rounded program.
When I was in school we were placed in sets within 6 weeks of starting in maths and science in year 7. English sets after year 8. Having 3 years being taught the the standard of the weakest results is a lot of lost time and generally the disruptive kids won't get into the top sets so if your kids are bright then they won't lose lesson time to those who would rather not be there.
Schools are now introducing a fast track option so GCSE's, some subjects are sat 6 months or even a year earlier, it gives the opportunity for resits or reduces the workload during the year 11 finals. This may change as the exams are finally getting tougher though. When I sat mine even the top set in a good school royally failed our mocks and needed the full 2 years but the way GCSE's are currently being run there's a good proportion who are deemed capable of getting A*'s early.
Look into what options are available for GCSE. Its a long time in the future but if having not so common options such as economics, sociology and psychology at GCSE may become important.
Things like travel time and method are important as well. Make sure there are good bus links if they are not walkable.Comment
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Also remember, the worse the ofsted report, the more money will be spent on the school.
Unfair, but there you goComment
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Contractors sending their kids to state schools.....
Blood in your pooComment
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It would be the local private school but the only decent one is 25 miles away and even that seriously failed a friends daughter so I'm not that impressed with that one.Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View PostContractors sending their kids to state schools.....
The rest are not as good as the currently preferred State school and I don't believe that the business model for private education is going to last in my neck of the woods - two have become or are becoming academies and I'm hearing of a fair few more in the pipeline.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Contractors aren't as 'expensive' as they used to be.Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View PostContractors sending their kids to state schools.....Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Who said it was a state school?Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View PostContractors sending their kids to state schools.....
The comment on % getting free lunches is a good one too, this is actually one way schools themselves cut their data internally because statistically poor kids are less bright (in the early years anyway).
However a poor school is not automatically a rough school - some schools in very deprived areas achieve great things. Mrs. d000hg's new school is nowhere special in County Durham compared to all the other poor villages, but achieved a perfect score last OFSTED.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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How do you get the free school lunch data?Originally posted by d000hg View PostScience isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Dunno. I thought all this data was available through the government but it's possible some of the data I see is only because the wife's a teacher.
I will ask if I remember but if it's anywhere, I'd try Home - Welcome because the OFSTED site doesn't seem to have that data.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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I presume your house was cheapOriginally posted by eek View Post
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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