My DD was at a small girls school that has just thrown in the towel. We found out after they had broken up for the holidays and another independent school posted news of it on their site. The teachers similarly found out at going home time at the end of term. Shocking I know but we've got to move on.
This has been emotionally upsetting for everyone but is particularly devastating for year 10s who are half way through GCSEs and are having to find a school with a good enough fit to their syllabus. For some this will mean abandoning subjects.
My DD is approaching options and we could go to another independent who are sweeping up many of the girls. I do have issues with their options, particularly that they don't offer triple science. It is also a more awkward journey
Equally, we could go to the comp. This school has had a fortune spent on it and a new head is turning it around but this is work in progress. I should just add that although it is our catchment school, we didn't get it on application because it has become so popular that the de facto catchment has narrowed. We were offered a school 2 buses away that has just gone into special measures. Hence, we went down the private route.
I gather that the comp does have some bullying issues but the school are on to it. Mums with children in top sets (and DD would be) feel that they aren't stretched enough. One mum said that her son has suffered from there being a culture of it not being cool to be smart though she wasn't sure whether this was more of a boys thing at the school.
Has anyone switched from private to comp half way through secondary?I'm worried that she has worked hard so far and would become demotivated at a key stage.
I feel disillusioned with the independent sector but in no way want to sacrifice DD's potential.
AIBU? Will she be fine at the comp?
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School went bust. Would you trust another small independent or go to the local comp?
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WorriedMutha · 21/07/2014 12:43
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