Our eldest child is an August birthday, not at all streetwise. Academically able enough to be offered a place at both local selective independents. We entered her in case she was able to get a scholarship. She didn't. We have two other children, and if we sent eldest, we can't see how we could afford to pay for the youngest - albeit in 7 yrs time.
Her state school offer is the local failing school. New Head due to start next term. But friends have pulled their child out after she was punched on more than one occasion. A number of other local children have been offered it too, and there's a general mad scramble to avoid it at all costs.
We are 10th on the waiting list for our preferred state school. We have moved down the waiting list in the last week. We have an appeal date, but are not hopeful. DD didn't get a place at any of our school choices.
Dd is begging us not to send her to the school she's been offered. I'm tempted to send her private and hope for the best. But want to offer the same for all three children. Ds is perhaps more likely to be offered a scholarship of some sort. But it seems a risk now.
Basically the worry us starting to affect us all. I've even looked at moving, but other schools are all full. WWYD?
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sparklingsky · 21/03/2015 18:43
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