Why is there such a huge discrepancy between what independent schools advertise as the level of bursary available and what they actually offer? I've been exceedingly lucky and found schools who do what they say, but during the search have come across many schools who advertise large bursaries in their propectuses and on their websites, yet on enquiry admit that the maximum offered is actually 10% of the fees (this is specifically means tested bursaries, not scholarships) so how do they get away with capping the amount before the means testing has even been carried out? Are schools required to submit actual figures for bursaries given to any 'body' or commission or is it just 'we give x amount of thousands in bursaries' rather than how they are shared out?
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the gap between the advertising and reality of independent school bursaries
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inthename · 22/08/2014 15:22
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