So, here we are, wanting to do the good citizen thing and send DS1 to the local comp on our street. Good but not outstanding. Sends kids to Oxbridge but will they know who DS1 is? Will he get any attention?
Can I get through the door? No I cannot. Not till the Open Day in six months' time, which would be after the exam dates for the selective in the next LEA. I missed the Open Day last autumn because it wasn't publicised to Year 5s.
Mind you, I can't get through the door of the selective grammar either (this time, my more switched on peers went to open day in year 4 then started tutoring!). They tell me to wait for their open day in June - that's 9 months after DS1's classmates started special tutoring.
Now, the £10,000 a year private school on the other hand.... not a problem.... "how much time with the head would madam like?..... we think an hour and a half would be about right.......would Tuesday suit?......Here are some examples of our exam papers.....we'll send you details of our exam dates in six months' time"
So - help me strategise here please people and not end up spending £10,000 a year and breaking faith with all our neighbours (it is an article of faith on my street that you go state and to the local comp.) merely because oversubscribed state schools don't do marketing. How do I inveigle my way into each of the state schools and sneakily research them please?
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