Is there anyone here who's DD wrote the 7+ tests at Guildford High? Just wondering if anyone had an idea of number of places to applicants this year..
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subzerotemp ·
23/01/2014 08:47
Niku, not sure about GHS - but I've heard around 300 have written the LEH entrance! Same boat again with you on LEH too 
. I asked the registrar at LEH and she said it might take as long as February half term to hear about the results. Waiting is the most painful bit!
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subzerotemp ·
24/01/2014 17:26
Nothing here too.. Probably first post tomorrow morning? 
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niku ·
27/01/2014 21:36
subzerotemp....that is the million dollar question for me at the moment and both my DH and myself have different opinions on this...I want one and DH another !! I have thought about nothing else the past couple of weeks as there is little difference between the two for us and travelwise not much of an issue either way. LEH informed me that they will be posting out 7+ results by first class post on Thursday this week so we should know by Fri/Sat atleast ! I have a couple of weeks after that to come to a decision. I supposed it is would good dilemma to have but will wait till this weekend!
I declined an offer from another school today so hopefully there is a happy bunny from the waiting list 
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I will keep you informed but out of interested which would you have gone for?
subzerotemp ·
28/01/2014 09:20
Niku sadly my first choice was GHS 
. Academically both schools are on the same level. I just liked the feel of GHS. The atmosphere felt more welcoming and relaxed.
You are very lucky indeed to be able to choose between them. Good luck
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subzerotemp ·
28/01/2014 09:51
Thanks for your kind words . Yes guess can try again for 11+. I need to make up my mind about that though (after this weekend of course, based on LEH). Might PM you to get some advice and tips if you don't mind.
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elementary2 ·
28/01/2014 12:42
Hi Niku,
Congrats to you and your DD !
Would you mind explaining in more detail about how you felt unprepared compared to the other mums and how that affected your DDs outcome at the 4+ assessments?
niku ·
28/01/2014 13:37
elemantary2 ...I wish I had known then what I do now but in retrospect my DD just was not ready and I should not have taken her to the assessment but she took it all in her stride. However, 3 years on, she is almost like another child and has come a really long way so I am glad I let her develop at her own pace.
I was also working full time so nursery choice was based more on hours and distance from station etc. I never really assessed her in the sense that I did not know what level she should be working at for her age versus what she was actually doing.
So when we went for the assessment I got talking to a mum whilst we waited and from what she told me I quickly realised that perhaps (and only perhaps) I should have done more prep work. Not surprisingly, my DD was not offered a place. After some feedback I was told that whilst socially there was no issue at all, she just was not ready for high school yet. From what I can gather from my DD, I think some of the following things may have played a part (though I could be totally wrong !);
Writing her name (she could recognise it but I saw drawings from other kids that had names and neat colouring). She is also left handed so her pencil control was non-existent pretty much. She could recognise letters but could not blend words e.g. cat
Lack of focus/concentration (again this was limited...if she was doing a puzzle and she was not getting anywhere she would just find something else to do)
Naming items (e.g. parts of body, fruits, sames) and pointing to items - this was limited.
Draw a picture/Colouring - same with pencil control and not colouring inside the lines neatly
Number counting - she could count to 20 but if you took 1 away and added 1 she would not know how that worked. Also no way she was able to count coins.
Stories - What happens next? What everyone was feeling in story etc - again this would be limited.
Building lego towers - she did not like doing this at the time so probably did not on the day !
Subsequently, I went part time from work (I was going to anyway but decided to do it earlier than I can anticipated) and inevitably with some more time on my hands I started to spend more time with her to figure out how she was doing...simple things like number counting, puzzles, colouring, reading, shopping, role playing etc and after some investigation I quickly realised that I needed to move her to a nursery that was linked to a school and would provide me with proper feedback on how she was doing and how I could support her at home to progress further. The nursery she was at simply could not provide me with the feedback I needed. I am glad I made the move at that point - best decision I made !
I am sorry this turned out to be a REALLY long post but hope it helped in some way .
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