We are in the throws of preparing for 7+ and Highgate has been our number 1 choice for DS as its co-ed and has SPACE! However, having taken our DS to the open evening at UCS yesterday, we spoke to the new librarian there who has just joined from Highgate. We asked her for a comparison and she said Highgate is much more pressured, higher expectations etc. And then when the head at UCS gave his talk, he said they absolutely do not hot house the children like some of the other schools do. This really resonated with myself and DH as we don't want to put crazy pressure on our kids. The downside I hear about UCS is that there lots of spoilt rich kids....but isn't the case with all the London private schools?!
Ultimately we might not have a choice to make, it all depends on what he gets offered!
Any views would be appreciated...
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Samkopel · 09/09/2016 14:23
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