Having a bit of a debate with ourselves about ds' school.
Ds is only in reception but seems pretty clever (don't we all think that of our dcs!? Based on what teachers said and it's fairly obvious) The level of teaching isn't the same as where he is working and the differentiation is very minimal. This might improve next year in year one and hasn't worried us too much this year as it is only reception.
BUT his school is mediocre for education according to every source going (ofsted, parents with children up the school etc).
The negative things mentioned in the ofsted are the same ones several of our friends with kids higher up the school don't like and the same things I have seen in reception e.g. lack of differentiation, not very organised, mediocre out of date teaching.
But ds is happy. His life is easy. If we moved him to a private school (which we can easily afford to be honest - and there is only one child in our family) he would have to travel 25 to 30 mins each way, leave his friends he has made etc. Longer holidays would be a pain for my work (I work part time in town and it's hard to manage normal holidays never mind longer private school ones). He'd have to get up earlier etc.
Lifestyle wise it is much better where he is I suspect BUT I fear that he is getting quite a mediocre education compared to other better state schools and some preps (not saying these are all good either)
Does it matter if he's happy and hasn't complained he's bored if he isn't doing as well as he could and coasts?
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Will a clever child do well in any school or is it important they go somewhere which will challenge them??
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ireallyreallyhatefootball · 14/06/2010 17:28
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