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Ds very bright , sporty and I am hoping he will sit exams for St. Paul’s, and CLSB and maybe one other. I know they are both very difficult to get into and we would also be applying for bursary: / scholarship.
There are a few children his class also applying for these schools - however they are being tutored since yr4 - in class my son is top ability groups and in tests will get usually 80-90% for English and 90_100% for maths. Similar to to these. I know that tutoring can make. Difference - I help my son using bond books at home- but I couldn’t afford a tutor.
Do you think I am setting him up to fail and that the already clever children being tutored will have an advantage - his teacher says he won’t be disadvantaged if I am doing bond books at home . I am thinking that they will all get a place in a school and he wouldn’t. As my help obviously wouldn’t be as good as tutor. Our local state school is gradually failing and I know he wouldn’t be happy there but that is his realistic only other option -
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30062015 · 12/11/2017 08:28
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