If someone offered to pay for private schooling, would you take up the offer?

What if there's plenty of money available for all of these things?

Yes.
Same with private health care.
Madness not to unless it really wouldn't meet a particular child's needs.

No but I would ask them to invest it in DCs Junior ISA instead with a view to funding uni fees and a house deposit further down the line. Assuming you are talking about a relative here. The ISA would have to be funded over several years.

I'd ask dd what she wanted and I think she'd say stay put in the local comp so nope.

Yes, absolutely.

Yes because I don’t want to make the sacrifices needed to pay for the fees myself.
So this way I can keep my Range Rover, annual holiday, and eat as much Avocado on toast till my hearts content ! ( tongue in cheek of course)

Still no. There's other things I'd rather spend it on.

My DS is about to finish school (state school), predicted top grades in GCSE and is planning to study vet science at university. There's nothing more that a private school could have offered him. He didn't need it.

No I would spend it on other things which I assume would be allowed if there is no strings attached lol

Only if the kid was super unhappy and underachieving and being bullied in their current state school. I don't really agree with it in principle though of course it benefits those who attend. Not all though. I know people who left private and went state and were much happier.

This is interesting as one of my good friends is a SENCO in a mainstream state secondary school and they have had a number of Autistic students move over from Independent schools as their parents felt their needs were not being met. I think there is often an assumption that SEN provision in private will automatically be superior to state but it's not always the case.

No such thing as no strings. But hypothetically, yes I would. Although if someone was offering to spend that amount of money on my children, I'd far rather them spend it on other things than private school.

And neither do I think it makes for a good rounded education for either.

What’s a rounded education? Mine, at private, study 2 languages, do drama, art, learn and play instruments in bands and the orchestra, played rugby nationally, represented the school in the swim team, went on overseas trips and their friends are from every corner of the world. My son’s group of friends include Europeans, Indians, an Egyptian, someone from Uzbekistan and someone from China. Their GF’s from school are Japanese and Italian.

Whats not rounded about that?

Not now as DC very happy with great friendship groups but eldest is autistic and if he struggles in the future and I felt that private was going to work for him and it was totally free why not.

No.

I’d consider it and look at local schools.

actually I was in this position with grandparents (although it would’ve been taken off inheritance) but decided against it as local state secondary is very good and one older child was already there.

Well mine are too old now. Ut absolutely I would have done.

Depends on the state schools where I lived, and if they were very good, my chances of getting a place at them.

No. We could afford private but have chosen state for a number of reasons. I was privately educated (on a scholarship) and did not have a good experience. I also have several friends who say the same (they went to different private schools to me, in a different area of the country) and have also decided against privately educating their DC for this reason. I know plenty of very successful adults who were state educated. Both of my DC have SEND but the provision they are receiving at their state school is excellent.

No. We live up the road from the local primary and secondary school and my kids can walk there with friends. The nearest private school is a 25 min car journey- longer in rush hour. Also my kids are educated through the medium of welsh and there are no welsh medium private schools that I know of

No. I fundamentally believe it is wrong for the children of the poor and rich to be separated. And neither do I think it makes for a good rounded education for either.

Nope, my DS was in private until mid year 5. It wasn’t working for him. He is now in an autism unit in mainstream secondary. The independent schools where we are just aren’t the right fit place for him, neither is the local grammar as he would have easily passed the 11 plus. He isn’t sporty at all and there isn’t the same flexibility in our local independents as he gets at the state school. DH and I were both state school educated. All the drama on here about upcoming VAT is laughable. If you can’t afford private, you can’t afford it.

No because we can afford it ourselves and our DC are having a lovely time at their comp. If it was different then my answer would probably be different. State schools aren’t always the drudgery they’re made out to be on here.

Your AIBU doesn’t make sense OP.

No. I would instead ask to out the money to their future such as uni fees, or a mortgage.
I also wouldn't want them to potentially be friends with people like Johnson, Sunak or Rees-Mogg. I know not all private school kids are like those vile people but not many awful people like that are.