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Has anyone heard from the South West London Independents?

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PureQuintessence · 21/01/2013 21:31

Getting more and more nervous here.

Thinking especially about the Emanuel, KCS and Ibstock (well, have not done the exam for that yet so really just the first two...)

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PureQuintessence · 27/01/2013 14:20

Ds also had his last exam yesterday, and he also came back saying the maths was extremely easy, but the literacy really hard. So, this mean he wont have shone either!

Fingers crossed for our ds the next couple of weeks!

I shall be so glad (or maybe not) when 1st of March has passed and we have some certainty!

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stclemens · 27/01/2013 12:42

DS has had his last exam - hurrah! We will know next week if he has any interviews (wibble).

Unfortunately he didn't get through for Radnor but is apparently on the waiting list which we will know about after March 4th - as DS found the maths horribly easy this confirms my prejudice that it is only if the maths is hard that he will shine.

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PureQuintessence · 25/01/2013 20:09

Ds is just doing whatever he wants tonight. He has a massive pudding of blackberry and apple crumble and mascarpone ice cream. He has spent the evening in his PJ, sitting in his bed reading, or watching scooby doo on I player, or Fails videos on Youtube.

He is also from a state school background, and only been tutored because we were outside the uk curriculum between Y2 and Y5. He is also bright, but I fear disadvantaged due to not having lived here all the time, and read all the books his peers have read, and covered the same topics in school. Oh well.

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castlesintheair · 25/01/2013 18:50

Thanks tomtommum. I've heard from another source that they've only done scholarship calls this week so, yes, it may well apply to 11+. Whilst there's hope ...

PureQ, I know exactly how you feel. I was a total mess earlier for the same reasons and then felt like I'd failed DS even more because although he's a naturally clever boy, he's untutored and from a state school which from what I've heard and seen over the past few weeks doesn't give him a chance Sad. I have been feeding my babes pizza and icecream tonight and letting them OD on digital stuff. Good luck tomorrow. It feels good once they've finished.

tomtommum · 25/01/2013 14:50

and PureQ, you are hardly the worst mum in the world when you are striving to give your DS the best education in the world....

if it's any consolation I felt like i was sending him off to the gallows when my DS sat 10+ last week at Kings.......

good luck with the last exam tomorrow, the end is in sight...... and am sure you will get good news soon.

tomtommum · 25/01/2013 14:45

I don't know if it applies to 11+ as well - sorry, pureQ and castles, in the heat of the moment I totally forgot to ask.

However, logic would dictate that if they all sat the written papers on the same date and offers are being sent out on the same date, which is indeed the case, then I would think 11+ interview calls will go on til next week.

But that is pure speculation on my part....

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PureQuintessence · 25/01/2013 14:24

I hope it applies to 11+ too....

I feel like the worst mum in the world putting my son forward for KCS, with so few places available and so many applicants.

But I guess the same could be said for Ibstock and Emanuel too. And he has his last exam tomorrow. I just want to wrap him in cotton wool and feed him chocolate and ice cream. Go through all this, with the possibility of not getting any offers. sob.

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castlesintheair · 25/01/2013 13:39

tomtommum, do you know if that applies to 11+ too?

Well done Kingstonmummy and DS.

tomtommum · 25/01/2013 12:57

ps and congratulations Kingstonmummy on getting The Call !

tomtommum · 25/01/2013 12:56

i've just spoken to admissions at KCS and they are notifying 10+ parents all the way up to next Friday (1st Feb), so the very kind lady said if we hadn't heard anything by then to assume its a no.....

stclemens · 24/01/2013 21:06

great news - well done.

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PureQuintessence · 24/01/2013 17:17

Well done for getting this far Kingstonmummy!

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kingstontwinmummy · 24/01/2013 16:45

it was an 11+ exam. maybe they have a different timetable for 10+.

tomtommum · 24/01/2013 16:41

was that for 11+ or 10+ ? my DS sat 10+ but I am not wildly optimistic......

kingstontwinmummy · 24/01/2013 16:20

We got a phone call from KCS for being invited an interview this morning.
They are now sending the results!
It was to my DH's phone, which I didn't expect at all!

Regarding the test last Saturday, my DS said maths was okay(his strong subject though), eng was quite tough. so, no idea where he stands, but phew...am glad he has reached this far. Smile

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PureQuintessence · 24/01/2013 16:03

DS did not think that maths was easy at all, he said he figured he only managed 75% correct. I reckon there will be plenty of kids who sail through it and get everything right. Only 11 places for 11+ I understand, and hundreds of kids sitting the exam.

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stclemens · 24/01/2013 16:01

DS said the maths was easy! which always makes me worry as writing is not his strength....

stclemens · 24/01/2013 15:57

so it depends on which schools - on their stated timetable, CLSB is actually later than KCS at calling for interviews despite the fact that their exam was earlier.

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PureQuintessence · 24/01/2013 15:55

Yes, the exam was the 19th. He says he did not do as well as he hoped, so we dont really have any expectations.

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stclemens · 24/01/2013 15:54

sorry we are 13+ so we may be on a slightly different timetable (was your exam 19 Jan?), but my understanding is that we won't hear until next week about interviews (or not) - I will check the letter when I get home. It sounds like you won't know on Emanuel until the 14th though.

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PureQuintessence · 24/01/2013 14:27

hear anything not anybody Hmm

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PureQuintessence · 24/01/2013 14:27

So, if we dont hear anybody by end of tomorrow that means we were not successful for KCS?

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castlesintheair · 24/01/2013 14:19

PureQ, from my understanding (and current experience) a school might invite your DC for an interview and then you get the final judgement letter on 15th Feb (posted 14th). Some schools (Hampton and KGS for eample) send out a rejection letter at the same time as they make the interview calls/letter. So effectively it is a culling process in stages. I think KCS are calling this week for interviews next week with scholarship calls first. I am not sure if they also send out the first round of rejection letters at the same time but I am expecting it to be the case as they offer more places than they have.

Can you tell I have been thinking about this a lot Wink?

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PureQuintessence · 24/01/2013 11:18

None of these. I was just wondering if the rejection letters are sent out earlier, or the acceptance letters in case some turned their place down in order for more children further down the "waiting list" could get offers early.

Never done secondary admission before so not sure what to expect. Parents locally seem to have differing experiences.

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OhDearConfused · 24/01/2013 09:43

PureQ I hear that some people are already getting letters through, ahead of the 14th feb date.

Sorry - which school did you mean by that? KCS or CLSB?

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