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Do you ever wonder which school your school head sent his/her children?

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alwaysagile · 16/02/2014 21:54

Recently, I got in an in-depth conversation with my DS's head of school ...and he mentioned where his children went to school. I always assumed that the head's children would go to some of the most academic schools ! I would love to know where your school heads tend to send their children?

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AntiJamDidi · 17/02/2014 00:08

I am definitely more prepared for the head and the deputies when they sit down. It helps that their dcs are pretty well behaved and in "nice" classes.

Nocomet · 16/02/2014 23:04

Our HT, Deputy HT, county director of education and several of the ordinary teachers sent their DCs to my very ordinary comprehensive.

No real choice there weren't any other secondaries for 8 miles one way and 13 the other and ours was probably the best (just).

I had the director of education's and three class teachers DCs in my class. Never bothered us. I just felt sorry for the physic masters DS because his dad always told him off for doing nothing much. Mind you he tended to do the same to me, he was a bit grumpy.

HTs DCs were younger and I didn't know them. Deputy's DD resat her A'level science with us and she was lovely.

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alwaysagile · 16/02/2014 22:56

Antijamdidi.....what a fantastic position to be in ....do they grill you more than other parents...or are you "more" prepared for them !

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TamerB · 16/02/2014 22:43

There are only 164 grammar schools left so most Heads are not in the right area. I don't know any Heads who like them anyway. The comprehensives in our area are very good.

AntiJamDidi · 16/02/2014 22:39

My dd's head sent his dcs to the school I teach at, because that's the catchment they lived in. They moved there when he was the deputy at my school, and it seemed stupid to move them just because he was moving jobs.

The head of the school I teach at sends his dcs to our school, along with the dcs of the 2 deputies. Parents' evenings are fun when the head sits down opposite me for an update on one of his kids.

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alwaysagile · 16/02/2014 22:37

...or indeed too grammers...or selective schools !!

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alwaysagile · 16/02/2014 22:35

senua.......what an interesting point. Exactly what I was wondering...

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alwaysagile · 16/02/2014 22:33

Forgot to mention, my DS is at an independent school. Given the 11+ competition for getting into top indies ...I asked the head who was keen on boarding schools (as he and his wife were boarders) where his kids went. Surprisingly their children did not follow their boarding footsteps....G&L being one of the selected schools. I often wonder if their inside knowledge and network gives them the upper hand in certain schools !!!

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TheRaniOfYawn · 16/02/2014 22:33

They all go to their local catchment schools along with most of the other children. Most of the local schools are excellent so the people who send their children elsewhere do it for reasons other than education.

senua · 16/02/2014 22:21

Ha! DD's headmaster send his DC to the local comp.
It just so happenedHmm that he lived on the other side of town so his DC were in catchment for the best school in the area and not in catchment for the underachieving, un-aspirational one that he ran.

TamerB · 16/02/2014 22:04

I have friends who are Heads, their children have all gone to comprehensive schools.

TamerB · 16/02/2014 22:03

We are a comprehensive area- they go to local comprehensives.