Trinity/Whitgift 2019 thread

walkingtheplank regards changes I was just referring to the academic assessments days, new thing this year.
And yes there are changes made at W but small things eg house names have changed, the way that reports are now graded since the new head had started.
I guess with a new head (Mr Ramsey) putting his own stamp on things which is expected.

MotherofPirates lol, feeling the same at that precise moment! Post arriving at 2pm, oh no 😕

walkingtheokank are post recently has been arriving between 10-12 in the morning for the last few weeks. But I bet next week, just when you want the post to arrive early it probably won’t.

My DS is in yr 7 at W and there are approx 125 boys. Some of those 125 are boys who were there in yr 6. Not aware of any changes so not sure what Jige is referring to.

Jige - I'm interested in your comment about 'quite a few changes at Whitgift this year'. What does that mean?

2pm? That's harsh!
We have a new postman who delivers c.11.30 most days which I thought was late enough.

Ha Jige you just posted my status! Feeling v nervous today and plotting ways of hunting down the post man next week (post doesn't normally arrive till 2pm )

Morning peeps! How are we all feeling?
My DS is counting down the days and is very excited...........

I feel rather sick!

My eldest didn’t do a count down or talk about it, so I didn’t have the pressure of reassuring him or thinking about it, I could sort of forget 😳

Yep22 I may have sounded a little harsh. Places at 11+ are 120, but that’s not a fixed amount. Quite a few changes this year with W, and you may have not misheard, but rather then 150 places, they would be looking closer to 120. If they see more boys with potential and that they want, they will make the decision to have a few extra. W have the space as they are a bigger school compared to T.

I think there are two different thread 11+ and 10+.

As mentioned in an earlier thread. At W 11+ some children attended academic scholarship morning, where the children didn’t have an interviewed but spend the time doing different task and lessons and as someone has said they didn’t have these for 10+, it was was an interview.

Anyone Goodluck to everyone x

So my ds was interviewed by Mr Yeo at W (10+) and us afterwards. He very much encouraged us to have another full tour of the school.... we’ve been in touch and they have suggested the afternoon of Fri, 15 Feb..... why would they suggest that date if no offer??? Whereas at T he had a Sat interview with one of the Maths teachers... Mr Baggs I think his name was. Felt a totally different experience. Anyway, only 10 days to go. Good luck everyone. Just want this to be over!!

Previously it has been a good indication that your child has done well in the exams if interviewed by Mr Yeo. However, this year there were several academic scholarship assessment mornings (which itself would be the indicator of a good exam) during which parents were interviewed - so I'd guess that at least 3-4 masters must have been interviewing in order to process so many parents in such a small amount of time. 2nd Master and Assistant Head were part of that.
It's very tempting to look for signs - I was disappointed that DS only had a Saturday interview at T - but I'm sure that there are quite a few red herrings along the way!

Hi all, we were interviewed by neither Mr Yeo or Mr B at W. Is that a bad sign?
Thank you

The days are long here too. Especially when DS friends have heard from other schools. Can anyone say how many bursaries and scholarships are given at 10+ please? We are Trinity. Very thankful to have found the most useful information on this forum.

There was no academic assessment for 10+ only interview.

DS and I talked yesterday about how he would like to receive the news next Friday - talking about all the possible possibilities - especially if he has no offer - it's going to be awful if I have to deliver that piece of news.

The academic scholarship assessment at W rather raised his hopes of an offer.

10 days to go - almost single figures.

Sorry, I must of misunderstood in the talk I attended W said there would be an approx additional 120-150 places at 11+ and Trinity 70-80 x

Yey22 are you talking about 11+ places? There will not be 150 places, you’ve got to take into consideration the 10+ boys they already have (60ish) that will be moving into Y7 so roughly only 120 places.
Yes they do over offer knowing that some will take up grammar school or it won’t be the only school they’ve sat for. But you’ve got to remember, they’ve been doing this for years, and if more should accept then decline offer, they will simply just add on an extra class.

My understanding is there is about 150 places for W, they will over offer given they expect to be some movement x

The boys had an academic morning (different lessons) rather than interview. The parents met with either the head or first master I think x

Thanks Yey22! So if I understood it correctly, selected boys would have been invited for a further assessment in order to be considered for academic scholarships, and it has nothing to do with who interviewed them?

Anyone else having panic attacks about receiving 'thank you but no thank you' offer letter. I have been thinking about the offers coming from W. My understanding is that 90 letters will be sent, but only 60 places. I fully get that not everyone may accept the offer and possibly choose elsewhere. What happens if the offers accepted exceed the spaces.

W ran three academic scholarship days, my understanding is it will be from those days that they pick the academic scholars.

Hi everyone! Just joined recently and saw this thread and thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your comments. I know I'm a bit late to the party but can anyone tell me if their DS has been interviewed by the headmaster at W? I was told that it could mean you are being considered for an academic scholarship. Is this true or just hearsay? We only got to see Mr B unfortunately!

T has a pretty good Lost Property system - run by volunteer parents who thus have a vested interest in it! Named items that are found and handed in are reunited with their owner by emailing the pupil and then, after they've not responded, emailing the parent. Parents and pupils can also go and look for stuff at set times. It is by no means fool proof but we have got back many things.

To be warned with uniforms etc my DS has already lost his track suit top, boot bag, pencil case, water bottle .... it was named too. So would go for the second hand sale if you make it and stock up! Wherever your DS end up I am sure it will be similar....in my DD school someone even lost their shoes!