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Help! Surbiton vs Tiffin

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thuff · 16/03/2019 11:22

Keen to hear impressions of Tiffin girls. We have visited Surbiton, but not Tiffin - and now we have to decide between them

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Poppyred25 · 16/03/2019 14:05

Sorry I only know about SHS but i expect the timetable time is similar - 1 x art lesson, 1 x DT lesson, 1 x short PE lesson & 1 x longer games session. There are sports clubs after school that are free.
The main differences are the sport and fee paying v state. Possibly more homework at Tiffin. SHS homework is lighter because they don't set it for the sake of setting it and all the dd have outside interests - sport/music/ drama / d of e etc.
The music / singing will be better at Tiffin.

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thuff · 16/03/2019 13:18

Hi @poppyred25, that’s helpful, thank you. DD is not particularly sporty, but I have worried that Tiffin could be ‘all academics, all the time’. Do you happen to know how much of an arts and / or sports emphasis Tiffin has, relative? DD is an accomplished writer and poet, and aspiring singer. We’d like to encourage all. Re sports, just focussed on health / activity, not competition level. Thanks in advance!

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Poppyred25 · 16/03/2019 13:04

@thuff , unless your dd is really sporty and wants to play hockey at county level then go for Tiffin. The music is better at Tiffin and whilst class size is larger there can't be a massive difference in facilities. For example from year 10 at SHS the dd tend to bring in a packed lunch & eat it in the classroom (there is a hot lunch option too). If you look at the fees saving it will be massive.

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