To hate the term 'Indie' for private school

[blushingcrow]

It doesn't make it all cool and edgy .

Awaits a flaming

Someone I work with does the weekly shop at Tezzies...

...and stops at MaccyD's afterwards?

I see your Tezzies and I raise you Marksies.

blushing I work in a "sink" estate school.

I send my child to an independent school.

When I use the term "sink" in threads, it is to ensure that other posters clearly understand the challenging conditions I work in and the obstacles that my students have to face to achieve well.

I do not use it to be derogatory. I am very proud of my school. We make a huge difference in the lives of many of our children and we now have a good Ofsted and out of catchment applications coming in - a first for us.

Not all people who use private education are stuck up arseholes.

Never heard 'indie' either.

Mind you, we can't call comps 'compeys' here, because 'compey' is what you get off the council.

I saw Uni, but Indie is really horrible

*say even

Grendelsmum How about Bootsies? Even worse as that's a syllable added...

How is saying "Indie" any worse than abbreviating University to to "Uni"?

Sorry catgirl I don't meant to have a go at you, but your comment doesn't make sense.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, could ever be as irritating as Sainsbos

Where I grew up there was a local Corporation (the corpey) and getting compey off the corpey was oft discussed in public houses.

Waitrose, Tescos, Sainsbos.

Well, Tesco actually.

YANBU, it's nauseating.

The poshest woman I ever met shopped for basics at 'Marks and Spen'.

Indie is just trying to make it cool rahter than privileged.

what is the difference between a public and a private school. Both will be independent, won't they.

Urgh, Indie is dreadful in relation to schools but I've never noticed it being used that way. But I don't think I know anyone in RL who doesn't use state schools so it's not a conversation I ever have.

Uni has always been awful but is a youngsters word as lots of oldies went to polys. I've never thought about it before but poly is really just as bad as uni, I suppose

Never heard anyone say it in rl. hmmm.

public is posher, they are the schools, ironically, originally set up for the public...

The only place I have heard 'indie' is on mumsnet. Where we live no one goes private,and there are no grammars. I could go all year without hearing anyone in real live talk about private v state schooling.

I use the term indy. Its quicker than typing independent. I first came across the term when posting on the Times Ed forums. Other teachers, particularly teachers at indy schools used the term.