to disagree with my dd's school doing this?

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DD (10) came home yesterday with the news that her year will be going to a local private school on Monday for a 'taster' day. While there may be a few children in her class who will go on to this school for secondary I feel that it is showing the children who won't be going what education they could be having if their parents could afford it. What also annoys me is that they haven't organised a taster day at one of the other main secondary schools as it is generally seen as not as good as the one that most of dd's class will ultimately attend. AIBU?

Its a recruitment drive obviously herevis what you could have I dont think you are u id be the same

Absolutely outrageous. Complain loud and long.

YANBU

This could cause difficulties for other yourself and other parents who don't intend to sent their children to that school, when they come back saying "we went to local private school today and I really want to go".

Surely she doesn't have to go?

What arrangements have they made for kids whose parents don't want them to attend?

I'd ask the school to clarify the purpose of the visit. YANBU to complain if it's a taster day. It makes no sense to have a 'taste' of a school you are not going to attend.
However, there might be some other reason for the visit hence why I'd check with your dd's teacher.

Presumably this event is free?
Private schools are always being criticised for not doing anything for children who can't afford to attend their schools, and yet when something is offered, people complain
Local secondary schools would have to finance such events from their own budgets, or charge the children to attend.

Bet they come home with forms for grants bursary s to attend the school it will have fullfillyoyr childs potential or some such rubbish as letter heading

Double check you have the right end of the stick, and then do as Haklyut says.

Two private schools near us do this- but it is sold as a "year 6 activity day"- one does sports and another does drama and music. You have to collect your child at the end of the day and there are discreet piles of prospectuses at the gate.

It's a bit like those stealth Christians who run beach missions.

Hak just hope they don't send out shoe boxes to the poor little state year 6s at Christmas...

Appalling. Complain to the governors.

That is mad. Don't send her.

I would also check if the school is being paid to do it.

That's disgusting, YANBU.

blimey. this is wrong on so many different levels. is it optional? can you ask for your child not to be taken but to stay in school as normal instead? would they give you authorised leave to take your child out for a "jolly" somewhere else then. this isn't about building relationships between state and private schools. it is blatant marketing. I would definitely not let my child go and take them to school as normal.