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To try and think of a reason for dd not to go to Saturday school??

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Miladymilord · 04/09/2018 12:32

Dd is at a very good independent. It's mainly boarding, but she's a day girl. Her Saturday lesson timetable for year 11 is
Free
Pshe
Free

AIBU to try and think of something she could be doing instead so we can avoid her having to get up early and drive for 45 mins for basically no lessons??

She wants to stay at home and revise instead and just go in for the afternoon (sports matches)

She's a scholarship girl as well just to make it more complicated
It just seems silly to go all tat way to sit in the library for 2 hours

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ForalltheSaints · 04/09/2018 15:14

If this has been the case for a few years that Saturday is part of the school timetable, I think you have little to argue against.

Lethaldrizzle · 04/09/2018 15:16

Send her somewhere closer?

incywincybitofa · 04/09/2018 15:36

AIBU to try and think of something she could be doing instead so we can avoid her having to get up early and drive for 45 mins for basically no lessons??
She does have at least one lesson every Saturday, it's PSHE, and in our school that is a lot more beefy as a lesson than when I was at school.
That said I am another who wonders if other lessons will be slotted into the frees as staff allocation is sorted out or revision focus becomes clearer.
In any event she can't just go in for matches, that would be wrong and I have no doubt the school would take a dim view of it.

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Miladymilord · 04/09/2018 15:55

Send her somewhere closer?

Believe me we've thought about it! She's on a bursary and a scholarship which means our fees are approx 30% of what they should be and its a great school.

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Miladymilord · 04/09/2018 15:56

There are pupils that miss Saturday school but they compete at quite a high level!

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Alpacanorange · 04/09/2018 16:10

Bigger fish to fry.

serbska · 04/09/2018 16:19

YABU

You knew that Saturday is a full day commitment when you decided she should go to a boarding school as a day pupil.

Does she not have a study to work in?

Whereisthegin1978 · 04/09/2018 17:12

It seems an odd timetable but I think you’ll have to just bear it. Also I would be worried if on a scholarship as rules normally state you must be pulling your weight to keep it. I don’t think It would look good to even approach them about missing it.

Racecardriver · 04/09/2018 17:18

Free periods were always a huge waste of time when I was at school. No one ever seemed to do any work in that time. Somehow crying together in the common room seemed like the better option Hmm. Why not make the best of it. Stop off somewhere nice for breakfast together and send her in with a novel she can read during her first free period to get the day off to a nice start. Then she can go the the budge lesson and finish off the day with revision during her last free period.

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Miladymilord · 04/09/2018 18:56

Stop off somewhere nice for breakfast together and send her in with a novel she can read during her first free period to get the day off to a nice start. Then she can go the the budge lesson and finish off the day with revision during her last free period

Brilliant idea

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FlipnTwist · 04/09/2018 19:23

They are not going to agree to that.It would not be fair on the other pupils, especially the paying ones, if you don't have to traipse in on a Saturday but they do.

CherryPavlova · 04/09/2018 19:35

Does she not have sport on a Saturday too?

Leonard1 · 04/09/2018 19:40

Could she not take up a sport and play whatever with everyone else? I would NOT have her miss PHSE as they cover interesting and important topics. If she can’t revise in library ask school to give her a study in boarding house to use. To remain involved and part of community I would ensure she is there on Saturdays.

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Miladymilord · 04/09/2018 22:27

Thanks for all the suggestions. She has discovered that in year 11 she has a nice quiet study room and has decided to use Saturday as a revision day. So no excuses required. I've said she can wangle the odd day off for spurious reasons.

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manicinsomniac · 04/09/2018 23:05

Reasons pupils I teach have for having regular/most Saturday mornings off:
Elite Football Academy
High Level (National/International) Go Karting
High Level (National/International) Skiing
Specialist Gifted and Talented Music Programme

Reasons they have for adhoc Saturday mornings off:
Family occasions
Tired!
Tickets to a one off event
Open mornings at future schools
'We're having a family day'!

Goth237 · 04/09/2018 23:24

I had a 5 and a half hour break between two of my lessons at college (UK). So... it happens. I think she's just going to have to work around it.

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Miladymilord · 05/09/2018 10:48

Thanks manic really helpful. I think "tired" will be the most appropriate as she came home yesterday almost manic with all the things she needs to do Confused

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