Were you state school educated?

[Twiglett]

Because I was .. comprehensive school in Manchester

then IIi (jt hons) from Leeds University

oh yes i went to
howard of effingham
sonds posh but it wasn't

Half and half for me.

Primary = private.

Secondary = huge comprehensive.

Am now self employed developer and semi-pro surfer.

I went to a very academic private school which regulary features in the Sunday Times top 50 for exam results and is a channel to Oxbridge.

I went to Southampton Univesity though

Yeah state educated. Have a first class honours degree, an MA and MSc, both with distinctions.

Didn't do me any harm.

Yes, when in England (bits in other countries were paid for, but not very good schools). Got scholarship to Oxford, now have Oxford degree plus MA from Warwick.

State school, in a very working class and deprived area in S Wales.

Went to Oxford. Now teach in a state school, send my kids to private. No guilt

state primary, independent secondary, cambrdige.

or even cambridge

Oh and DH, product of a single mum, state school also went to Oxford, now an RAF pilot

yes

Hoxton, ah the polytechnic of the Fens

state school

then redbrick-Edinburgh, got a first

then law conversion

now doing a physics BSc with the OU and it is deffo the best course I have ever done!

just to keep some balance can we mention dhs/dps too?

me: state age 5-8; independent girls 8-18; II(i) from Oxford, Masters distinction LSE, good job crap pay (wrong sector)

dh: state. First and DPhil from Oxford; (and Grade 8 cello - possible if you go to state school ) earns too much money by shuffling around extremely rich people's money

mb

I guess not all dhs are going to "balance". just that dh is a good example for certian people round here...

I think I have grade 8 violin. I certainly took grade 8 (or possibly 7) two days after coming back from my Oxford entrance exams...

My partner went to a Quaker boarding school (from Abroad) and now has various MAs but his first degree isn't nearly as posh as mine

I went to a grammar school, achieved mediocre grades and then dropped out of college in the 2nd year (well, I jumped before I was pushed tbh).

Have continued in much the same vein!

Oh and I did my teacher training with the OU!

wow mi. I have grade 5 in french horn! Which isn't too bad considering I'm pretty much tone deaf.

OhOh, I have grade 5 flute as well! Does that count!

And I was once sent on a customer care course!!!

MI knows all about nice plates and that is all that matters!

Yes, went to comprehensive school in Liverpool.

Got 2:1 from York University.

Did a PGCE at Cambridge.

And am now a chartered accountant.

I also have grade 6 on the piano.

DH went to indepedent schools.

He also got a 2:1 from York (guess where we met ).

He works for a small charity, which he loves.

DH has grade 8 on the recorder.

And grade 5 on the piano (failed grade 7 ).

And grade 5 on the cello

And grade 3 on the oboe

i went to bog standard comp, dp went to bog standard boys only comp. we both left at 17 and went on apprecticeships. (his lasted mine didn't!)

Ok, dh went to one of the top private schools in NZ (or at least it was then). Dropped out of 2 university courses and eventually got a good degree with OU in his late 30s. Too late career wise but he enjoyed it immensely.