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This is the pushy parent Tiffin tutor thread.

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uwila · 22/01/2007 13:28

Okay, so wh ohas used a Tiffin tutor? Did it get your kid(s) into Tiffin? How old were they when they strted tutoring?

Okay, so my DD is only 3 1/2 but I like to plan ahead/. I've heard you can sign up for tutors that increase your chances of getting into Tiffin (boys and girls schools).

Any experience/opinions welcome.

Thanks.

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uwila · 26/01/2007 11:52

So, there are no grammar schools in the Richmond borough? And none in London?

But, zillions in Kent?

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frogs · 26/01/2007 11:52

Is it just me, or are there a lot of foxes on this thread?

foxtrot · 26/01/2007 11:56

But i had no idea there were some in slough uwila, did you?

Hallgerda · 26/01/2007 11:57

Yes, uwila, that's right.

foxinsocks · 26/01/2007 11:57

a lot of foxes in SW london!

no grammars in RUT, Kent fought to keep them. Hampton (private boys school) used to be a grammar but when grammars started being abolished, it turned into an independent school (like a lot of grammars round this way I guess).

Hallgerda · 26/01/2007 11:59

Yes, and a few moved out of London to pre-empt the ILEA cull...

Hallgerda · 26/01/2007 12:00

Whoops - grammar schools, not foxes.

foxtrot · 26/01/2007 12:01

LOL

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uwila · 26/01/2007 12:06

Well, that's rubbish. They should turn them back into grammar schools (someone will come along and shoot me for saying that surely).

Ho hum... perhaps we'll run off to Kent. Cheaper housing, grammar schools. Hmmm....

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NotAnOtter · 26/01/2007 12:06

alternatively move to yorkshire!

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uwila · 26/01/2007 12:09

Oh now there's an idea. I love Yorkshire. But only in the summer. So that might be a problem.

Do they have Grammar shcool that offer boarding? I could send the kids off and just visit in the summer.

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willow2 · 26/01/2007 12:10

Hands up all those with kids at SM? There has to be a pushy parent from SM on here.

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uwila · 26/01/2007 12:11

Excuse me, not an otter..... Your "children enjoy a beer"??????

And, five children???? Maybe you should stay off the beer.

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uwila · 26/01/2007 12:12

SM?

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bettys · 26/01/2007 12:15

Hi, willow!
Where do they tend to go to from SM?

Lilymaid · 26/01/2007 12:18

For those who are planning well ahead, use this to find where to live!

Cloudhopper · 26/01/2007 13:09

Blimey! Nonsuch not a grammar any more - wonder why they did that?

Hallgerda · 26/01/2007 13:18

Really, cloudhopper? Are you sure?

Cloudhopper · 26/01/2007 13:20

Well from the look of their new admissions policy, they now only take 50 pupils by ability, and the remainder are by catchment area.

Which effectively means it isn't a grammar any more. Plus, they aren't listed on the list of grammar schools.

MrsWobble · 26/01/2007 13:20

don't be so quick to write off comprehensive schools. League tables are based on the results of all pupils whereas assuming your children are grammar school material you should be looking at the results of the top set of the comprehensive school which may well be as good as or better than a grammar. The information won't be published in league tables but the school ought to be able to provide it.

this probably won't be true if you live in a grammar school area as the top set will have gone there but if you are considering a long journey to an out of borough grammar you might find that your local comps are actually better than you thought

Hallgerda · 26/01/2007 13:29

cloudhopper, I've just taken a look at the school admissions criteria and I think you've misunderstood the small print. Girls have to pass the test to be considered at all (to be "of selective ability" as it says in the criteria). Then, if oversubscribed (which of course it is ) the places are given to - looked-after children, sisters of current pupils, various other categories, the first 50 in rank order, pupils satisfying various residence criteria... but they all need to have passed the test.

If you can't find the school in the grammar schools' association listing, try looking under Surrey.

Cloudhopper · 26/01/2007 13:31

Thank goodness for that Hallgerda! Although it is true that the dds are too tiny to tell if they were bright, it is one of the attractions of living in this area just in case they are.

Cloudhopper · 26/01/2007 13:32

Mind you, I had thought if dd1 was coached, it would save us a fortune in tutoring if they had a siblings rule.

God I am sad - dd1 is only 3. If we are still round here in 8 years time in this damned flat, then shoot me.

willow2 · 26/01/2007 16:22

Bettys, I thought you had gone forever! (Miss you, btw, when can we get together?) If they don't go to the two crap local ones they go to Ibstock, Tiffins, Kingston, all the usual suspects really. Do we need to put name down for tutors already? FFS.

teachersmummy · 26/01/2007 16:30

'fraid I agree with mrs wobble, having had kids through comprehensive school I don't think they would have done any better or been happier at grammar or private, also had the bonus of being with a complete mix of kids. DS in yr 5 will also be going to same school

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