Please can someone tell me how scholarships work?

[Marne]

Sorry to sound thick .

If your child is chosen for a scholarship do you get your school fee's payed completely or partially?

If you enter your child to sit the exams for a scholarship what is expected from them? (for a 6 year old?).

Has anyone here got a child who managed to get a scholarship in primary/prep school?

Sorry i havn't got a clue, nobody in my family attends private school and i don't know anyone with children that have managed to get a scholarship.

I'm not even sure if i want dd1 to go to a private school but would love to know how it all (scholarships) work.

Anyone?

I think in most schools, a scholarship would only cover a percentage of the fees - the school you're looking at should be able to tell you what's possible. They may also have bursaries which would help to "top up" the scholarship if you are on a lower income, which can make the difference between being able to take up the scholarship place or not.

But I think few schools have any scholarships in younger years, because children are so variable anyway at that age - they wouldn't know if one was really bright, or just ahead of their age group temporarily.

I can only answer based on what a friend has told me. Her dd (age 7) has won a ballet scholarship to a local private primary school. My friend still has to find I believe two thirds of the termly fees.

But I am sure there are a wide variety of scholarships, some means tested, and they all offer different things.

Best to contact the school(s) you are interested in and ask them.

Scholarships these days are about prestige rather than dosh. Although a lot of schools will top up with a means tested bursary. Where we live ds's school doesn't do scholarships until senior school but the other co-ed private school does from 7.

I would contact the school you are interested in and ask.

The school i am interested in is just up the road from us, they do scholarships from age 6+ for drama, sport and academic excellence, we have missed the cut off date for applying (last month) so we have missed our chance anyway.

Dh is against the idea so there's not much chance dd will even get the chance to apply.

Dd1 is almost 6, she has Aspergers syndrome (which is another issue), she is at our local COE school, class sizes are tiny which is great and the classes are mixed. At the moment dd1 is working with the 7 year olds but next year she can not be put up a class (as she went up this year). She's working at the level of the 7-8 year old's at maths and english. I am slightly worried about the level of work she will be doing next year as the teacher said she will have to re-do some of the work which she has already done, because of dd's aspergers i feel she will loose all interest in school if she's given the same work (not more challenging work).

Her school doesn't have the greatest ofstead report (although its not too bad), one of the things picked up in the ofstead report was 'not finding the pupils the correct work to suit their ability'.

I'm probably just worrying too much as she is my PFB. Nobody in my family have ever been good at school (i hated school as did dh), i would really like to get the best out of dd1 IUKWIM.

No harm in approaching the school (the private one) anyway...

Also, it seems madness your dd would have to repeat some of the work already set, surely they could give her differentiated work so she carries on learning at her level? One to discuss with teh school certainly!

Good luck with whatever you decide