Offers Day 1st March 2012

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Anyone else feeling like we do about the impending Offers Day?

Not at all a foregone conclusion that DS will get into any of first five choices (all selective, two 11+ passes, one 11+ result due this coming week) so rather up in the air.... Sixth choice is okayish but DS has talked it down to the point that he is now desperately hoping it's not his one and only choice! Otherwise DS is being quite mature about considering that he could end up at any of the schools and is already thinking about which friends from primary school he is likely to stay in touch with etc.....

It all feels a bit as if life is on hold till 1st March.....

spoke to a teacher in school who is also waiting the results for there child ... hmmm she radomly asks if id considered ( other ) school which she named , i said i didnt put it on my list ... ( interesting that would be perfect for your child) .. is there osmething she knows lol..

any time after 6 then .. no way will i be able to eat dinner ..im lucky enough to not work thursdays good job to as stayed up all night fretting

oooh mooze, what was other school she named, if you don't mind me being nosy? Was it LVH?

NO ( i will refuse that) she named Highlands.. not in my catchment?? she said that schools is perfect for my child .. calmly said how she would refuse mountgrace if she got it
yet i love that school ,, she then reminded me its not whats the best school, but what school ( suits ) your child best..

have then spoke to a last year parent who didnt get a single named school but one in ponders end yet a week later got her 1st choice!!! ... id say what ever the results if its not what we wanted it could defo change whithin weeks movement happens all the time doesnt it?

Reckon I'll be getting blisters on tips of fingers soon! Keep switching between my emails, eadmissions website, FB and MN, its like my fingers have got ants in their pants.

It's sheer lunacy, nowhere near 5 o clock and yet I cannot stop myself.

HIghlands v sought after, people appeal year on year to try and get their children in there.

booby lol.. i have lappy on e admissions .. phone on email... lol that way no switching .. teacher said after 6pm emails get sent but may not get them at 6 ... how am i ment to focus my ds still hasnt even asked!!!

its just I heard last year that LVH is where they put all the children who don't get a place anywhere else, dont know if true or not.

aaah bless your DS. Mine keeps asking, have told him to chill and wait (now if only I could do same).

lvh .. its ok i must admit i called the school up to thank them for there lovely pupil who helped me with a pram up the subway .. really nice boy.. so i wont say there all bad

just ,my child isnt sporty however may suit ds2..
i did name lvh on my list as had to really

Sorry about your disappointment, Viva - hard after she did all that work.

I hope it works out - surely the streaming or setting in a comp would mean that she is placed with a highly motivated / high achieving group? In comps the overall GCSE stats don't reflect the stats of the top stream.

I hope she feels proud that she did well and worked hard anyway.

lots of movement, some people not accepting places given, waiting lists changing all the time, people moving out of area, appeals etc.

Ach, whatever will be will be, am getting peed off with myslef now.

My DS will be fine anywhere...my son will be fine anywhere...repeat!

yeah i am ..

as long as its not a silly travel distance its okish right ...breathe breathe breath .. hmmm im thinking i may go paractise my ( its ok ) face?

my dd is in yr 11 at lvh and it has improved alot since she started there. it used to be the school where children who didn't get any of their choices got put but the last few years has not had as many spare places. it's my ds 3rd choice as him and his sister don't get on so wouldn't be good if they went there. we live in cheshunt now so have only 3 to choose but not many schools are suitable. roll on 6 o clock!!

That is really good to hear markusadam, I still remember when it used to be Bullsmoor (showing old age now).

yeah i think thats the key isnt it ... where your child would do best...

if i get lvh i think ill look around surley i cant judge a book!!

another member calmed by the fear lol.. so what are the worst schools where we are?

oh and good luck for your DS.

i remember when it was bullsmoor. no one ever wanted to go there. thank god i got in to bishop's!

my dd has never had an achievement award in year 6. The class teacher had mentioned at the begining of the term that it not for excelling in academics but rather for those who need motivation from time to time, that is, until today :-(. For the first time she has been given recognition!

What does that mean? her class teacher knows something that we don't! Oh dear!

ah see my friend went bullsmoor husband went kingsmead ... lots of mixed reviews

mooze, that is the question!! Depending which part you're in, (I'm in bad part) some would not send their children to the school my DS wants, depends what the alternatives are and round here there is nada.

wow markusadam, I went Bishops!!!!!

.. im over .. other side a10.. near FH ..but no close to make lvh local or cc local

ok I know where you are mooze...reckon you will get cc then

omg its nearly 5

are we know changing the time from evening means ( 5pm) now to ( 6pm) lol??