Wellington College - Resources and fees

[Heyou]

Am I a bad person if I resent the fact that other schools tell their children to access Wellington intranet site for teaching resources?

My OH and I have to scrimp and save for the fees but if anybody can access the resources, especially Biology and RS that my daughter studies why do we bother?? I know that resources are only a part of it but when I heard that other schools send their students to the website because some depts do not request a log in I got annoyed. . though I probably shouldn't!

Would I have been better off sending her to a less expensive school, getting tutors and then using the resources? If we had gone down the state route we could have afforded many more enrichment opportunities too. . .

Sorry for the rant but do any other Wellington parents feel the same??

[happygardening]

I don't think Wellington has a reputation for being charitable. It has a very small bursary pot unlike other big names which is mainly only available to those who win scholarships/exhibitions etc and is keen to channel it's money into publicity stunts like children from poor state schools spending a week at Wellington and then getting it on the news. A pointless exercise IMO.
There are many mixed reviews of Wellington Academy.

[EduardoBarcelona]

i wouldnt send my kid to wellington academy if you paid ME to do it

terrible place

[EduardoBarcelona]

i did lol though when the high master (FGS) of the school was head of the academy for a few months or so.
his head must have SPUN

[Heyou]

We have, overall, had a good experience and there has been great support offered in the lead up to her exams!

[ZigZapZip]

Don't sweat the small things in life!
The website will be a very small part of your DDs education, Wellington is an amazing school!
Private schools have a duty to be charitable and generally ensure the gap between them and state doesn't grow and add to the issues of educational disadvantage in the UK.
A child whose parents are unable to afford or even dream of sending their DC to wellington may be accessing the website and it may be really helping her education and it may contribute, just a small amount, to that child getting the grades needed for them to move onto university eventually and break the cycle of poverty in their family...