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Tiffin's girls school sixth form

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ramennoddles · 13/10/2017 17:36

DD and I are currently exploring sixth form options and I was wondering whether you have any experience with Tiffin's girls. DD can't do science there because her school doesn't offer triple science and Tiffin's only accept triple science student to study A Level but if she decides to study something else, do you have any opinions on the school?

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Taxminion · 14/10/2017 07:50

One of my DDs left 6th form over 3 years ago, so a bit out of date...to be fair, a new head has started since she left, so it may be very different. There was some very odd behaviour from the SLT at the time she was there.

Very pressurised, to the extent that the girls in year 13 wrote en masse to the SLT. They felt the staff cared only for results not them.

DDs year was very cliquey and some girls were quite nasty - this continued into Sixth.

Perception that staff were only interested in Oxbridge candidates. Some appalling teaching, to the extent of all in a particular class hiring a tutor. DD did mainly science A levels. On a separate matter, I was forced to complain about bullying from her form tutor - the only time I have ever complained about a teacher.

She got the results she needed but remember, this school gets good results because all the girls are very clever.

On the plus side, there was no spoon feeding and DD had to organise her own study and learn good study skills in the process - this was good prep for Uni.
She certainly learned resilience, but her confidence was absolutely shattered and she nearly gave up her uni place. Happily it is nothing like bloody Tiffin Girls.

ourkidmolly · 14/10/2017 09:29

Go on to the 11plus forum and you’ll get very good advice even about 6th form. People on there are intense though, prior warning!

Taxminion · 14/10/2017 11:25

I would approach 11 plus exams with caution, there are some very odd people there and those with girls in lower years do not appreciate how intense the Sixth Form is.

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