Common entrance

[peonypower]

Did you give your children any kind of reward for passing common entrance? Wondering what might be acceptable kind of amount

MacBook ... (To be used at new school anyway.) We're not inclined to offer money for exams - they really wanted to go to the school so that was its own reward.

Reward the hard work, not the result. For example, my DD was given an iPhone (my old one) on the morning she sat the grammar 11+.

Far more effective way of motivating them to always do their best.

Agree reward the preparation not the grade.

Oh I agree with that bit! She worked v hard

She's just upset her friends did better and feels stupid (her brother is very bright....but lazy) and I want her to know that we are proud of her and her effort

Yes, we have ds 5 years of funding at a public school.

Isn't there anything your DD has been wanting, OP? Particularly something relevant to the new school. Or perhaps a redecoration of her room in preparation for this new stage of her school career.

I dunno ... money seems a bit base.

Commiserations on your typo, avocadoze!

Mine got presents for failure ... success is its own reward and they need cheering up when they have done badly.

On the day of their respective 11+ exams: a book - the set lunch at a local Thai restaurant - ham, egg and chips breakfast at our favourite greasy spoon. The last one and a bunch of friends also got taken out for posh ice cream sundaes on results day, but that was because it was his birthday, not as a reward for doing well (which he had, however).

Mercifully (on several counts), none of the schools round here are the kind that expect their pupils to be provided with Macbooks.