Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone Glasgow based had any experience of private secondary schools in Glasgow, particularly Huchensons'? Also of the state secondary school Eastwood High?
We attended the Huchensons' open day on Sat. I was pretty underwhelmed tbh. The building was really old, outdated and I was surprised it was lacking resources. I felt the staff were giving a sales pitch, so unsure what we would be actually getting. The young student who was guiding us round each department, said she had a "chaotic" start to her education at Huchensons' and she came across as very anxious and overwhelmed by the school system they have in place there.
I discussed the style of teaching some of the departments had with teachers, and for example for Higher Biology, they seem to get alot of teaching time and homework. I cannot remember how many periods of Higher Biology I received over 20 years ago! I am a state school, Russell Group uni educated; DH is grammar school educated, top 20 uni educated, computer scientist now. We support the state school system, and we believe our daughter would perform academically well in either sector. My reasons for exploring the private school system are, a) I had never even walked into a private school until this past weekend, thus, had little to no knowledge of how one operates b) I am wondering if my daughter would gain more confidence and thus opportunities within a private school which possibly are unavailable to her in a state school.
Any advice based on experience would be great!
many thanks!