School Swap - anyone watching?

[annandale]

OK I'll be honest, i'm not actually watching it myself because I don't think I'd be able to sleep afterwards but would love to know what anyone thinks of it...

See I don't know lily

reputations do stick. and if your interviewing local or the person interviewing you is only a few years older there's a good chance they will know the school or have an idea of it's reputation.

I don't think anyone can be sure it won't be taken into account.

degrees even seem to mean more coming from one uni than another.

agree it's all a very sorry state of affairs. I often think if people could be seen getting to the point they have despite battling hectic home lives or bad schools or tragedy etc then that would show so much more about their dedication or determination etc.

but it's just never like that.

"degrees even seem to mean more coming from one uni than other"
Do you really think all degrees and unis are equal?

I dint think all universities are equal. but a degree in biology is a degree in biology surely?

are they not the same papers?

genuine question as I never went to uni sadly

are they really different even if it's teh same course.

I only went to college the course I did was available at other colleges the exact same course

Wurst but those middle managers will be paid more than their state equals.

That is wrong.

Giles,no they arent the same papers.
Twink,please give actual examples to back up that statement.

Well thank you for clearing that up

so what makes them different?

The stuff I've done (gcses and my college courses) I've always thought was the same as anywhere else.

although obviously done at what was at the time a school and college with a good reputation

Giles - a university is able to decide for itself what modules and topics it wants to teach and at what level, based, I assume, on the interest and aptitude of its professors and lecturers. Different universities also have different entry requirements so those that require As and A*s at A Level will go into topics in greater depth and tackle more complex things than one that requires Ds to get in.

A degree in Biology from, for example, Imperial College London, will be worth far far more than one from, for example, De Montfort.

Although there are some universities which have a low ranking that are particularly good in one particular subject - for example, Portsmouth - a low to mid ranking ex Poly - has, I believe, a good reputation for Marine Biology.

I thought the programme was pretty well balanced. Warminster isn't an especially good private school, I don't think. And Bemrose didn't appear to be an especially bad state school. I think ITV did well to avoid sensationalism or the showing of extremes.

I really hope Brett gets a chance to try Warminster.

I assume you mean Lily rather than me wurzel

And which statement?

Interesting.

I wonder if "Brett goes to Warminster" will be on our screens next year. It would be nice for him to get what he appeared to want - but I slightly wish he had a free choice from a variety of other schools, independent and state.

I found the programme fascinating. I went to private school for high school up until sixth form and then went to sixth form college which I'm guessing would be very different from normal state high school still. My school was a world away from this though! This one seemed like a 'posh' school. Mine was not like this at all.

I agree with an earlier poster I though that private school pupil it was like he didn't know how to behave with other people when he was adjusting the other one's tie in the first programme.

I think a lot of the better education comes from smaller classes so teachers have more time for you I think that's good.

The girl at the end said private schools keep you in a bubble and don't show you the real world and the world is a cruel place and you don't see that at a private school. I 100% agree with this. I have thought the same before and unless you mixed with different people outside of school you'd have a very select view of the world I think if you went to private school and I don't think it's a reflection of the real world at all. So I think if you could afford to send you child there to me you'd have to weigh up which was more important and I guess maybe the personality of your child and what would be best for him.

According to twitter, it seems that Brett has accepted his place.

I'll clear my diary for the follow up series.

Brett went to university- life transformed: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/school-swap-the-class-divide-3260525?utmsource=linkCopy&utmmmedium=social&utmcampaign=sharebar

Apologies for reviving an old thread, but I recently came across a clip of the show while DH and I were discussing future schooling options for our DS.

@goodasitgets How did you find the transition from private primary to state secondary? If you could only choose private schooling for one stage, would you have preferred state primary followed by private secondary instead?