George going to Marlborough? Article linked.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12872215/William-kate-snub-eton-george-marlborough-college-second-visit.html

Exactly this, @Samcro . It's completely unprofessional and very unpleasant. I wouldn't discuss any students I teach with anyone, and they're not even in the public eye!
Children deserve privacy and to be protected at school.

Well, when it comes to children, you shouldn't.

I agree that teachers should absolutely not discuss individual pupils outside school. But it does happen, that's all I'm saying. And saying it shouldn't happen doesn't prevent the fact that it does.

Those teachers are breaking the rules. It's a serious infringement of students' privacy. It's not like gossiping about meeting an adult royal privately., or working with them. Teachers are bound by a contractual obligation. I once taught the child of a senior Labour politician (well, it was a state school!). We had very clear instructions about security and privacy.

No doubt they're breaking the rules. Less easy to use sanctions once they've left the school and have only shared gossip with a friend. Rather different from going to a journalist. Basically, you can object in principle but nothing beyond that. There are unprofessional people in all professions.

I think people shouldn't be repeating it on here, that's really my point.

It's really not on to be gossiping about a small child's intellect. I'd be eyeing that supposed Head of Year very much askance.

Yes, @GrouchyKiwi and it wouldn't be too difficult to find out who that Head of Year was, so I would definitely question the veracity.

I k is that if you know that Marlborough is just as top drawer as Eton. But the Eton optics just aren't great these days when viewed by the great unwashed (and I count myself among them!). Marlborough is equally posh but isn't used as a shorthand for upper class entities twits. I'm not tarring all those pupils but I think the reality is the Waleses don't want the adjective 'Etonian' attached to their child.

Wellington College could be an option, lots of high profile families are attending there?
I really don't think it could be Marlborough or Eton, I think all this is to throw the public off the scent. They won't be going to either. My money is on Wellington.

Malborough and Eton are not in any way comparable in terms of academic challenge or outcome.

If Kate and William didn't want their son to attend Eton then there was no reason for him to sit the various recent tests (which Kate stayed behind from a foreign trip to support him with, and which William described as important). They've had long enough to think about it. Everything strongly suggests they exactly wanted him to go to Eton. At least until the Dail Mail was briefed.

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-incredible-life-of-greeces-instagram-famous-prince-2018-6

Greek royals attended Wellington. I think this a strong contender

Yes, and to describe them as 'very emotional'? A young child? I'm a teacher and if I said that about a child to anyone other than the child's parent, I'd expect to be reprimanded. That teacher is in the wrong job.

It does matter because children are entitled to privacy at school.

I really hope the truly awful comment by the teacher is just invention/embroidery.

Because no teacher should be gossiping about pupils to any third parties. And even if they fucked up and made a mistake, for the recipient of the comment to publish it globally (for that is what posting on MN is - it's not a cosy ephemeral chat) shows they have bad judgement in their friends as well as in their professional standards.

And releasing A Level results that certainly showed William was average, if not below, and Harry very below is right?

To say the royals aren’t very academic is like calling the pope a catholic. They never have been. Finding one that is like a double take.

I’ve asked for the lost to be deleted.

They're probably worrying about the potential fee hike if vat gets added. Three kids is a lot!
(Joking)

This is surely nonsense. If the "someone you know" really is head of year then they should not be talking about their students, it's a massive breach and very unprofessional. It's also obvious that the opinion of someone who moved on when George would have still been in the first few years doesn't count for much when thinking about secondary school.

If Kate and William didn't want their son to attend Eton then there was no reason for him to sit the various recent tests

Just wanted to point out that there is only one exam (ISEB pretest) across all 13+ day/boarding schools now. You sit this online exam once and the score is sent to all the schools you have picked and paid for. Parents can't see the score. The callbacks for the high scorers come in mid December for the interviews. Which means George has already cleared the first round of the process involving the pretest scores and reference letters.

Most schools have scrapped the common entrance exam now and only do interviews, except Eton and I think, City of London.

DS went through this process and we found Eton very accommodating and trying hard to be egalitarian. But the adjective Etonian is still problematic so we decided not to take the place, same with Wellington. Several boys in DS' year had Eton offers - I wouldn't call any of them super intelligent, but smart, mature, polite, passionate about one core field and with a wide range of interests. Intelligence or ISEB score is not the only criterion for admissions even for the common man (riff raff like us!).

Wellington is a good shout. Quite a few royals still studying at Wellington. I think Prince Albert's son recently graduated.

You know that exam results are in the public domain.
They are not confidential information.

Isn’t Wellington where James is or supposed to be? Who knows. I doubt Eton. Perhaps Marlborough or could be somewhere no one has thought of.

Actually they are covered by the right to privacy now. People don’t have any right to know how you did. In any case I think they released the results themselves.

Piers Morgans son went there- not sure if he is still the age to be there now

sigmapanda by various tests I meant the different stages for Eton. It has more than one element (as you clearly know; others may or may not be aware of the details).

I'm unclear how you draw the conclusion that George passed the initial stages.