City of London boys
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:50 pm
Hi
I'm new to the forum. My DS will be sitting the 11+ at City in January. Thanks to all the advice I have picked up in past posts regarding this admission process. I am very anxious for my DS. He's not very sporty and quite small for his age and probably a little emotionally immature but he's bright and loves science and he's always been very articulate. He's at a state primary and we're touch and go for a good local state high school so we've decided to sit him for some indies. I have a back-up indie which is lovely but not the most sought after and truthfully I feel that for the money we should try to aim bit higher. DH would like to sit offer him an Indie if he's offered a place. Now I'm starting to feel a bit out of our depth. He has a tutor and she says he's doing we'll but having seen the school he's got his heart set on it. Secretly I do too but I've been trying to present a balanced view about our choices to him and keep some perspective on more important matters in life. He is trying hard and has come on in leaps and bounds. Any advice from current parents for the exam prep would be most welcome, especially if any parents here have children attending this or other selective schools with a mild learning difficulty.
Thanks.
I'm new to the forum. My DS will be sitting the 11+ at City in January. Thanks to all the advice I have picked up in past posts regarding this admission process. I am very anxious for my DS. He's not very sporty and quite small for his age and probably a little emotionally immature but he's bright and loves science and he's always been very articulate. He's at a state primary and we're touch and go for a good local state high school so we've decided to sit him for some indies. I have a back-up indie which is lovely but not the most sought after and truthfully I feel that for the money we should try to aim bit higher. DH would like to sit offer him an Indie if he's offered a place. Now I'm starting to feel a bit out of our depth. He has a tutor and she says he's doing we'll but having seen the school he's got his heart set on it. Secretly I do too but I've been trying to present a balanced view about our choices to him and keep some perspective on more important matters in life. He is trying hard and has come on in leaps and bounds. Any advice from current parents for the exam prep would be most welcome, especially if any parents here have children attending this or other selective schools with a mild learning difficulty.
Thanks.