twins
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:18 am
Dear Etienne
Your site has provided fantastic information and guidance over the past few weeks which I thank you, although there is alot of information I could not find any information about twins going through the 11+.
We have an older daughter who is in year 8 at grammar school and twins daughters who have just sat the 11+ of which we had the scenario of one passed and the other did not.
For ease i will call them twin 1 and twin 2, twin 1 was expected to pass and twin 2 not, so it was quite a surprise when twin 2 passed and twin 1 did not. In the familiarisation tests twin 1 scored higher than twin 2 and in the VRT in year 5 in which the head teacher bases the ranking, twin 1 was ranked 8th and twin 2 ranked 10th in a cohort of 39 of which 8 passed. Twin 1 got a score of 113/112 had a ranking from the head of 2.1 and "strongly recommended" for grammar school, even the year 5 teacher stated that she 'will coast' if at an upper school. She has given up her spare time since being in year 4 to be a peer mediator to help children less able, and elected by her class as a school councillor. She is predicated level 5 SATS and ranked in the top 25% in English and Maths.
We had an extremely stressful time as a family as my mother passed away unexpectedly in June 06 followed by their grandfather having a heart attack the week of the first exam. This as you can imagine added a lot of stress to the family. Within our appeal we had our doctors letter "stressing the psychological affect on splitting the twins" as they have always done everything together from birth. When it comes to homework they make great homework buddies and converse so well on all subjects.
The appeal panel's decision regarding the twins is to split them up at secondary level. They have spent such a happy time together from birth, playgroup and primary school that we are all sad that their school life together is to end so soon. If they were so far apart academically indeed we would not have appealed for a grammar school place for twin 1 and would recognise that grammar school would not suit both of them but we know it would.
Unfortunately twin 1 has taken the decision better than twin 2 but it has left a very hollow feeling. I appreciate that twin 1 did not pass with the correct 121+ but welcome any comments from any one who has been through the process with twins and viewpoint from Etienne.
Apologies for the war and peace effort!
Thank you
Your site has provided fantastic information and guidance over the past few weeks which I thank you, although there is alot of information I could not find any information about twins going through the 11+.
We have an older daughter who is in year 8 at grammar school and twins daughters who have just sat the 11+ of which we had the scenario of one passed and the other did not.
For ease i will call them twin 1 and twin 2, twin 1 was expected to pass and twin 2 not, so it was quite a surprise when twin 2 passed and twin 1 did not. In the familiarisation tests twin 1 scored higher than twin 2 and in the VRT in year 5 in which the head teacher bases the ranking, twin 1 was ranked 8th and twin 2 ranked 10th in a cohort of 39 of which 8 passed. Twin 1 got a score of 113/112 had a ranking from the head of 2.1 and "strongly recommended" for grammar school, even the year 5 teacher stated that she 'will coast' if at an upper school. She has given up her spare time since being in year 4 to be a peer mediator to help children less able, and elected by her class as a school councillor. She is predicated level 5 SATS and ranked in the top 25% in English and Maths.
We had an extremely stressful time as a family as my mother passed away unexpectedly in June 06 followed by their grandfather having a heart attack the week of the first exam. This as you can imagine added a lot of stress to the family. Within our appeal we had our doctors letter "stressing the psychological affect on splitting the twins" as they have always done everything together from birth. When it comes to homework they make great homework buddies and converse so well on all subjects.
The appeal panel's decision regarding the twins is to split them up at secondary level. They have spent such a happy time together from birth, playgroup and primary school that we are all sad that their school life together is to end so soon. If they were so far apart academically indeed we would not have appealed for a grammar school place for twin 1 and would recognise that grammar school would not suit both of them but we know it would.
Unfortunately twin 1 has taken the decision better than twin 2 but it has left a very hollow feeling. I appreciate that twin 1 did not pass with the correct 121+ but welcome any comments from any one who has been through the process with twins and viewpoint from Etienne.
Apologies for the war and peace effort!
Thank you