Westfield

40 · Post by 40 » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:09 pm

If its any help to you there is a list of latin and classics tutors on HCC web site. I know that doesnt answer your question, but as many schools in herts are not offering this as a subject it might help if your dcs really wanted to give it a try.

raceytracey · Post by **raceytracey** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:56 pm

Hi

Unfortunately this is the school we have been offered so some of us will have to make the best of it.

Anyhow my DD wants to be a oscar winning actress not a doctor!!

Post by **hermanmunster** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:05 pm

raceytracey wrote:Hi

Unfortunately this is the school we have been offered so some of us will have to make the best of it.

Anyhow my DD wants to be a oscar winning actress not a doctor!!

.... sensible DD you have there.....!

C. J. · Post by **C. J.** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:18 pm

Until relatively recently Watford Girls didn't offer separate sciences at GCSE either (although they do now and they also did rather longer ago). Several of my daughter's friends intend doing medicine at university with their double award and whatever A Levels they are doing now. (English was something I've heard recommended; perhaps the profession has realised we'd rather like doctors we can communicate with!)

I do agree though the first term of L6 is quite hard trying to catch up the bits not covered.

There's quite a lot of movement between 6th forms in the Watford area, so I think what is offered up to GCSE is maybe more important.

person · Post by **person** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:06 pm

I have no idea whether my DS wants to be a medic or not (he's only 10) but I would like him to have the best opportunies available especially those of a highly academic nature (sorry!). If we are to be forced into sending our children to the nearest available school then these schools should offer the same curriculum as the more academically biased, selective alternatives. Particularly if the selection is to be reduced even further by government managed parental destruction of the system via the adjudication process.

cheated · Post by **cheated** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:04 pm

Is it true that Westfield over-allocated 100 places this year? If so how is it being resolved?

raceytracey · Post by **raceytracey** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:29 pm

Hi Cheated

How did you hear that?

Has your child been allocated Westfield?

cheated · Post by **cheated** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:14 pm

Hi Raceytracey,

I was looking at the outturn section of the Herts county council website and Westfield allocated 300 places this year. This is 60 more than 2008 and more than any other school. So it is either a mistake, or they intend having 10 classes in year 7 next year. Sounds a lot to cope with! Are they expanding the site? No, I am not involved this year but will be next year and am most likely to be offered Westfield.

raceytracey · Post by **raceytracey** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:24 am

Hi Cheated

We are going to the school on 20th April to have another look around and a chat with the head and deputy.

The school have put on this open afternoon as there was so much demand from parents whose children had been allocated this school and never visited it.

We did look at it last Oct but going again as my DD not happy about going at all. Just hope that she feels a bit better after the visit.

Maybe one of the parents will ask this question about numbers. If not then I will!!

cheated · Post by **cheated** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:56 pm

How did you get on today at your visit? Does your DD feel better about it?

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