Any NHGS new starters September 2019?
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:13 pm
Hello fellow Yorkshire parents/carers
I thought it was time I delurked (these forums were an absolute life-saver as a home-tutoring 11+ parent) to stick my head above the parapet to say hello and inquire if anyone else’s child will be starting at NHGS this September?
My child took the Halifax and Bacup & Rawtenstall tests and ranked highly enough to have been offered a place at both. Controversially, (she says, donning a hard hat to avoid any potential flak), neither of us liked The Crossley Heath School when we attended the open evening, and my preference was for BRGS, but since my child actually put in the hard work and sat and passed the tests, I couldn’t really argue with her insistence on NHGS.
Reassuringly, I’m hearing only positive feedback from current parents and especially about the strong emphasis on pastoral care, which is particularly comforting as my daughter has significant health needs.
The only fly in the ointment is the ongoing review into school bus subsidies and routes, which is making me slightly nervous as, due to her health issues, I would need a guaranteed place on a private bus (her disability means she would never manage on public transport) and I worry about being priced out of affording to send her to Grammar school if the annual cost of the bus pass becomes any more expensive (very low income households).
Is anyone else’s child starting to get excited now?!
I thought it was time I delurked (these forums were an absolute life-saver as a home-tutoring 11+ parent) to stick my head above the parapet to say hello and inquire if anyone else’s child will be starting at NHGS this September?
My child took the Halifax and Bacup & Rawtenstall tests and ranked highly enough to have been offered a place at both. Controversially, (she says, donning a hard hat to avoid any potential flak), neither of us liked The Crossley Heath School when we attended the open evening, and my preference was for BRGS, but since my child actually put in the hard work and sat and passed the tests, I couldn’t really argue with her insistence on NHGS.
Reassuringly, I’m hearing only positive feedback from current parents and especially about the strong emphasis on pastoral care, which is particularly comforting as my daughter has significant health needs.
The only fly in the ointment is the ongoing review into school bus subsidies and routes, which is making me slightly nervous as, due to her health issues, I would need a guaranteed place on a private bus (her disability means she would never manage on public transport) and I worry about being priced out of affording to send her to Grammar school if the annual cost of the bus pass becomes any more expensive (very low income households).
Is anyone else’s child starting to get excited now?!