13+ Sports scholarship? Or excellent sporting opportunities?
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:38 pm
We live in Bucks and my DS is currently in year 7 at our local comp. We are considering an independant school for him due to the lack of sporting opportunities avaliable at his current school.
A bit of background - He is bright but struggles academically due to dyslexia and adhd (well controlled on medication). His school at the moment are delighted with his progress academically and say he has great knowledge and excells in Maths. He always seems to fall down when doing examinations and totally flunked his 11 plus. To be honest, we didnt feel a grammar was the right enviroment as he wouldnt like the academic pressure. We registered him for a local indie who offered a very generous Sports scholarship but pulled put at the last minute as I felt they wouldnt be able to support his academic needs and were very much about results.
The dilema I have is he excells in and loves sport. His head of year and head of PE have told us he is the best in his year and has a real talent. He participates in rugby and judo competitively to a high level outside of school. Every sport he does he is good at but we focused on 2 as we just couldnt facilitate more on a high level with intense training. He enjoys tennis, golf, cross country and athletics recreationally.
I feel he is missing out and that he would benefit from an enviroment that is rich in sporting opportunities. The problem I have is I cant seem to find a school that would offer him this while not focusing too much on the academic side - many Sports scholarships state they must also do well academically.
We are not rich by any means, but I worry we will earn too much for any sort of assistance. We have 4 children and both work full time.
Does anyone know of any schools (would consider boarding) that would offer him the sporting opportunities we are looking for?
I have looked at Hailybury and Shiplake but they seem pretty focused on the academic side too and are very expensive as he would need to fully board.
I know this is very long and a bit of a stab in the dark, sorry!
Thank you
A bit of background - He is bright but struggles academically due to dyslexia and adhd (well controlled on medication). His school at the moment are delighted with his progress academically and say he has great knowledge and excells in Maths. He always seems to fall down when doing examinations and totally flunked his 11 plus. To be honest, we didnt feel a grammar was the right enviroment as he wouldnt like the academic pressure. We registered him for a local indie who offered a very generous Sports scholarship but pulled put at the last minute as I felt they wouldnt be able to support his academic needs and were very much about results.
The dilema I have is he excells in and loves sport. His head of year and head of PE have told us he is the best in his year and has a real talent. He participates in rugby and judo competitively to a high level outside of school. Every sport he does he is good at but we focused on 2 as we just couldnt facilitate more on a high level with intense training. He enjoys tennis, golf, cross country and athletics recreationally.
I feel he is missing out and that he would benefit from an enviroment that is rich in sporting opportunities. The problem I have is I cant seem to find a school that would offer him this while not focusing too much on the academic side - many Sports scholarships state they must also do well academically.
We are not rich by any means, but I worry we will earn too much for any sort of assistance. We have 4 children and both work full time.
Does anyone know of any schools (would consider boarding) that would offer him the sporting opportunities we are looking for?
I have looked at Hailybury and Shiplake but they seem pretty focused on the academic side too and are very expensive as he would need to fully board.
I know this is very long and a bit of a stab in the dark, sorry!
Thank you