kenyancowgirl wrote:
Has she had interviews at these schools? Sometimes children may be academically able but do not present in the way that attracts a school (and different things attract different schools.)
Some independents are very competitive so she may have fallen foul of a cohort that is better than her - did you apply to a range of indies? Some are less competitive - if you haven’t applied to them, they might consider her. I don’t know where you are in the country - you could consider boarding but that would be very expensive!
What is your catchment state school? What are your concerns about her going there?
She has had only 3 interviews, she is quite young in her cohort and not overly confident. I didn’t get a good feel from her about how they went.
We are not guaranteed a good state option although we should hopefully have a place at a local church secondary which is rated highly, but I think it’s hit and miss, dependent on the intake). My biggest concern is lack of extra-curricula activities at state. She is not the sort of person to go looking for things outside of what she knows or her comfort zone, again I think lack of confidence is the issue, honestly she would like to just sit and read or write poems or colour all day if it was her choice. I feel like she hasn’t really found anything she really loves to do yet, hence I feel a school to drive her on a little or encourage her to try different things is the best option. This was why I was convinced Indie would be the best option.
My husband won’t even consider boarding as an option.
I assume we can contact schools for places as they come up, has anyone pleaded the case with a school on not having any offers??!