What Questions Should I Be Asking?
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no, Snowdrops, I am not Francis GilbertI found this posted in the Guardian yesterday (7/10/2008) by Francis Gilbert:
Killer Questions for the open day
Ask Teachers:
Would you send your child to this school?
What would you do if I complained that my child was being bullied?
How does the school cater for gifted and talented children?
What evidence can you show me that my child will be stretched?
How does it cater for children with learning difficulties?
What would you do if I complained about the quality of teaching?
Ask pupils:
What level/grades are you in English/maths/science?
What do you have to do to improve in these subjects?
What are the best things about lessons?
What are the worst?
How well behaved are the children?
What does the school do with bullies and disruptive pupils?
What are the dinners like and are the toilets kept nicely?
and we are not Ofsted toilet inspectors.
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Funnily enough I did ask a couple of these 'killer questions'
The response to these questions was not good. I was told 'well this school is basically a secondary modern so that's the standard we teach to'.
Maybe if I'd have asked another member of staff I would have got a different answer. I do hope so.
I asked these questions in particular as I feel that even if my dd passes the 11+ she might actually be suited to a good comprehensive rather than a grammar school.How does the school cater for gifted and talented children?
What evidence can you show me that my child will be stretched?
The response to these questions was not good. I was told 'well this school is basically a secondary modern so that's the standard we teach to'.
Maybe if I'd have asked another member of staff I would have got a different answer. I do hope so.