Anyone still deciding?
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Anyone still deciding?
Probably a last desperate bid, but is there anyone out there who is still deciding between an indie bursary and a grammar place? Or even between two indie bursaries
My DD is on waiting lists for bursary at two schools and it is heartbreaking having this tiny nugget of hope. We really want this for DD but need the bursary help to make it happen.
Keep telling ourselves to get on with making the best of the comp option, but just can't find any positives about it whilst the possibility of somewhere else(no matter how small) is there.
I guess I'm asking, when do people finally have to decide by, or is this going to go on until Sept as other posts seem to suggest?
My DD is on waiting lists for bursary at two schools and it is heartbreaking having this tiny nugget of hope. We really want this for DD but need the bursary help to make it happen.
Keep telling ourselves to get on with making the best of the comp option, but just can't find any positives about it whilst the possibility of somewhere else(no matter how small) is there.
I guess I'm asking, when do people finally have to decide by, or is this going to go on until Sept as other posts seem to suggest?
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Yes Herman, we're still undecided, only because I have been slightly freaked out by various relatives suggesting that ds won't fit into KES because we are so, well, poor Ds still prefers KES, so I'm off to visit the Chief Master (sounds so grand) later this week, and allay my worries.
Have just spent last 2 hours on this site looking for KES related items to find others' experiences of KES! Consenus on this site seems to be pretty positive
Have just spent last 2 hours on this site looking for KES related items to find others' experiences of KES! Consenus on this site seems to be pretty positive
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Oh yes - the *Chief Master* - used to be Canon Lunt .... then Mr Fisher.
I'm sure he will fit in - they obviously really want him, please don't let the comments about money put you off.
I'm sure you wouldn't have worried about him going if you had plenty of money, he is exactly the same child regardless of the amount in the bank account at the mo.
KFC for the difficult decisions you have!
I'm sure he will fit in - they obviously really want him, please don't let the comments about money put you off.
I'm sure you wouldn't have worried about him going if you had plenty of money, he is exactly the same child regardless of the amount in the bank account at the mo.
KFC for the difficult decisions you have!
Hi Tranquility,
We had the same fears for our ds, but 'bit the bullet' anyway and went for kes. So glad we did I am sure he would have fitted in well at the gs as well, even though he would have been one of the poorer ones there too - there isn't much difference between the social classes at either type in my experience.
We had the same fears for our ds, but 'bit the bullet' anyway and went for kes. So glad we did I am sure he would have fitted in well at the gs as well, even though he would have been one of the poorer ones there too - there isn't much difference between the social classes at either type in my experience.
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Thanks herman and ews. I really appreciate your good advice. After lots of thought, and after seeing the Chief Master,I've encouraged ds to finally chosen what his heart was always set on, in other words, KES I feel very relieved that the decision is finally made, and we can all look forward to September.
So his grammar place goes back into the pot (Camp Hill Boys in Birmingham).
So his grammar place goes back into the pot (Camp Hill Boys in Birmingham).
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That's good news, tranquility!
I'm sure he will be absolutely fine there , what a relief to have made the decision!
I wonder if they still sing that school song....
Where the iron heart of England throbs beneath its sombre robe,
Stands a school whose sons have made her great and famous round the globe,
These have plucked the bays of battle, those have won the scholar's crown;
Old Edwardians, young Edwardians, forward for the School's renown.
Chorus
Forward where the knocks are hardest, some to failure, some to fame;
Never mind the cheers or hooting, keep your head and play the game.
Here's no place for fop or idler; they who made our city great
Feared no hardship, shirked no labour, smiled at death and conquered fate;
They who gave our School its laurels laid on us a sacred trust;
Forward therefore, live your hardest, die of service, not of rust.
Forward where the scrimmage thickens; never stop to rub your shin;
Cowards count the kicks and ha'pence, only care to save their skin.
Oftentimes defeat is splendid, victory may still be shame;
Luck is good, the prize is pleasant but the glory's in the game.
I'm sure he will be absolutely fine there , what a relief to have made the decision!
I wonder if they still sing that school song....
Where the iron heart of England throbs beneath its sombre robe,
Stands a school whose sons have made her great and famous round the globe,
These have plucked the bays of battle, those have won the scholar's crown;
Old Edwardians, young Edwardians, forward for the School's renown.
Chorus
Forward where the knocks are hardest, some to failure, some to fame;
Never mind the cheers or hooting, keep your head and play the game.
Here's no place for fop or idler; they who made our city great
Feared no hardship, shirked no labour, smiled at death and conquered fate;
They who gave our School its laurels laid on us a sacred trust;
Forward therefore, live your hardest, die of service, not of rust.
Forward where the scrimmage thickens; never stop to rub your shin;
Cowards count the kicks and ha'pence, only care to save their skin.
Oftentimes defeat is splendid, victory may still be shame;
Luck is good, the prize is pleasant but the glory's in the game.
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