Blondie

My ds has had relationships whilst at his local dance school and whilst at vocational school.He has rarely been without a girlfriend from the age of 9.Whilst at vocational school relationships were not frowned upon but there were strict rules about always having a chaperone-usually just any other child from the school.Now he is in 6th form and has yet another girlfriend and next year he will be living unsupervised as will she so how on earth do you stop things going on???I guess as long as they are careful you cannot worry too much.The only alternative would be not to let them leave home and for us that would mean no vocational training.

My son is on a DADA so will still have his student loan I believe.

My motto:always have a back-up plan!I only looked at schools which incorporated A levels into the daily curriculum.If my son decides he doesn't want to dance any more he should have 3 good A levels and a degree in dance(for what that's worth) and should therefore have the choice to study for a degree at one of the Russell group unis at a later date.

Henry Perkins is now the perfect example of why these qualifications are so important.If serious injury cuts short a career before it even starts and you have no academic qualifications you end up having to live on job seekers allowance.I would never have considered any upper school which did not allow for him to have enough A levels to go to a good university should something happen.