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  1. Very many congratulations to all the yeses. Sorry to the nos. I sense that the post may have unintentionally become rather negative of WL and of course each person's experience is very different there. What I would say, though, is that I wish we had not taken up the WL offer without finishing seeing the other schools. We never really made a choice and accepted WL. I wish someone had told me then, continue to have a look at the other schools and have a real think about which school is best for your child. Don't take WL just because you think it is the best but actually make an active choice. Consider all the aspects of the school. For example, I didn't twig on till quite late in the day that triple science is not possible at WL but is at Tring/Hammond. Consider all the aspects that you need to. Is your child going to thrive on the competition? Would they thrive better knowing there is no assessing out, for example? It is rare to be assessed out at Tring/Hammond and WL still do it every year (less common in year 7/8 but still happens).
  2. I don't know what the solution is but the "problem" is that so many girls are assessed out of vocational schools at age 13/14 or 16 and whichever way it is put to them it must be obvious to them that a lot of the time it is due to body issues. This can't be good for future mental health, and perhaps could have been foreseen in some circumstances.
  3. Look - I know that my post was going to cause some debate and make some people feel uncomfortable. So having posted it I thought - Ok let's google Darcy Bussell's mother for example and have a look at whether or not she is short and plump or tall and balletic. It's the latter. Of course there are exceptions but as a general rule most children follow one or other birth parent (sometimes both) but two 5 ft 5 well built parents are not likely to end up with a 6ft 2 lean kid, that's all.
  4. I am not sure what the answer is here - clearly there are many kids who join vocational school at year 7 and then change shape (or grow too tall or stay too small). For example many boys don't make it to upper school because they are "too short", but that shouldn't be a surprise should it? I think I can tell which kids are going to have a chance of "making it" professionally (classical) just by looking at the height/shape of their parents. I know it's not PC but the schools should pay more attention to this I think. Otherwise they are setting these kids up to fail and are not protecting the "very vulnerable young people".
  5. Yes - it is optional (employees can opt out).
  6. Is Tring CBA separate or connected to the School? If you do well at CBA do they ever offer a place at the school or encourage an application?
  7. Auto enrolment is optional so it won't affect it, will it?
  8. Yes they add back pension contributions and virtually any other deduction made from gross salary. So it is the gross salary which "counts". Shortly with changes to the way taxable rental income is calculated on any buy to let property, that is going to impact too - bit unfair in my view.
  9. It might be helpful to know which school the OP is referring to, for people contemplating sending their children there. I presume it is Tring is it?
  10. My impression (may be wrong, don't have a lot of experience) is that that the "ranking" is like this For ballet RBS Elmhurst Tring Hammond and that you can reverse this for academics! Perhaps with RBS/Elmhurst joint third for academics....
  11. I think that the academics at vocational schools do take a back-seat to the training and performances. I have no doubt that my son would have got a better crop of gcses at his local school (with better grades) than at vocational school. The class sizes at vocational can be smaller, which is good, and there is less time spent "messing around" but it's clear that they don't really care too much about pushing up a C to a B or a B to an A....
  12. Huge Congratulations balletqueen - I have sent you a personal message. Zoo x
  13. Thanks Billyelliot - I will send you a personal message...
  14. Thanks for replying so promptly Pictures. I am hoping that someone with current experience of Elmhurst may be able to confirm that then.... Zoo
  15. Can anyone please explain to me how assessing out works at Elmhurst? For example, what years do they assess out in, how many typically leave, and what does the assessing out procedure mean. For example, are they "just" asked to leave or is the MDS removed (which amounts to the same thing for most of us I guess). Thank you!
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