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Thanks for sharing that - it was lovely to see

Huge Congratulations Daisy's Mum and Bettyballerina - I hope your DD and Grandson will be as happy at Tring as my DD is! It's a huge step allowing them to live away from home and we were very worried about it but apart from a little homesickness at the very beginning our DD is thriving! In fact she just sent me some photos of the treats that she and her dorm friends have following their Easter Egg Hunt this morning A lot of fun, a lot of hard work and a lot of feeling at home there!! Also, please don't be put off by any of the comments on the thread - there is a complete mix of family backgrounds in the dorms but you'd think they'd all known each other for years already!! Have fun with naming clothes this Summer ;) x

Thank goodness for your redressing the balance Atacrossroads and Harwel. Thank you both for your comments which I agree with 100% and couldn't have written better myself. Assumptions of wealth over talent and being made to feel guilty because you sacrifice and struggle in order to pay the fees is not cool!

Congratulations Belljul - fantastic news

Wow alieen...was this comment really necessary? Perhaps that's the reason why those "preconceived" notions of a pecking order exist!!!! So, is it OK to suggest that children may "choose" to leave RBS because they want a change of environment but heaven forbid the same might apply at other schools!!!!!! There is no escaping the fact that having RBS upper school on your CV will be fantastic and as has been said before by other posters, none of us would want our DC to give up the opportunity of having that...but is it really necessary to speak derogatorily of Tring in the process? As a Tring parent I take more offence at your comment above than any of the other comments seen in several different threads past and present over the last few days about schools / merits of / pecking orders. Why can't people just accept that not all schools will suit all people and that personalities will always hold a part in why a child either flourishes or struggles - alongside all the other elements that we all rationally know exist....talent, artistry, technique, performance ability, facility....the rest of the class cohorts' abilities, etc, etc. You simply cannot take away the fact that these Tring students have successfully auditioned for the RBS having trained at Tring Park and I think this is testament to the teaching / training / support they have been given (plus their own dedication, hard work and supportive families behind them). That's it - I'm off my soapbox now. I have refrained from joining in many of the "difficult threads" where opinions have made me think "What?!" but in this instance I felt I needed to.

Huge Congratulations too Hambleton

Congratulations Dancer15

Congratulations Haggis - that's all - just huge congratulations

Good luck to everyone auditioning this week

Congratulations to you and your DD, Waitingmum! Sorry for the "no's" - good luck for the remaining finals / funding auditions.

Brilliant Snowflake - that should do the trick

Snowflake, when my DD had time off school for ballet related activities, it was always marked as "Educated off site" so that it didn't affect her attendance record. Ballet is a legitimate educational activity so you should be able to ask her school office to re-assign the associate classes to that.

Vonrothbart, just wanted to say that I'm pretty sure you can enter as an independent entry but I think you have to be become a member with the All England Competition - I think there's more info on the site....

Good luck everyone

I just thought I would shed a little light on the current yr 7 vocational timetable for Tring. My DD is on the Dance Course and she has: ballet every day - either 1.5 hour or 2 hrs per day modern twice a week tap once a week drama once a week choir once a week conditioning/pilates once a week In contrast the TAs have: ballet twice a week modern twice a week tap once a week Plus Solo singing classes, Choir & Drama but I'm not sure how many classes of these they get. From what I have learned from my DD, the tap class is combined Dance and TAs. All the vocational classes are held in the mornings and then the two groups come together every afternoon for their academic lessons. Hope this helps - I think Tring focus more on keeping options open as wide as possible until after year 9 when they start specialising more. DD is very happy there

Brilliant news SwaybackSapphire ! Good luck for the 11th x

Celib, I just wanted to add to the many congratulation posts on here. I've enjoyed following his journey through this thread and the Prix footage - what a fabulous outcome for him - you must all be bursting with pride! I look forward to hearing what he decides to do - please do keep us up to speed x

Congratulations anaballerina! Lovely news!

So sorry for your news grumpybearzuk - it's so hard when those dreaded no letters come through the post but it makes the good news letters all the sweeter - keep the faith xx

Good luck everyone - hope you all have great auditions

Good luck to everyone auditioning - hope all your lovely DC enjoy the experience irrespective of outcomes at this stage x

I've sent you a PM Sugarplumsmum x Lema, the DADA funding for 16+ offers far less support than the MDS funding for 11+ years. MDS covers the boarding element too whereas the DADA doesn't and also the income bands are much lower for the DADA so don't be too scared...although still a huge financial commitment for anyone embarking on the vocational journey x

Good luck to your DDs Pups_mum and Lilac

Congratulations Miracle and Jade on your DD's good news

Congratulations to all of you who are through to finals and commiserations to those who were unsuccessful this time x