DanceDaddy

7 hours ago, oncnp said:

If you are looking for a balanced opinion, look elsewhere. Every discussion seems to end up as a feeding frenzy of negativity, with people hiding behind their screen names and "I didn't name the school" when it is perfectly clear which school is being discussed.  And God help you if you dare to disagree with the mob. Not unlike the real world where the ability to have a civilized disagreement has been lost. 

 

Have you ever actually run a forum?  Do you know whether the phrase you suggest offers any legal protection whatsoever? 

 

As for the state of the toilets, definitely a turn off. But, in addition to @Kate_N above, the more pertinent question for me would be how often are they cleaned ?  Did someone just have GI/GU distress (perhaps even another parent) and the cleaner just not gotten to it yet?  And what did they say when you pointed this out to them? 

 

 

Hello. As I’m sure you can imagine, whilst going through the stressful process of trying to get your child accepted at the RBS, the timing wasn’t right to point out the cleanliness of their toilet pans! We will discuss it with them if we choose to accept their offer. We will indeed ask how often they are cleaned. Never seen anything quite like it. 

7 hours ago, Kate_N said:

 

There is information on this site about the RBS. However, a recent discussion started to get personal. Moderators are volunteers and have to be aware of legalities around public discussions of individuals.

 

And perhaps, preparation for boarding is teaching your children basic hygiene, and care for their environment, and respect for others around them, so children don't leave lavatories messy ... 

It wasn’t my child that made a mess, they have never been in a dorm. Besides, we have taught all of our children basic hygiene and respect for others long before the age of 11. Nevertheless, thanks for your input…

Good morning all,

Our child has recently been offered a place at WL in year 7. They want to go, but rather than go into this with eyes wide shut, we wanted to do some research and learn from the past experiences of others. Looks like we just missed the boat and a recent thread has been removed by the moderators for one reason or another. I am a member of many forums and have never in my life known for a thread to be deleted. Locked yes, but deleted? All the forum needs to do is state that any opinions shared on the forum are not of their own and are of the members. Forums are very useful source of impartial information and was hoping to learn here. 

Can someone give us a little flavour as to what to expect please? How did they child cope with boarding? Was the school helpful in settling them in etc?

For £34k a year, the dorms are basic to say the least. The toilet in the dorms was covered in #%^* when we did a tour a few weeks and that’s when the school knew that  prospective parents were coming in. Any cleaners? 
 

If the forum doesn’t allow discussion on RBS, which is shocking I’d this is the case, can someone just DM me please?

Many thanks I’m advance.

DD