Bluebird22 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 One of my students got waiting list for Royal summer school yesterday and told her mum she didn't stand a chance at MAs or White Lodge if she didn't get summer school. Today her mum has rang me to say she's been asked to White Lodge finals for Y7. She auditioned at Birmingham last Wednesday. I do wish these schools would explain their logic to us because it ties me up in knots trying to figure out and second guess! Anyway I'm a very proud teacher tonight, especially since the little dancer in question was my very first Royal JA after I qualified. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzyballetmum Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Lovely news Bluebird22 and very well done to your little JA xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lema Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Lovely news bluebird22 many congratulations to you and your pupil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outofmydepth Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Well done bluebird22 I look forward to finding out who the JA is at our next lesson. So lovely to hear a home teacher being proud of their pupils. Dizzymum and discomonkfish what a horrible extra wait for you fingers crossed for news tomorrow or maybe you could email and ask X 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs G Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I am a firm believer in that things happen for a reason. Our DS was a JA and auditioned for a yr 7 place at WL, ELmhurst and The HAmmond. He got finals for WL and ELmurst but a no for both at the finish ,however he got a funded place at HAmmond. He has spent the last five years there and got a taste for musical theatre, he successfully auditioned at Laine and Bird last year and was offered a funded place at both. He started Laine which was his first choice last September and is loving it !!! The all round training at the Hammond including the singing and drama has really helped him follow his dream. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdance Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Please correct me if I'm wrong but summer school places are allocated on photo only, so they might have seen something they liked there but not seen how beautifully musical your DD/DS is but then when it came to the actual live audition they saw something special in your DD/DS so that's why summer school is such a lottery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glissade Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Does anyone know anything about the academic side of White Lodge? All of the info I can find is that they teach 2/3 of a timetable compared to non-vocational schools. Wondering about teaching staff for academic subjects, options at GCSE, GCSE results etc ...... My dd has a final audition at White Lodge and people ask if she'll go there if she's offered a place. It's hard to answer having never seen the school and knowing nothing about the curriculum apart from ballet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingmum123 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) Brilliant news Bluebird22 congratulations xx Edited February 3, 2016 by discomonkfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancefanatic Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Does anyone know anything about the academic side of White Lodge? All of the info I can find is that they teach 2/3 of a timetable compared to non-vocational schools. Wondering about teaching staff for academic subjects, options at GCSE, GCSE results etc ...... My dd has a final audition at White Lodge and people ask if she'll go there if she's offered a place. It's hard to answer having never seen the school and knowing nothing about the curriculum apart from ballet! From memory (we went to an open day in 2014), they do approx 9 GCSEs and do get quite good results. I know they had a recent Ofsted report published so might be worth looking at that. Not sure if their results are recorded in the school league tables but would be worth having a look. I do recall they do combined Science which counts as a double award as opposed to 3 separate subjects. I know the ballet schools have to maintain a good level of academic results in order to continue getting their funding from the DfE. Also have a look at the annual report on the RBS website. Big congrats to your DD too. She's done brilliantly to get to WL finals, the competition is so stiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Their may be some differences in the next few years due to changes in the way results will be reported & schools judged. WL may not make any changes but some other schools eg Hammond have. The current year 9 will be offered triple science for the first time & will not take Dance GCSE for example as certain subjects will have higher weightings in league tables & Progress 9. I understand why RBS don't do this but it is very helpful in my opinion to be able to attend an Open Day such as Hammond do where you can chat to all the academic teachers about their subjects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glissade Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Many thanks for that, dancefanatic and pictures. I didn't know that there was an RBS annual report on their website - even although it's not the latest, it stills makes interesting reading. TBH everything is new as all that I knew about White Lodge before now was that it's an impressively white building with a statue of Margot Fonteyn in the hallway. We certainly weren't expecting to get a final audition and only ticked the box on the Mid Associate application form because everyone else seemed to be ticking it! We haven't ever applied for anywhere else either, so have no alternative audition experience to draw on - which is why I'm here, with so many questions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petit Jete Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Has anyone had any yes's for Manchester Yr 7 White Lodge or Mids yet? Hi disconkfish ... Still awaiting a result for DD year seven Manchester here xxx A yes today for my pupil, Manchester Yr 7 White Lodge It was worth the wait!! Hope you have good news too discomonkfish & Dizzyballetmum. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzyballetmum Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wonderful news petit jete ! It's a yes for us from Manchester also ... Was worth the wait. Good luck to those still waiting , and thanks for all the shared support xxx 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petit Jete Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Congratulations Dizzyballetmum xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingmum123 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) We got a yes for finals....x congratulations dizzyballetmum and petite jete, thanks to all for the support x Edited February 3, 2016 by discomonkfish 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos73 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Congrats to all the late Manchester yeses! I'm sure the wait has been torturous, but worth it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MumToTu Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Well done to all the late Manchester yeses and good luck for the finals xxxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzyballetmum Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thank you snowflake and amos73 and a huge congrats to Discomonkfish ... Xxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lema Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Massive congratulations to everyone who's received a yes to White Lodge finals, it is a lovely day out for you and you dc and I know you will all thoroughly enjoy the experience!! I wish you all the luck in the world and how exciting is it to know that some of the future WL year 7's are here among us!! And to those with a no for now, just remember that your dc have worked incredibly hard and done extremely well and it really is only a no for now, there are many stories right here on this site of dc getting knock backs and the dreaded no letters who then go on to achieve incredible things, getting accepted into the school of their choice, receiving multiple offers etc the sky is your limit so continue to do the thing you love and the rewards for you hard work and perseverance will come in due course. Best of luck to you all xx 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos73 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Lovely post Lema, and maybe we will see you at Tring funding auditions? (Not sure if they do it all in one group or different groups for different years, any idea when we hear more about the funding auditions? I realised today it's only 3 weeks away!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lema Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Amos I will ask my dd when she gets home from school I she can remember whether they are mixed at finals as I can't remember. I've just checked through my emails from last year to see if I could find anything from Tring with details about finals and there wasn't anything, so I'm guessing any info must have came by post last year, but I have the most shocking memory so I can't be sure sorry not very helpful at all this morning am I!! Haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing10 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Amos73, which course and year is your tring funding audition for x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos73 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) yr 7 dancing10, for the dance course. Edited February 4, 2016 by amos73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzyballetmum Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Any mums and DD's or DS's planning on staying at the Richmond premier inn on the 3rd march prior to the WL final audition ? Thought it might be nice to get together for a bite to eat to put our little dancers at ease and of course squeeze in a glass of wine ( for the mothers of course ???? xx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzyballetmum Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Oops I've posted on the wrong thread ! Apologies ! Don't know how to delete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Anyone else still waiting? My dd is an international application because we are currently in Houston with DH's job but expecting to repatriate this summer. I've been lurking for a bit but didn't want to say much because of being international. We were suppose to hear by end of January. We applied to Tring also and that was a no. We have a yes for RBS Summer week 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 DanceMomma, We too are an international application and we were told end of January! I think I might email them on Monday as we have to book flights! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimum6 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 There would be someone there to rake a message this morning as associates and upper school classes on on a Saturday. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Welcome to the Forum,DanceMomma and Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) DanceMomma, We too are an international application and we were told end of January! I think I might email them on Monday as we have to book flights! Edited February 6, 2016 by DanceMomma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hi Sam, thanks for the reply and congratulations. Can I ask who the email came from? Just wondering if the same person that sent the ss email. Not sure who to send email tool. Yes need to book flights but also need to worry about signing commitment forms here and upcoming auditions for upcoming shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thanks Kiwimum6 and Lisa O'Brien. I'm scared to call or email in case I ruin her chance???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitingmum Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Does anyone know anything about the academic side of White Lodge? All of the info I can find is that they teach 2/3 of a timetable compared to non-vocational schools. Wondering about teaching staff for academic subjects, options at GCSE, GCSE results etc ...... My dd has a final audition at White Lodge and people ask if she'll go there if she's offered a place. It's hard to answer having never seen the school and knowing nothing about the curriculum apart from ballet! My dd is currently year 7 at WL. The curriculum covers what you might call the slightly more traditional subjects with limited choice compared to a more ordinary secondary school. They have 6 40 min lessons a day rather than 50 mins but with classes of only 12 and all extremely well behaved children, they seem to cover as much if not more than my other dd does in her lessons!! From what I could find, recently they have been in the top 15% of non selective schools from an academic perspective. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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