taxi4ballet Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Fingers crossed for everyone who was there yesterday, how did it go? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooZoo Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Does anyone know how many funded places (MDS) Tring has to offer this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 And I wonder when you'll hear - they're usually pretty speedy and have been known to ring people on the way home! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celb Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Fingers crossed for good news to all those waiting to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsloves2dance Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 DD attended MDS funding audition but unsuccessful...she is on the reserve list but there were 45 at finals and we were not told how many awards they had. Does anyone know of anyone who has got MDS from reserve list in past years? Or how many go on to the reserve list? Thanks x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 The number of reserves might depend on which year group your dd is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsloves2dance Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 She was auditioning for year 9 x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsloves2dance Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 There was 13 in her audition 6 non vocational and 7 from other schools x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletla Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Two things about Tring MDS places: 1. They ring people on the day of the funding finals to offer them a place. 2. Everyone who is not successful at the funding final goes on the reserve list. You may be offered a place if someone who was successful gets offered a place at Elmhurst or White Lodge in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsloves2dance Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Thanks Ribbons....not much hope then really, she could be 1st or 40th !! DD keeps hoping but in reality it seems unlikely ..... If only i could win the lottery ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie4dancin Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Ems your dd has done extremely well, you must be very proud of her!! You never know what's round the corner? Cx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsloves2dance Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Thanks charlie4dancin yes very proud of her, shes done fab whatever happens but as people say when one door closes another opens and she'll keep trying, i dont come on here often but i think its amazing how all of these children just keep on going !! They are a credit to themselves :-) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Fingers xd for yr DD EMS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 We know plenty of people who have got in off the waiting list - there's often people who turn it down once the WL and Elmhurst results are out. And, if you're curious, I believe they might tell you where you are on the waiting list - can help with some perspective. Saw a friend's daughter gradually make her way up the sixth form waiting list last year. Fingers crossed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theodore Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 45 were at funding audition 6 taken for physio assessment ds included. told that there were 15 children competing for each MDS place after I emailed Adelia .The maths tell me that they only had 3 funded places. Ds very disappointed on Tuesday but delighted when a yes for white lodge come on Wednesday. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutugirl Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Don't give up hope on this one , a pupil of mine who was on the reserve list was offered an MDS long after the audition , was all prepared for her other vocational school , uniform and all - so it really came too late for her - but it does happen . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachaelballet12 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Fingers crossed emsloves2dance who knows your dd has done great anyhow xx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I know many people have said about phone calls the same day for MDS places but I know someone who got a year 8 MDS place (several years ago now) and notification was by post TWO WEEKS after funding audition - she was never told she was on a waiting list and indeed knowing all the details I know am sure that this wasn't the case.So don't make any assumptions until you have actually heard from them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 45 were at funding audition 6 taken for physio assessment ds included. told that there were 15 children competing for each MDS place after I emailed Adelia. The maths tell me that they only had 3 funded places. Ds very disappointed on Tuesday but delighted when a yes for white lodge come on Wednesday. THREE places - Ye Gods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsloves2dance Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Thankyou Kat09, rachaelb12,tutugirl, Juliew we can always live in hope... Theodore well done to your son a lovely journey about to begin for him ... Sorry if i misunderstood your post spooky but i wasnt making assumptions as Dd received her letter and it clearly states there is a reserve list so maybe things have changed? Taxi you just have to laugh lol !! X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theodore Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 ADELIA SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HAD SO FEW MDS PLACES. 3 SEEMS SO UNFAIR ESPECIALLY AS THEY INVITED 45 CHILDREN BACK, OUT OF 350. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 So - the government isn't just squeezing the life out of the DaDa's, it's now MDS too! Does anyone know how many MDS places Hammond got this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w445403 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 So - the government isn't just squeezing the life out of the DaDa's, it's now MDS too! Does anyone know how many MDS places Hammond got this year? 15 at Hammond I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Really? I wonder why Tring got so few then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Surely that's only for year 8 and above? I'd be very surprised if the school only has 3 MDS in total this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theodore Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 my son was there for yr7,told by email that there were15 children per 1 MDS place this year and as they invited 45 back for funding the maths say that they only had 3 MDS to offer. Such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletla Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 When my DD auditioned a couple of years ago, we were told there were 7 MDS places for the whole school then including year 7. So a drop to 3 is significant but I don't believe the government has reduced the funding for MDS, it has kept it at the same level for the last couple of years and intends to do so for the next couple of years. It is more likely that more students further up the school have an MDS place and not many with MDS are leaving this year; maybe more than usual are staying for 6th form and retaining their MDS funding for that which they are allowed to do, especially given the changes to DaDAs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I suspect Ribbons is correct and that at the moment more 6th formers than normal are retaining their mds funding. Funding auditions and final auditions for 6th form have not even finished yet so they are unlikely to know if they have funding or even places elswhere. I have not heard of any changes in funding levels for mds either, but to the best of my knowledge mds cannot be carried on into 6th form at Hammond so changes in DADA are unlikely to have had a knock on effect on mds awards for the lower school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 If only we had known all this before... DD didn't audition at Hammond because it is such a long way for us to travel, but with hindsight I wish she had. Three places at Tring is a joke! It's not even one for each year group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooZoo Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I don't really understand the 3 MDS quota. If 3 kids needed full funding, that would be the same as 6 needing half funding wouldn't it? Or do they just offer three and lucky government if actually those 3 kids don't need the full funding?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Suzysoo, as far as I understand it, if they have one MDS place and two kids need half the funding each, they can't split the money between the two. Only one can have a place, and the rest of the money goes to waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharry01 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hi - New to this forum, but not new to ballet! My dd is on the reserve list for funding for Tring. However, I think all the beds have now been allocated so you would only get a place last minute if you were a day pupil. Can anyone clarify this? I am assuming this as the date for registration has passed. Love this forum and it really is a lifeline. Also feel that we should have auditioned for Hammond this year, if we'd known how many funded places were available. Thanks to everyone for their support x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutugirl Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think you might still be able to apply for hammond , as one of my pupils parents phoned them the other week (after final mds funding day ) and was told to submit a dvd. Good luck . My little pupil who got an MDS to Tring off reserve list , got it too late , and had bought Hammond uniform and everything . late places do come !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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