I am from Scandinavia where all schools are state run and there is no discrimination in terms of who gets to go to which school. It is all down to where you live. School meals are free, nobody wears uniforms and kids from different backgrounds play happily together.
So, I don't understand much about the schooling system here. OH wants LO to go to an independent school which I am fine about. The mad thing is that I have had to put her down on a wait list already now (LO is five months old)
. I just received their brochure and it is VERY scary. They will invite 250 girls to assessment and group play nearer the time of starting the school. Around half are invited back to an interview. THERE ARE ONLY 24 PLACES (that's less than 10% of the children invited to the first stage)!!!! And they want girls to start at 4+.
I am already SO nervous about the whole thing. Of course I'd like LO to get the best start in life, but it sounds a bit too competitive for me.
Anyone else thinking about sending their LO to an independent school? If yes, did you register them to more than one school? Do you know what type of tests/interviews they do? How do you deal with the stress of getting your LO to the best possible school? Perhaps you went to a public school yourself - how was your experience?
I know my OH is saying not to panic as everyone in his family has gone to public schools and had to go through the same thing, but I am thinking about that it would be just easier to take LO to Finland where we don't have these issues. For the first time after having LO I feel properly anxious![:rotfl: :rotfl:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_rotfl.gif)
So, I don't understand much about the schooling system here. OH wants LO to go to an independent school which I am fine about. The mad thing is that I have had to put her down on a wait list already now (LO is five months old)
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I am already SO nervous about the whole thing. Of course I'd like LO to get the best start in life, but it sounds a bit too competitive for me.
Anyone else thinking about sending their LO to an independent school? If yes, did you register them to more than one school? Do you know what type of tests/interviews they do? How do you deal with the stress of getting your LO to the best possible school? Perhaps you went to a public school yourself - how was your experience?
I know my OH is saying not to panic as everyone in his family has gone to public schools and had to go through the same thing, but I am thinking about that it would be just easier to take LO to Finland where we don't have these issues. For the first time after having LO I feel properly anxious
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