(In other words, does your child have the ability to thrive academically?). Many thanks for your help in advance. Children are dropped off and collected in staggered slots on exam day, so no one sees how many other candidates there are, and there are no more that 24 candidates in a room., I happened to speak to Sutherland-Hawes on the very day Latymer were to decide to whom they offered places. When demand outstrips supply, both parties resort to playing games. Yet somehow new depths have been plumbed in Hancocks correspondence today. Enter your name and email address to be added to the waiting list for future courses and programmes. The statistics might make your nights even worse; but the consolation is that if there is only a one-in-eight chance that your child will Get In, it will not be a disgrace if he or she doesnt. We go through each candidate and rank them, comparing five rankings. We needed to find some way of reducing the numbers down to 350.. But the numbers of applicants for Westminster and St Pauls have grown so much that these schools now require boys to sit a pre-pre-test to see whether the applicants are even allowed to sit the pre-test (or, at St Pauls, have a pre-test interview). private schools. After youve read through the questions, read some of the tips below so that your child can be as well-prepared for the exam as possible. When a student avoids explaining why they like something or doesnt bother providing explanations for their answers, it comes across as if theyre lazy and unbothered. Wishing your child the best of luck with their exam preparation. Mumsnet carries some affiliate marketing links, so if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of the sale (more details here). If the interview is in the middle of a school day, they can simply wear their school uniform. Some good practice might be doing puzzle books, NVR, and online brain training games. Meanwhile, on doormats across the country, envelopes have landed on mats. Last night it seemed as if the Matt Hancock WhatsApp messages released by the Telegraph couldnt get any worse, after the paper published texts showing Hancocks realtime reaction to his rule-breaking affair being exposed. Thank you. Disciplined (No for DS, not really, obviously follows school rules really well and actually thrives with rules and routine, but not disciplined in the sense of being able to be easily tutored for a test and/or disciplined enough to give 100% on even subjects he does not enjoy - unlike my brothers daughter lol) Last time we had a 13+ entry exam, said the registrar Catriona Sutherland-Hawes, we had 68 applying for just eight places. Is Macron really saying the France-Afrique is finished. 07/06/2021 15:21. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. 14. One way in which your child can show that theyll be able to do this is by showcasing their current and former achievements in sport, music and other extracurricular activities. The questions are more like puzzles. His school also promotes this DNA in studies and sport. The basic principle we recommend is to support your son's overall long-term development. John Curtis, the registrar of Westminster, explained, We have 95 places for non-Westminster Under School boys; 500 register for the process. 15. Whoever applies is allowed to sit the exam: we dont put a cap on numbers., Emanuel School in Battersea has an extra form in Year9, providing 20 to 25 new places at 13+, and applicants are flocking there. You may already be aware, but there are 4 possible outcomes - an offer of a place in the house your DS applied to, an offer of a place at the school but not yet allocated to a house (called a General Place), waiting list, or a no. Highly focused on work (variable from term to term and subject to subject, his monthly school reports are mixed and I mean that in the true sense - 55 in maths in one month, then 87 in the next month with great focus in class, aces the ISEB, then back to 55 with low participation in classreasonably consistently good in english and consistently average in all other subjectsalthough this is in a high performing top set) 11. You are more likely to perform well, if you are happy and well-adjusted. So why can't Eton do the same, subject to good school reports. Well sit down at 2p.m. and we probably wont finish the meeting till nine. Describe yourself using 5 adjectives. 806 8067 22 Registered Office: Imperial House, 2nd Floor, 40-42 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XB, Taking a break or withdrawing from your course, Official UCL 2023 Undergraduate Applicants Thread, Official Dental Hygiene and Therapy (Oral Health Science) 2023 Entry Thread, A-level Combination for Cambridge Economics, Official: University of Glasgow A100 2023 Entry, [Official Thread] Russian invasion of Ukraine, Official: University of Leeds A100 2023 entry. It would be easy, said Stevenson, simply to take the top 250 in the test, but we dont. I am also mindful that his passions somewhat change, sometimes a new one emerging literally in a month (e.g. We have shared the Educational Psychologist/SEN report with the school (which mentioned the eye contact issue for example), but do Eton have the time to take this level of detail into consideration. If your friends could describe you in three words, what would they be? There's very little else one can do, boys cannot revise for it. In recent years Ive started putting the verb to get in (when it refers to the action of being offered a place at a sought-after school) into capital letters: To Get In. A WOMAN caused controversy among her fellow Mumsnetters - by revealing she was hoping to send one of her children posh private school Eton despite being "on the breadline". If it's boarding you are looking for, try Eton's computerised pre-test, which takes place in Year 6: boys come to the school in batches of 16 for the test and a short interview. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines. He disagreed. The questions are more like puzzles. selling himself at interview, struggles to explain why he likes something . This will help them to appear more confident and self-assured. When we saw the numbers jump from 400 to 600 recently, we decided we just couldnt interview all those children. All the schools we have applied to have good SEN, one or two better than others but again that's just an outside view based on zero data. In the interest of being open with fellow parents I can share that 10 year old DS struggles with the basic elements e.g. He intends to make it a centre of excellence and is looking for normally bright boys, not only hyper-bright ones. It seems to merit capitals, so much has it become the defining verb of ones childs success and therefore future happiness, as perceived by the desperate parent. Thank you . Encourage your child to showcase their hobbies and interests. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Schools like this are in a transition period trying to work out how to assess boys between 11-13. It keeps tutorial firms and the publishers of the Bond Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning Assessment Papers in business. Good for them; but this keeps ever-growing numbers of paying parents awake at night for decades in an agony of anxiety about their childrens prospects in what the director of admissions at St Pauls calls the white-hot market. Youll be notified when a place on any of our courses becomes available. You can just blame the absurd mismatch of demand and supply. The coveted thick envelope contains a form for you to fill in and send back with the four-figure deposit cheque. Westminster will now give 13 plus entry in Year 6 without further exams. All the best of luck to your DS and hope both him and the little one are feeling better. We interview every boy, to find out whether what the prep-school or primary school have told us about them is accurate. Due to how popular this article has been, Ive added some additional insights below so make sure you read all the way till the end so that you and your child can soak up some great tips. How they react under pressure (this is extremely important as the majority of children will buckle when a few difficult questions or challenges are thrown in front of them). There's very little else one can do, boys cannot revise for it. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Why/Why not? For the paper has published texts between Matt Hancock and, Hancock and Goves cringeworthy Covid love-in, Dont blame private schools for failing to tackle rape culture, Our Russian sanctions are only helping Vladimir Putin, Is Putin winning? Write down answers and tweak them where necessary. Because you read about 13. We look forward to supporting your child. These questions have been asked by interviewers at Eton, Westminster, Haberdasher's, Merchant Taylor's, Whitgift, Harrodian and the GDST schools. Official Cambridge Postgraduate Applicants 2023 Thread, Official University of Edinburgh 2023 Applicant Thread, Official University of Warwick 2023 Applicant Thread, Oxford History Applicants 2023 - Undergraduate & Postgraduate, Official Oxford 2023 Postgraduate Applicants Thread, left school 18 years ago, a lot of bullying, teachers didn't know, should I tell head, City of London Academies Highgate Hill (Islington) and Shoreditch Park (Hackney), Tiffin sixth form 2023 a-levels for interview, Westminster 2023 Entry post-examination discussion, Closure of Coronavirus: Impact on Schools and Exams forum, Official 2023 Harris Westminster Applicants Thread. We had about 250 applying for 90 places, said Nick Baker, the headmaster of Wetherby Prep, who is also going to be headmaster of the new senior school. Another important tip is to avoid speaking negatively about their current school as this will create the impression that they have a habit of badmouthing their school or teachers. Apparently, no child has ever been found roaming the streets in mid-September with no school to go to, though this always seems an all-too-likely outcome to the sleepless mother, who foresees across-the-board rejection. The school has educated nineteen British Prime . To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. But I do believe theres the right place for everyone., At Alleyns in Dulwich this year, more than 100 candidates sat the 13+ exam for just 11 places. Message deleted by MNHQ. 22/11/2014 20:51. Eton is one of four remaining single-sex boys' schools in Britain and emphasises high academic standards, with the success rate for entry into Oxbridge and other top UK universities astonishingly high. @SW1Pmum, not until late April/early May in our experience. All the competitive boys schools we have applied to have brilliant provision of those pursuits (DT, engineering, carpentry, architecture).