bwfc_sue Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 My friends son who is six has been identified as being talented and gifted at school. He was taken to Bridgewater School today to sit an entry test which he passed with flying colours. They said they would accept him as soon as after the next half term in Feb. The problem is that there are no subsidised places until he reaches yr7. It will cost her ?600 a month to send him. She is dead set on sending him which means living on the poverty line for the next god knows how many years....she is a single parent so money is a big issue. Is there any other way she can apply for help with her sons place at this school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted January 24, 2008 Site Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2008 Tell them he'll be back in 5 years. Gifted and talented or cash-cow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfc_sue Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Tell them he'll be back in 5 years. Gifted and talented or cash-cow? Cash-cow? Sorry I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted January 24, 2008 Site Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2008 Cash cow is a euphamism for somewhere from where to grab some cash. If Bridgewater school want a gifted kid, fine, there he is, but it's not the kid they're after, it's the fees until he's 11 years old. Unfortunately your mate will now be hung up on the gifted and talented tag and will now be wondering how to manage on bread and beans for the next five years. She will become a cash-cow for Bridgewater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I watched a documentary on families in similar situations. Unfortunately I can't remember any of the solutions. You could always lobby reputable companies to sponsor him and sign him on a pre-contract agreement. Then you could flog him to Chels.... oh sh?t got mixed up sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfc_sue Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 (edited) It just goes to show that it's a rich mans world out there. This really ikes me big time! It's no wonder working class family kids are underachieving as apposed to the rich little puffs that Daddy takes to private school in his huuuuuge 4x4! Edited January 24, 2008 by bwfc_sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 They may be some bursaries your friend could apply for. Ask the school for information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfc_sue Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 They may be some bursaries your friend could apply for. Ask the school for information. She asked, there is none until he reaches secondary school age. It sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted January 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 24, 2008 It just goes to show that it's a rich mans world out there. This really ikes me big time! It's no wonder working class family kids are underachieving as apposed to the rich little puffs that Daddy takes to private school in his huuuuuge 4x4! Swanny went to Bolton School. I rest my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 It just goes to show that it's a rich mans world out there. This really ikes me big time! It's no wonder working class family kids are underachieving as apposed to the rich little puffs that Daddy takes to private school in his huuuuuge 4x4! Not strictly true, Sue, but i know what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfc_sue Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Not strictly true, Sue, but i know what you mean. I dont know which bit your saying is not true but you tell me a working class single mother who can afford to send her child to a private school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I dont know which bit your saying is not true but you tell me a working class single mother who can afford to send her child to a private school. the bit that's not true is that it is mummy taking the kid in her 4x4. Daddy's shagging the secretary over the photocopier at that time of the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted January 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 24, 2008 I dont know which bit your saying is not true but you tell me a working class single mother who can afford to send her child to a private school. its her choice to make if she chooses to send child to the posh school, she'd better get used to being broke don't see why i should fund it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfc_sue Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 its her choice to make if she chooses to send child to the posh school, she'd better get used to being broke don't see why i should fund it Why shouldn't she seek funding if it's available? (I'm not saying she is, she is quite prepared to skimp and scrape, it just annoys me that this is the case) She has always worked to keep her head above the water, and if he is to recieve a good education it's another number that won't be joining the lazy f?ckin workshy ones who can't be arsed to get off there fat lazy f?ckin backsides because they manage ok from what they recieve from the likes of yours and my taxes. So in theory any funding will even it's self out with what he puts back in when he has a successful career. (I think!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted January 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 24, 2008 if fundings there, great but if its not, then thats her call my view, and i may be wrong, if this kid is sooooooooooooo bright, shop around cos if he is exceptional, some school will shell out to get him i suspect hes bright, but nowt spec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 I dont know which bit your saying is not true but you tell me a working class single mother who can afford to send her child to a private school. Whoa, whoa! Haven't you lot had a socialist government up there for over a decade? Wouldn't this be funded out of hounding the wealthy via inheritance tax and the like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andybwfc Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Sue! Tell her to buy a Nintento DS Lite and get brain training and brain academy! A much cheaper option until he's at secondary school age! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widnes Two Hats Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Has your friend got big tits? If so, I may be able to offer her a part time job to help her through these financially challenging times Widnes the dirty Samaritan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revdishydave Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 whats the alternative school? i turned down bridgewater, and was glad to do so... i knew some right crackheads who went there. saying that joeys wasnt exactly eton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) If he's a talented kid then going to state school won't do him any harm, he'll still piss it. It's your numb feckers who'd benefit from private school. Edited January 25, 2008 by mickbrown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YATESY Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 She asked, there is none until he reaches secondary school age. It sucks! That's because a lot of funding bodies for assistance for private schools see the placement of 'gifted' children at primary school age as a bit of a waste. The ease to get into a good to excellent primary schools is far easier than a excellent state secondary school - thus if your friend can't afford the fees now I would advise waiting to secondary school age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Whoa, whoa! Haven't you lot had a socialist government up there for over a decade? Wouldn't this be funded out of hounding the wealthy via inheritance tax and the like? no we have had new labour. with regards the school tell her to tourn catholic get into a local catholic school and he will do fine till secondary school comes along. his education might not be quite as good but the money she saves will also allow the kid to have a live other than school. remember what happened to that bird on corrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I sat entrance exams to get into private school passed them and then was asked if i wanted to go. I said i would sooner go to school with my friends. I didn't do too badly with 6A's and 3B's by the end of year 11. As for six form we had 5 people come from the private school I sat the exam for and they said they benefited more from coming to state school for sixth form than private and regretted being in private education. two of these came from families of millionaires as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawley White Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Private eduaction is the biggest load of bollocks this country has ever had to put up with. This doesn't happen in France when the state schools are the best in the country. I don't see why, by dint of wealth, some children are given a head start in life regardless of academic ability. The fact that Cambridge now proudly boast that 50% of their undergraduates come from state schools show how much those in private education are favoured. You often see those how went to Harrow, Ardlingly, Eton turn up at one of our great institutions with no more than 3 C's at A Level. The local comps are fine, if he's that bright he will succeed anyway and maybe have a job cleaning theatre seats for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 1) Private eduaction is the biggest load of bollocks this country has ever had to put up with. 2) The local comps are fine, if he's that bright he will succeed anyway and maybe have a job cleaning theatre seats for a living. 1) Fooking right. Get em in a state run drug experimentation regime Comprehensive with 72 students per teacher. Power to the people. 2) Love that sense of humour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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