Would you accept a free place at a super privileged school?

[Saffron]

Townleygreen Wrote:

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> I taught at the same school that my 3 children

> attended, and it was fine. It helped that it was

> quite a large school so that I never had to teach

> a class that they were in(!) - I certainly

> wouldn't fancy that.

I don't think any responsible school (provided it's large enough, maybe v rural schools are an exception in the UK?) would have a parent as a child's teacher at school. It's a conflict of interest, surely?!

[womanofdulwich]

LOL I think you will find that one of the main attractions for many teachers/ancillary staff at private schools is that a main part of their package is substantially reduced school fees.

Eg half fees at Dulwich college for a full time lab technician- ?7k per child- 3 boys= ?21k mm

or at least it was 5 years ago when my friend did it.

[Smiler]

On a practical note, if you move them and for some reason need to leave your job, then you could have a problem getting back into local state primary schools.

[Saffron]

...I don't mean that they wouldn't be a teacher at the child's school, I mean they wouldn't have their own child in the specific class they were teaching. Surely you're not allowed to mark your own child's work?

[esme]

If your kids love the school then why not - someone has to be privileged, you're not going to change the world by declining the free place!

[stacey-lyn]

Our children experienced both and the 'privileged' schools won hands down. They flourished, were nurtured and benefited in innumerable ways. Your children's impression is also so positive - go with that. In any school there is the chance that they will be picked on at some stage - some children can be cruel. In fact, our daughter was dreadfully bullied at the local school and not at the 'privileged' one that had a holistic approach to education and the welfare of each child was truly their paramount consideration, and not just hype. Btw, our children still have friends from both schools they attended. Imho, grab the opportunity.