Gillian, a careers advisor from Lincolnshire, tells i why despite grammars being hugely oversubscribed. She wishes her daughter had gone to a comprehensive instead
“I honestly feel that grammar schools should no longer be around. They are dated and snobbish” After Labour announced that it would impose a VAT on private schools, if it wins the general election, a cohort of parents who might otherwise have sent their children to fee-paying schools have been looking at how to get their children into grammars instead.
In the area we lived in, all schools took part in the 11-plus selection process. My daughter was her own harshest critic, so I wasn’t sure grammar school was right for her as I knew she would have extra pressure to perform. At primary she was always in the top few children, for everything. As well as the pressure, the grammar school was single-sex and she always got on better with boys, loving science fiction.
Yes, there were other girls like my daughter, but there was definitely an elitist culture. The ridiculous school trips confirmed this – £5,000 for a one-week trip one year. We were certainly not poor but we could not just pay £5,000 on demand. It was a very “them and us” culture even at events.My daughter, like me, has always been very individual. This did not go down well.
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