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- Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:24 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: 2014 Admissions
- Replies: 81
- Views: 43323
Re: 2014 Admissions
Congratulations to all who got through the first stage (even though another anxious wait now lies ahead!). But for those who didn't make it, I hope that Juicymum's experience is reassuring. I recently bumped into an ex-colleague of mine whose DD was offered a place at CH a few years back - only for ...
- Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:14 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Nervous about the road ahead ....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10470
Re: Nervous about the road ahead ....
Am gutted have just been advised by the school the west gift discount no longer applies A quick Google search on 'West's gift' brings up the following information posted in April this year http://www.west-group.org/html/christhospital.html Presumably the endowment income is still used to support pu...
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:01 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Nervous about the road ahead ....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10470
Re: Nervous about the road ahead ....
This flags up once again the need for clearer and more detailed financial information to be made available to prospective (and current!) parents.
Good luck with everything Surreymum!
Good luck with everything Surreymum!
- Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Barking In Essex
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6717
Re: Barking In Essex
It was such a huge area; someone once told me that it was one of the largest buildings in the country unsupported by pillars. When built in the 1950s, I believe that the bus garage in Chichester took this record! It's certainly a vast structure, still standing though I think its days are numbered...
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:54 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Parents' forum on CH website
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6022
Parents' forum on CH website
Has anyone kept up-to-date with the ‘official’ parents' forum on the school website? I was browsing the site in an idle moment at lunchtime and tried to log in using the generic username and what I think was the last password provided to parents – have we been sent a new one for this year? Or are we...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:37 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Deputy Head
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4759
Re: Deputy Head
Which paper?
I'd heard this news from DS - I wasn't aware that Nigella and Dominic had a less famous sibling, but it's interesting to hear that his career move to CH has made the national press!
I'd heard this news from DS - I wasn't aware that Nigella and Dominic had a less famous sibling, but it's interesting to hear that his career move to CH has made the national press!
- Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: IB Congratulations
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2376
Re: IB Congratulations
jhopgood wrote: I add my congratulations and simultaneous regrets that the UK education system is taking its time in fully accepting these qualifications. As it happens, my own son was also a guinea pig for the IB just last year at a state sixth form college, and I agree wholeheartedly with your com...
- Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:49 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: IB Congratulations
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2376
IB Congratulations
I just wanted to offer congratulations to the CH students (and staff!) who were brave enough to be guinea pigs for the IB, and have managed to achieve some very impressive results!
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: THE FUTURE OF CH
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6854
Re: THE FUTURE OF CH
Eowyn3099 wrote: If she does get a place we will be one of the many parents who have children being financially assessed on two different systems, our DS arriving before the changes went through. If both children where in school and our income disappeared overnight, our DS would get instant full sup...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:31 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: 3rd form GCSE options
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11507
Re: 3rd form GCSE options
I was under the impression that cgse's at CH are taught over 2 years, not 3. Even though the gcse's are chosen 3 years ahead of the exams, they don't start the gcse syllabuses themselves until UF. Really? I didn't know that (obviously I don't pay enough attention!). That will certainly make it easi...
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:14 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: 3rd form GCSE options
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11507
Re: 3rd form GCSE options
Following on from recent comment on this thread about when choices are made, I've been interested in today's announcement of details for the new 'GSCE (England)'. According to the proposed timetable: The changes are scheduled to be introduced for the start of the 2015 school year in the eight core s...
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: THE FUTURE OF CH
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6854
Re: THE FUTURE OF CH
Can someone provide some useful facts? e.g. What is/was the upper limit on parental income allowing a child to attend CH? Will this limit be raised (if so to what?) or removed totally? When are the proposed changes to take place? What percentage of the future CH will consist of the wealthy? These m...
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: THE FUTURE OF CH
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6854
Re: THE FUTURE OF CH
Fitzsadou wrote:
This is encouraging news - but can I ask how? And what has been the response, if any, from the school?Some OBs, who do not contribute to this Forum, are working against CH’s present trend to move upmarket and attract children from richer families.
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:03 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Whole school photo - how often
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10795
Re: Whole school photo - how often
House photos are being taken on Tuesday Is this a new thing Mrs C, and will the whole House be photographed? I don't remember that we've been offered any opportunity to buy a House photo since the group shot of new entrants (taken at the same time as the individual photos in the first term of their...
- Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:44 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Cost cutting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10288
Re: Cost cutting
Pinkhebe wrote: I've noticed in the bursery form it asks for the amount you pay for both council tax and water. I'm sure these were taken off last years form Hang on a minute... I've only just received my assessment forms, and notice that while this year we are again required to provide evidence of ...