Saint Mary's Academy

Being a teacher can be a very rewarding job, but at the same time it is equally as difficult. With the added pressures of today’s generation, being a teacher is growing into a more and more complex job. It used to be that you could design a physics experiment about compression springs and have kids fill out a worksheet, but now there seems to be the need to use technology. A simple thing about extension springs turns into a complicated mess involving computers and gadgets. Some teachers do enjoy this, but it does add extra stress onto their plate. Administrators try very hard to keep up with technology and have their school be innovative, but there are ways to do this and not to do this.

The majority of parents start looking for places for their child while in Year 5 at school, with most of the “action” happening when the child is in Year 6, the final year of primary school.

Registration

Before doing anything else it’s important to find out the details regarding registration: phone up the school or find out from their website where you can get their registration form from and what the last date for admission is. Some private schools do not have a formal registration as such, but it is worth considering early in the cycle.

Registration fees vary, but expect them to run into the hundreds of pounds. It’s important to do this and apply as early as possible because many private schools close their lists before the date of entry; yet, even so, even if you’re late you can still try your luck- don’t count too much on it, but they just might make an exception with a late application, particularly if academic standards have not been reached by other pupils applying to the school.