Can you answer Prince George's school interview questions?
"Who would you invite to a dinner party, dead or alive, and why?"
Hi Royal Clubbers,
You may have seen my post earlier this week about Prince George's potential new school, St Edward's in Oxford, also known as 'Teddies'.
It's one of the boarding schools that Prince William and Princess Kate have toured in preparation for when their ten-year-old son George leaves his current place of study, Lambrook, to start senior school aged 13.
Like many other pupils his age, George will have to sit an ISEB Pre-test to determine where he'll go next. But with elite public schools like Teddies – and Marlborough College and Eton College (Kate and William's alma maters, respectively, which they have also recently toured) – young girls and boys usually attend a second stage assessment day at the school, which would involve something like an interview and an activity session.
It sounds like a lot of pressure for a pre-teen, doesn't it?!
I caught up with James Mitchell, co-founder of education advisory firm Think Tutors and White Dot Education, to hear more about the gruelling process these youngsters are put through.
James also shared some example interview questions, and trust me, they're not as straightforward as you'd think. Definitely thought-provoking, a little challenging, and not ideal if you can't think on the spot or under pressure. It's no wonder parents clamber to hire tutors years before their children sit the exams and attend the interviews!
Keep reading to find out what a typical assessment day looks like, and what questions pupils are asked at interviews. James gave examples of "good" and "bad" answers. Safe to say I wouldn't pass the interview stage!