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August Birthday, What school year?

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Davros · 01/09/2004 14:49

Sorry if this has been covered before. DS's birthday is 6th August and I have no idea what year he should be in. Does he have to be in the class that makes him very young or is there some flexibility? I'd quite like him to be in the next year and be the oldest as he'd get another year out of school (as its a special school and he has autism, the longer at school the better!)

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blossomhill · 01/09/2004 15:09

Davros as you probably know my dd was 5 yesterday and will go into year 1 tomorrow. This makes her the youngest in her year. I did discuss about keeping her down but the school didn't think dd needed it as academically she is ahead of her peers. There are children in dd's school (from the unit) who have been kept down a year if the school thinks they need to!

Kayleigh · 01/09/2004 15:13

My ds2 was 6 on 10th August. He is just about to go into year 2 and is one of the youngest in the class. August birthdays will usually be youngest in class but I think most schools would take a view if a parent had valid reasons for keeping their child back a year.

hewlettsdaughter · 01/09/2004 15:51

My ds was 5 on 8th August and starts year 1 tomorrow.

golds · 01/09/2004 16:13

children start school the Term after there 4 Birthday, so he will start in the September just after his 4th birthday, some schools (not ours) will allow the child to just go part-time until the child/parent/teacher feels that they are ready.

When my dd started school, there was a boy in her class that didn't start going full time until after Christmas as he just wasn't ready.

golds · 01/09/2004 16:15

Just contradicted myself - meant our school has this option

maddiemo · 01/09/2004 16:50

Davros My friends son has autism and he repeated
year 5, he is mainstream with a statement.
You need to discuss with the school what will be in his best interests. The LEA will have to be involved because of funding. My LEA are usually happy to hold back if the current placement is cheaper than alternative provision

AuntyQuated · 01/09/2004 16:55

you aren't leagally obliged to send him until he is 5. most schools will support this if they see the advantages of it. however no school can refuse you , unless they are full by the time he is 5

clary · 02/09/2004 13:10

It's true that you can wait until the term after they are five to send your child to school...however, in practice many schoosl will then insist that they start straight into yr 1 so there's not much point imo. I have a colleague with twin boys who are end August and they are starting in reception this year (they are 5 now IYSWIM) but he had to negotiate hard for this.
HOWEVER, if yr DS is autistic Davros I wd imagine a) you are good at fighting yr corner b) there would eb some flexibility from the school.

lique · 02/09/2004 13:17

hackney parent confused which nursery/primary school (if there is a choice!). My son can stay at his private nursery until he turns four (Nov '05). I am going to visit Colvestone, Gayhurst, London Fields, Princess May, Queensbridge and Shacklewell. Colvestone, Shacklewell and Princess May seem in our catchment area. Any advice which is best, when to start him at nursery to avoid too many switches, how big is your chance to get in to primary if your child is already in that nursery?

daisy1999 · 02/09/2004 13:19

Just one word of caution about putting him in a different year to what he should be in, unless absolutely necessary. At some point other children will pick up on the fact that he is in the "wrong" year and children can be very unkind. Not a major consideration but one you should be aware of.

Davros · 02/09/2004 17:46

Ooops, forgot to say that he's already 9! The school has always called the classes cute names but now that secondary is approaching they say they are putting the kids into the correct class for their chronological age and therefore sometimes referring to them by Year name but I don't know what year he SHOULD be in, whether he is nor not. I don't want them putting him into the class where he is the youngest if there's an option for him to be in one where he's the oldest and therefore we get an extra year's schooling. I won't go to the LEA until I know where I stand as they WILL NOT want to fund an extra year if they can avoid it.

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popsycal · 02/09/2004 18:10

If he turned 9 in August, then he is the age to be starting Year 5 now.
year7 is the beginning of secondary

popsycal · 02/09/2004 18:11

and the general rule is that august birthdays are the youngest in the year group

my 2 years old ds is august 3rd

Davros · 02/09/2004 23:04

Thanks everyone, especilly popsycal, think I understand it now! He is in a class that will be going up to secondary next year EXCEPT for him and one other little girl. So I'm happy that he's going to get quite a lot of extra activities and attention as preparation for secondary but won't have to go to secondary next year.

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popsycal · 03/09/2004 20:10

because of his age, he won't need to go to secondary until september 2006 if he turned 9 in august...

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