So we are moving to a new area and have been lucky enough to find two lovely schools with spaces for our four year old son.
One is a very small school with just three classes in, a typical village school which is very nurturing and very cosy. The playground is very small but they take the children out a lot and the focus is on fun.
The other school is a very large infant school - not sure how many classes but probably about nine. The grounds are beautiful set in the middle of a lovely setting. They have a swimming pool, forests adjoining the playground and a lovely outside playing area. However, from what I have been reading there is a huge focus on pushing the kids academically and it doesn't look as nurturing or friendly or fun as the other one. When we were visiting the school one of the teachers told us that teachers are not allowed to touch the children anymore - I am not sure if this is normal but at the other school we saw a child being cuddled so I suspect they do things differently.
We need to make a quick decision as there is only one space left at each and we are looking at houses. So we are trying to decide between large grounds and good results with amazing facilities or a small village school which focuses on nurturing and fun.
Our lovely son is a very gentle boy and I am totally confused - he is our first child starting school and so it is all new to us. Both schools feed into the same junior school later on.
Can anyone advise on what they feel would be better for an infant school or is it just preference? I am so confused!!
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summerschoolsaga · 07/07/2018 23:40
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