DH and I have fallen in love with a house in a small (pop 250) village 8 miles out of the city we currently live in.
Most of the cons that people say about village life are either not an issue here (its on a touristy, coastal bus route so hourly buses, 24 hr garage 2 minutes drive away for milk and bread emergencies etc) or we feel that we can live with.
The one thing I cant get past however is the small village school. Its 3 classes, currently 80+. I am a teacher myself at a very large school and always said I wanted my kids to go to a big school.
I am trying to be more open minded about the village school as I think a good school, with good facilities and proactive staff, is what it is no matter the size. But I also keep going back to the fact that in 5 minutes 1 direction or 15 minutes in another there are bigger villages with large (2 form entry+) schools.
So, my question is when DD does eventually go to school (not for another couple of years) will going to school outside of the village be a real and viable option? Yes I will need to consider how she will get there etc etc but I mean more in terms of being the odd one out in the village and/or the odd one out at school.
I want to feel that we will have genuine choice when it comes to choosing the right place for DD. Before anyone asks, both large schools are currently under subscribed. Of course this may change.
It doesnt help that the school is opposite the house! So its not as if we could just hide from that part of village life.
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Wellthen · 20/05/2017 10:44
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