DS in Y6 at prep which feeds to senior school next year. He has passed exam for seniors. Has good friends at school but took him long time to settle. However he seems less happy with general school. He has asked to move a couple of times (linked to way school have handled certain issues). The first time we spoke to school and they assured us he would be fine. He was for a time but there have been constant irritations and disappointment for him and if I am honest he has never seemed really at ease in the school.
He seems one of the lost middle. Not outstanding at anything and never chosen for anything - sports trips, house positions, workshops etc. I think he finds this very hard and demotivating. From all accounts nothing changes in seniors.
We have pushed on as he likes his friends and we aren't sure that he would find things much different in another school. Plus only alternative would be boarding which my DH was dead against. However I heard DS talking to his friend today. The friend was saying how excited he was to be moving to seniors. But my DS's response was that he didn't like the school and wanted to leave. This upset me and I am wondering if I should rethink plans now.
What would you do? We have no 11+ options so earliest I think he could now change is 13+ entry boarding but not sure if too late to register him for boarding schools.
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Dancingdreamer · 06/04/2016 19:33
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