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secondary school with no locker facilities

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Storminateacup74 · 08/10/2018 16:58

We are currently doing the rounds for open evenings/mornings. My son is in year 6 and the secondary school that my other child attends, we do not feel is right for my son, so we are looking at another local secondary academy. It has a very different feel and ethos that would suit my autistic son but the one thing which I find odd is that they don't have any lockers so everything has to be carried around with them all day including wet coats. He is lucky and his primary has lockers so he has been used to going in in the morning and putting his lunch and coat in his locker. My DD and DN's school in a neighbouring town all have the option of hiring a locker. Is it normal for some schools not to have lockers - I just presumed they all offered them. Thanks

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AdventuringThroughLife · 08/10/2018 17:07

Do they take a rucksack around with them then? Isnt that bulky/messy?

clary · 08/10/2018 17:07

Yy to it being a pain wasting time at break fetching stuff from the other side of school. Drop things off (cooking, musical instrument) at start of day if no locker - not an issue.

AdventuringThroughLife · 08/10/2018 17:06

Wow i thought locker areas/cloakrooms were the norm.

Where do you put a musical instrument /pe kit and cookery project... never mind gcse text books?!

Surely they dont leave coats in class....

clary · 08/10/2018 17:05

Lots of schools don't have lockers. I wouldn't make it a, deal breaker. Mine have always managed fine with books, PE kit, trumpet etc and no locker.

itbemay · 08/10/2018 17:05

No lockers at my sons school either.

Sugarhunnyicedtea · 08/10/2018 17:04

There are lockers at my son's school. Nobody uses them, they'd rather carry everything with them as if they don't remember to get everything out for the day they waste their break and lunch getting equipment from the locker

YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 08/10/2018 17:03

We don't have lockers as we simply don't have the space. I really feel for the kids

Endofthelinefinally · 08/10/2018 17:03

We had this problem and TBH it was a complete nightmare.
So much stuff got stolen and my child had really bad backache from having to lug so many heavy bags around up and down stairs all day.
E.g. musical instrument, PE kit, homework, all books for lessons, food tech stuff, lunch, water bottle. It was beyond ridiculous.

RossPoldarkfan · 08/10/2018 17:03

I thought it was usual not to have lockers. My children never had lockers though different areas may provide them.

RowenaDedalus · 08/10/2018 17:00

I would say it’s pretty normal not to have lockers. I don’t know many secondaries in the area that have them.

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