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considering a school/ travelling on a tube - year 7 ( 40 min with the change)

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newtothis15 · 30/10/2019 06:40

i am considering a school when my DS would have to travel on a tube. From where we live, I do not know any children who travel to that school, as admissions are done by the ballot system...

what factors shall I consider when travelling? I think the school does not allow to carry phones to school ( I will double check today if definitely not allowed on a journey)

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TeenPlusTwenties · 30/10/2019 09:56

I'd be thinking about:

  • will they get a seat or be standing, squashed in like a sardine
  • how reliable are the tubes wrt breakdowns, and what if there is a tube strike
  • is my child sensible enough to cope with problems on the journey (especially if they don't have access to a phone, though many schools which ban phones permit them off at the bottom of the bag)
  • how will they cope of days when they have to carry PE kit / instrument / food tech creations
  • what do they think about the commute
  • how good is the school compared with more accessible options
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