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If your child is going into year 7 in September have you heard from their school yet?

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listsandbudgets · 19/04/2023 16:19

Beyond the offer from the council we've not heard a single thing. I had assumed we might have had something from the school by now at least telling us if they will have an induction day and if so when.

Perhaps I'm just in too much of a rush but it would be good to hear from them in one way or another.

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1sttodie · 19/04/2023 17:24

We received the 1st letter on March 3rd. The 1st email was around the same time. We've had to complete an online reg form and have been informed of Induction days, etc. Some friends going to different secondary schools in our area also received communications quickly, so my son's school is certainly not unique but it doesn't mean that it's common practice. There's still plenty of time.

TeenDivided · 19/04/2023 17:04

They may well be waiting for the waiting list shuffling to stop / slow so they can send info out to everyone together.

If you hunt of the school website, there may be a school calendar that might mention induction days. it won't be before towards the end of June as they will wait for GCSEs to be done and out the way first.

They may well visit local primaries (ours did) to talk to pupils / y6 teachers to help inform their putting you into tutor groups, but that won't be before SATs as primary schools won't want it.

Ihategoingtothehairdressers · 19/04/2023 16:28

Secondary schools have current pupils to focus on and will have just opened after Easter.

Induction days likely won't be until after GCSE exams have finished, and they don't even start for a few weeks yet, so there's plenty of time for them to communicate details with you.

It's certainly not concerning that that they haven't yet been in contact. You've got a place...for next academic year.

Mogloveseggs · 19/04/2023 16:20

Yes but only yesterday. I was starting to get a little concerned I must admit.