DD is starting Y7 in September. Her school is just over two miles away and there's a cycle path most of the way there.
She's not a confident cyclist so we will need to work on this. Unfortunately there won't be any other kids cycling from our village - she's out of catchment but got in because she's in a priority group in the oversubscription criteria.
Am I being silly to be concerned about the distance? She's probably the furthest child allocated (haven't checked but previous distance allocated has been less than our distance) I know it's manageable to travel, but what about socially?
She's my eldest and I have no idea how things like 'playdates' work at secondary - will she be out of it as she lives in a different direction to the one others are travelling from. Does it matter?
When I was at school everyone went from the same primary to the same secondary and we all lived within spitting distance of the school, so it's hard to get my head around how it will work for her!