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request for new sections in Education

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katydid02 · 07/07/2013 08:29

There are sections for primary and secondary, please could there be sections for first and middle schools as well as sometimes it'd be useful to post on a specific forum for these schools given the issues coming up at different ages to primary/secondary - e.g. changing schools and differences with year 4 being the oldest etc.

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HelenMumsnet · 12/08/2013 10:05

@katydid02

What was the outcome of this please?

No outcome yet, I'm afraid katydid02. We're still mulling it over.

We're all for new topics where there's a demand but we also know, from the past, that sometimes we can create new topics and then noone uses them.

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katydid02 · 12/08/2013 10:01

What was the outcome of this please?

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NoComet · 16/07/2013 09:27

A London schools section would be my request. They seem to be loads of very specific problems connected with over subscribed London schools that are pretty meaningless to those of us in the sticks.

Erebus · 16/07/2013 09:23

Wish we had a 3 tier system! Makes so much sense, moving the DC from one stage of their education to the next in line with their physical and emotional/hormonal changes! We were lucky to have a separate Infants and Juniors, but of course that was between Y2 and 3 whereas I believe Infants should go to the end of Y3, Juniors Y4-7 if not 8, Senior from Y8 or 9 upwards.

Hijack over.

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katydid02 · 15/07/2013 17:11

Thanks HelenMNHQ :)

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Sparklingbrook · 15/07/2013 13:00

Thanks HelenMNHQ. Smile

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HelenMumsnet · 15/07/2013 12:58

Thanks for all of these suggestions. We'll have a good think about them - and see if we can find some way to please you all

Succubi · 15/07/2013 09:05

Is it possible to have a private school sub category as well?

Sparklingbrook · 15/07/2013 09:01

Yes Katy that's true. WRT Educational/curriculum stuff years would be good I think.

I do get a bit Sad when everyone is on about their Year 7s going off to Secondary when that doesn't happen here.And their Year 4 is just another Primary year but it's a big deal for us.

I don't think we are going two tier any time soon.

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katydid02 · 15/07/2013 07:30

Thanks Olivia, I hope you've been out enjoying the sun and not slaving over a hot laptop!
Sparklingbrook, I like your suggestion of school years. Of course year 4 in a first school is going to be a bit different to a year 4 in a primary school but you can always post in year 6 for leavers stuff :)

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OliviaMMumsnet · 14/07/2013 19:07

@katydid02

Do MNHQ read site stuff?

hello
Sorry I'm late
Yes we do
We will have a look at this and see what's occurring

AgentProvocateur · 14/07/2013 19:02

I asked for a Scottish education section a few years ago, and I think the MN towers response was that they thought it was a good idea...

Sparklingbrook · 14/07/2013 18:59

I think they should have sections in School Years. Straight to the year you want?

BackforGood · 14/07/2013 18:03

I think it's interesting to read about all the different things that go on in different parts of the country. I've learned lots on hear about how things I'd previously presumed are national, only happen in our LA or all the things that are different in Scotland, for example. Like Doctrine says, I think a lot of posts will get a lot less traffic if spread too thinly.

TheDoctrineOfAllan · 14/07/2013 17:47

Jean, it means that people don't know where to post things and some sections get very neglected. For example, if you wanted to ask for good reading books for a seven year old, where would it go in the new sections? First school or primary education?

TheDoctrineOfAllan · 14/07/2013 17:45

Yes, but reporting your OP might speed the process.

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katydid02 · 14/07/2013 08:09

Do MNHQ read site stuff?

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JeanPaget · 11/07/2013 03:02

I'm interested in why some people think there are too many sections.

I don't mean that in an aggressive way, I'm just not sure what the downside of having more sections is and I'd like to consider the other pov.

I do really think given the different exam system/ admission system etc, a Scottish topic would make sense.

TheDoctrineOfAllan · 10/07/2013 00:26

What Trills said.

tethersend · 09/07/2013 18:01

And yes to a Scottish section. And a Welsh section. And an NI section.

Hmmm... We're going to need a bigger Internet Grin

tethersend · 09/07/2013 17:58

I think there should be an admissions section with stickies at the top about appeals etc.

That would free up the primary and secondary (and first and middle if you must Wink) sections for threads directly relating to schools and education.

Weegiemum · 09/07/2013 17:46

Scotland has a lot of different issues - later entry and non-penalised deferral (my dd1 and ds went into p1 at 5y6m, didn't have to skip a year), exam systems, CfE, bilingual system (also for Wales of course), the blessed lack of Gove, different teacher training, even holiday issues are different. And uni is different too, fee stuff obviously but also 4-year undergrad.

I don't mind posting in the general primary/secondary forums but it can be hard to get an appropriate response sometimes?

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katydid02 · 09/07/2013 17:38
Grin Would it have instructions on it for making voodoo dolls?
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Talkinpeace · 08/07/2013 22:00
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SwedishEdith · 08/07/2013 21:29

I do think there could be a GoveWatch one though