Has anyone done this, and would be willing to tell me how it worked for them? We're adopting a five year old girl (just started back in year 1), who's very happy with the school she's in, at the other end of the country from us. There's been a bit of a delay due to some legal issues, but we're ready to go now, and preparation should be starting with her this week (we've had matching panel). We're unsure how to go about the school application - is it up to us or the SW to do this? bearing in mind we're without an adoption order yet.My biggest question is how long she should have with use before starting school - our SW suggested we delay intros until near half term, which I'm pretty horrified by - I'd like at least a couple of weeks with her bonding with us rather than her classmates!
Any suggestions and stories of how it worked for you gratefully received!