Two DC will be in the same school year, but they're not twins.

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Has anyone else had any experience of this? There is 11 months between them. I'm just wondering if they'll always be thought of as twins, etc.?

there was a pair of sisters in the same year group as each other (not twins) a couple of years above me in school.

We never thought they were twins.
not an issue as far as I remember (I knew them outside of school)

Irish twins

No advice, but unless they're very similar looking I doubt they'll be thought of as twins?

We had brothers in our year at school and they were never seen as twins but we're in different classes.

There were 2 girls in the year above me who were sisters but not twins and in the same year group.

A friend of mine has had this with her sons. They've just finished and the younger has won every award going & been on the top teams. I feel a bit sorry for the older boy but that's the way it goes.

I've got some starting in September in my Reception class who are 11 months apart. They look incredibly alike, though, so are often mistaken for twins. I don't foresee any issues - they'll just get on with it as all DCs do.

I know someone with 3 in the same class one child born in September and twins born in july

A couple of years ago I taught the younger of two sisters, the older one was in the parallel class. It wasn't an issue and nobody thought they were twins.

I went to school with two brothers who were 11 months apart and in my class (small village school).

One was really tall and the other short - no one thought they were twins.

I was asking just about any problems that may come of it, that was just an example

When i was in school we had an set of twins plus their sister who was 10 months older than them in my class. We thought it was kinda cool that their big sister was in the same class.

Irish twins....why Irish Butt?

Why does it matter? Twins are separate people like non-twin siblings (at least from the school's perspective). A novelty but a bit of a non- issue.

Irish = Catholic = no contraception therefore children born close together so might be same age, but not twins.

I've taught brothers who were in the same year group. They did look alike but it was obvious that one was much younger than the other. The same as any children who you have in your class whose birthdays are at the beginning or the end of the year. I can't see any problems with it really. Other than they might spend too much time together if the school is small and they are always in the same class.

We have a pair in my secondary school. TBH most teachers assumed they were non identical twins, but I don't think there's any harm in that. They are still two different people.

I had a set of 'Irish Twins' (apologies if that offends anyone, I had no idea what it meant as a child when my mother used to refer to them thus) in my class. The girl was born in September, and her brother was born the following August. We definitely did not see them as twins - the eldest was much taller than the youngest and there was a clear academic difference between the two, though that may not have been related to age.

I've seen a lot of this over the years- no problems caused by it.

I can see why you are worried because being same school year, same targets to reach, age difference, comparisons etc.

All things that are reasonable to wonder about.

But, yiu need to be firm from day 1 they are 2 seperate people with different strengths and you don't want them compared.

My friends DDs are 18 months apart. They are in consecutive school years and attended a primary that did mixed year groups which meant sometimes they were same year iyswim?

Her eldest is confident and bright. The first parents evening for youngest started with "well she's very different from dd1 isn't she?". My friend simply replied "well yes, she's DD2 and we are here to discuss her strengths and anything I can do at home to help her if needs be".

They a were never compared again!

We had 2 boys 10 months apart in the school I currently work in. They were chalk and cheese, looked and acted NOTHING like each other and were never even thought of as siblings, let alone twins. Don't think you've anything to worry about OP.

I know someone with 3 in the same class one child born in September and twins born in july
That must have been hard work raising those kids what with them all being in nappies at the same time.