Page 2 | 9 sets of twins start 9 different schools in the same local authority!

GreatestShowUnicorn · 2020-08-12T21:01:26+00:00

Is it a slow news day? My local school have four sets in two p1 classes, I don’t think this is that unusual and this uniforms OMG! Is that really needed for p1 [[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/teachers-seeing-double-nine-sets-22505623?fbclid=IwAR23unB4adTpnNrwFhdmERoa79Ku-lkyI8A_AY3TSO_8DcmGV8VGOp7aCok]]

MintChocAddict · 12/08/2020 23:20

It is one of the smallest LA's in Scotland. So it having the highest number of twins is a quirk that is worthy of a photo in the paper

It might be one of the smaller authorities lyra but it also has 20ish primary schools so still think 9 sets of P1 starters across 20 schools not unusual. Nice story and pic to cheer folk up though

22Giraffes · 12/08/2020 23:21

My son started reception with 2 sets of twins and a set of triplets (only 1 form entry!)

JaniceBattersby · 12/08/2020 23:23

Well you’ve posted the link here and everyone’s talking about it so it’s clearly not a ‘slow news day’.

Look forward to reading all the scoops you have written that are much better than this one.

DinoDeb · 12/08/2020 23:23

When I was in secondary school my year group of 150 had 6 sets of twins and two sets of triplets - ALL identical. That made the paper but it was the two lots of identical triplets that swung it as it was obviously incredibly rare, especially two lots in one year!

lyralalala · 12/08/2020 23:32

@MintChocAddict

*It is one of the smallest LA's in Scotland. So it having the highest number of twins is a quirk that is worthy of a photo in the paper*

It might be one of the smaller authorities lyra but it also has 20ish primary schools so still think 9 sets of P1 starters across 20 schools not unusual. Nice story and pic to cheer folk up though

When they decided to take the pic they wouldn't have known 7 sets would defer. There could have been 16 which is quite a few for an area with less than 100,000 people.

The twins pic is a very common thing on first day at school. It's just one of those first day things. Same as the "X new teachers" if a LA has a particularly big bunch of NQTs starting.

lyralalala · 12/08/2020 23:34

Though the thread title is actually inaccurate as they're 9 sets going to 6 schools as 3 sets are going to the same school.

Humphs27 · 12/08/2020 23:35

Why do we have to call them “sets” my twins don’t even look related ! They are definitely not a “set” of anything 🤣

howfarwevecome · 12/08/2020 23:45

Not news. When my youngest started Reception in a single intake village school, there were 3 sets of twins in her class: girl set, boy set and a mixed pair set. So 6 out of the 30 were multiples.

Dylaninthemovies1 · 12/08/2020 23:45

I think there is a lot more twins than there used to be (completely anecdotally!)

I don’t remember any twins at my school!

In my dept at work of 30 people, 6 people are the parents of twins.

In my team of 8, 3 of the team are one of a set of twins!

lyralalala · 12/08/2020 23:48

I think it's totally random. The first school mine went to they were "the" twins as they were the only ones in their school. Then we moved, only 25 miles or so and they were one of 3 sets in their class and one of seven sets in the school. Totally random.

suzy2b · 13/08/2020 00:00

It said that they were 4-5 and were born 2015 my granddaughter was born 2015 she will be going into yr1 when shes goes back

lyralalala · 13/08/2020 00:01

@suzy2b

It said that they were 4-5 and were born 2015 my granddaughter was born 2015 she will be going into yr1 when shes goes back

Children start school at 4.5-5.5 in Scotland. The cut off is different as it's Feb/March.

LakieLady · 13/08/2020 00:04

It's gobsmacking to me, I only knew 2 sets of twins throughout my entire time at school!

YerAWizardHarry · 13/08/2020 00:07

The uniforms I've seen online today have surprised me too, not a thing AT ALL in Aberdeen/shire. We are still very much school jumpers and trousers for boys, plaid/grey dresses for the girls with a cardi in the school colours.

Bowerbird5 · 13/08/2020 00:07

Where I worked I don’t think we have ever had a year without at least one pair. I have been there a long time. Yes, I think it is the area.

It was a lovely picture and the other news in Scotland was awful. Poor families and people involved. Including emergency services. DH has a lot of friends in that area. He sometimes caught the train on that line.

Yes, uniform has always been quite formal. I started school in Scotland and wore a kilt. We had to have it made and the shop is still there.My two eldest boys also started school there and wore a bottle green jumper no sweat shirts. Girls wore a tartan skirt or pinafore. My sister was in P7 at the same time as DS1 started.

Bowerbird5 · 13/08/2020 00:09

it was just a bit further over🤫

WaxOnFeckOff · 13/08/2020 00:21

Well the population of Inverclyde is only 78000 so that's probably quite a big percentage of twins in P1?

I once worked in a team of 20 where 4 of the staff were twins (not both twins in the team, one of each of the 4 sets of twins was in the team).

Glasgow area in particular has much more formal uniforms. I'm not in Glasgow and DC at primary are sweatshirts and trousers though the girls might have pinafore or skirt and shirt

manicinsomniac · 13/08/2020 00:27

To be fair, the article does say there are actually 16 pairs of twins but loads have deferred (how are there going to be enough places next year if that is a representative percentage of all new starters??)

I agree it's not hugely unusual but they are an exceptionally cute looking group of children in those uniforms so I don't care. Made me smile.

lyralalala · 13/08/2020 00:31

@manicinsomniac

To be fair, the article does say there are actually 16 pairs of twins but loads have deferred (how are there going to be enough places next year if that is a representative percentage of all new starters??)

I agree it's not hugely unusual but they are an exceptionally cute looking group of children in those uniforms so I don't care. Made me smile.

The percentage will probably be the same next year. Also the Scottish system is different. There's no set 30 (or whatever) places for P1, it doesn't work like that.

manicinsomniac · 13/08/2020 00:33

Ah ok, thanks. I assumed it was a Covid thing, didn't know deferring was so common.

lyralalala · 13/08/2020 00:37

@manicinsomniac

Ah ok, thanks. I assumed it was a Covid thing, didn't know deferring was so common.

Actually there might be a slightly higher than normal number this year thinking on it, but it's much more common in Scotland. Children deferred always go into P1 the following year so it's never been like the skipping YR scenario in England.

I was deferred when I started school in the 80s and it was a quick chat that got it ok'd. It's not uncommon at all.

rosiejaune · 13/08/2020 00:39

Well I would be looking for some environmental cause if the rate of twinning in that area is double the norm.

Whether that's because something is causing higher rates of infertility, and therefore they are using IVF more, or because there are hormones in the water or something.

Re deferring, it's very common in Scotland and presumably next year's intake will do it too to about the same degree.

YerAWizardHarry · 13/08/2020 03:20

Deferring definitely common, we have just deferred DSS although didn't defer DS. DS will be Primary 5 when DSS starts Primary 1 despite only being 3 years and 3 days apart

AlmostAJillSandwich · 13/08/2020 04:00

A friend of mine was a twin, didn't find out till the end of our first year as her twin was in the year below us.

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GreatestShowUnicorn · 13/08/2020 04:37

Deferral of Jan/Feb born kids in Scotland is very common as they are automatically entitled to another year of pre school funding.

I used to do a job that meant I was in schools all over the country and I’ve never seen uniforms like it except in private schools and even some of them have moved away from blazers for their tiniest kids.

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