Can we have ages instead of school years?

[LadyoftheMercians]

I have no idea how old a year 11 child is? And therefore no clue on of they should be allowed a phone in their room overnight.

Inspired by a thread, not necessarily a TAAT

I don't have the headspace for all that. Easier to say my DS is x age (in year y)...

I can't use my fingers because the age of starting school and the numbering order of school years is very different in Ireland. I couldn't be arsed using Google. So much easier to say, 10 year old, 16 year old or whatever?

I'm Irish and just add 5 - it's usually accurate.

In fairness, it's not rocket science.

Except in threads about schools, they'd then be cluttered up with 'which year is he in?'. Is he in primary or secondary? 11 year olds don't have different teachers for different lessons? Won't he miss his SATs?

And of course 'how old is he?'.

Can't please all of the people all of the time.

So Scottish and Irish parents can't give advice? Or should automatically know English school years and school starting ages, despite them being different in their countries?

At some point I must have had experience of a "child in Year 11" but as the educational system my child was in doesn't have a "Year 11" I have no idea what age is being referred to.

It's so utterly parochial and typing the actual age would be quicker.

Pretty sure you can add 5 to a number consisting of at most two digits. Try it now - Year 7, so 7+5 is...? Great. You've got how old they're going to be by the end of the academic year.

I'm in Scotland and it's irritating and parochial.

If you want to give advice so desperately, you can look up the age if a poster doesn’t provide it. Or not. Your choice. Is google broken for so many posters?

But, is it reception, then 1234, or is reception 1, then its 234? That matters, if you are counting from 5. I don't actually know which it is.

lol. If you can’t be arsed to use google, I’m sure the OP will cope without your advice. Plenty of people will know what year 11 means or they will be willing to google and will offer advice so just move on to another thread.

When they say Reception, they mean Reception. When they say Y1, they mean Year 1.

Why can't the person asking for advice say the age? It is quicker to type than "year 11"

And no I'm not going to Google for information the poster could have easily supplied so I don't bother giving advice.

My dc have left school, but I dont think im completely washed up and unable to discuss.

Frighteningly, I hear some people here like to give advice, and they dont have children at all....

I agree. In Ireland it's junior infants, senior infants, first class. Plus you can start junior infants at different ages.

I dare say they’ll cope with all the other replies they’ll get, without yours. 🤪😂

By that logic, why not put the age?

I wouldn't but I just wouldn't answer. I doubt that a scottish op would miss me answering as there are plenty of people in here who would know.

But why should I have to Google? Quicker for the OP to say age and year. Literally 2 extra words.

Its the assumption that everyone on MN is English.

So year 11 is 11 years, plus reception, so actually the 12th year in school? I'm genuinely asking. I've always wondered

Would a Scottish person have a different view on if a xx year old should be allowed a phone over night ?

There’s no ‘should’ about it. You do realise you’re not obligated to reply don’t you?

I’ve seen lots of poster refering to P1 and not mention ages so it’s not just people in England. I just google if I’m interested enough. If I’m not, I move on. People refer to things how they do in their daily life. Not everything is about you.

So, you start school in England in reception at age five. Then enter year 1. So year 11 is 5 plus 11, hence 16, is that correct?

I have to say I've always found it really confusing so hope somebody will exclaim it clearly here.

Sometimes both are relevant. A current Year 11 could have just turned 15 in August, or already turned 16 this month.

And likewise a 15 Year old could be in Year 10, or 11.