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School move

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cocoromo · 06/01/2026 11:50

this isn’t really a AIBU, more a what would you do?
context; daughter is 9 and does have some social and academic struggles in her current school, although we manage this well and support her it’s likely to worsen when she moves to secondary.
The secondary school in our area is not good. I feel she will struggle there and it’s been a concern in the back of my mind for a while.
both me and husband work FT. My job is very pressured and demanding his less so.
we have an opportunity to move her to a school 15min drive away which is much nicer and more inclusive and can potentially accommodate her all the way through secondary.
I feel moving her would be long term in her best interest, however as I would have to rely on breakfast and after school clubs everyday this may exhaust her and the distance makes things logistically difficult.
she currently walk to school as it’s round the corner. The new school would rely on us dropping her and collecting via car daily around d out jobs.
what would you do in this situation?
UABU - move her and hope she manages the breakfast and after school clubs and suck up the logistics of it be it being further away.
UANBU - leave her and hole for the best

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NuffSaidSam · 06/01/2026 11:54

I don't think you can 'leave her and hope for the best'.

Of the two options, moving to the new school seems to be the better one.

But are there other things you can do to make this easier for everyone long-term? Could you look at an after-school nanny or even a childminder instead of school club? Could you change your working schedule/jobs to enable WFH? Could you move nearer the school?

cocoromo · 06/01/2026 12:59

NuffSaidSam · 06/01/2026 11:54

I don't think you can 'leave her and hope for the best'.

Of the two options, moving to the new school seems to be the better one.

But are there other things you can do to make this easier for everyone long-term? Could you look at an after-school nanny or even a childminder instead of school club? Could you change your working schedule/jobs to enable WFH? Could you move nearer the school?

thanks for replying.
i am looking into options currently. I work flexibly and hybrid however may have to attend meetings (sometimes an hours drive away) at short notice. Husband WFH so we are exploring changing his shifts to suit school, this will however be a pay cut.
I would love move closer however its so expensive near that school that we couldn’t afford it / would be a huge downgrade in standard of hour and my son attends the local secondary so this would also disrupt him. It’s a bit of a conundrum.
i absolutely cannot change job, i earn twice my husbands wage and have a bit of a unicorn going on where i have term time/ flexi and hybrid so couldn’t replicate that elsewhere.
when I bought my house the secondary was outstanding, it’s now in special measures and I’m priced out of the “good” school areas! I really wish all the schools operated at a decent level so we didn’t have to be in the position of moving/ travelling to access a better school for her.

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