Hi there,
I am pulling my hair out right now. Far too long a story, but it looks like we need to move back to the UK very quickly. Problem is we have no idea of where to start, we just know we need to move things along very quickly.
The biggest problem is we don't know where to go. We don't really have any friends in the UK as we have been away for a long time. My husband needs to travel to London so we are thinking either Hampshire or Surrey. Have lived in both before and were fairly happy.
So why am I posting in the education forum? Finding a lovely happy and bright primary school is a very very important priority for me. My son left a lovely lovely school to come here and always talks about it there. But the location wouldn't be right for us now.
So my question is: does anyone have children at a wonderful, happy, Ofsted high-rated (hides from all the missiles that Ofsted doesn't necessarily mean much : )) school in either Hampshire or Surrey or possibly Wiltshire (commutable to London). I want to find a happy, bright school where the children are happy and the atmosphere is nurturing, no cliches and cold ethos. Just happiness being at the core of the school. Anyone got a great school to tell me about before I just put a pin on the map. I know it is a little like asking "how long is a piece of string" but I really do believe some schools do have a tangible happiness factor.
My head is spinning and I really need some help here. Primary would be best as I have three school age children aged 4, 5, 6.
Many thanks to anyone who might have a golden nugget of a school to tell me about : ))