do they stagger secondary school kids going back to school

[LucyJones]

As there were loads of teenagers ambling along at 11ish this morning I was just curious?

sometimes year 7s start at 9am then others start later so the new ones aren't scared straight away!

Yep. Years 7, 10 and 6th form went back today and the whole caboodle are back tomorrow

One school in our town has only year 7s first day, then everyone second day.

Our school does it differently - in July they have a 'turnaround week'. First day, only new sixthformers in. Second day, only prefects and new Yr 7s (this is before primary schools break up). New Yr 7s stay for five full days, everyone else moves up a year. Everyone has proper new timetable that week.

So, all settling in is done in July, which means in September the whole school turns up on the first day of term. Brilliant system.

yes mine started at 10 yesterday

Every year in dd3's schoolwent back at differnt times. She is now in year11 and went back at 9.45 on wednesday.