US Middle School to UK curriculum

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Re-posting this from Education

Hi

Not sure if I should be posting this here or in the Living Overseas section. My DS is in Yr6 at a British International school (we live abroad). Next September, he will move to secondary school and I had hoped we would be back in the UK for this but it doesn't look like it's happening (yet).

We have an American curriculum school very near us so he could go into Middle School (but in a different system) or he could go a British curriculum International School a bit further away.

I have visited both schools and prefer the American school but I am worried about the differences in curriculum and how DS will fit back into a UK curriculum when we move back (probably in a couple of years). It is likely that he will go a selective grammar school in the UK when we return.

I'd like to hear from anyone whose children have moved from US Middle School to UK curriculum and whether there were gaps, if they were behind etc as this would really help me decide.

Thanks

My input is going to be vague.

We are are at an American school and our mates who have moved back to UK have found all went well, and children were well ahead in terms of maths. And were ok in terms of reading.

My take is that you should put your children in the best school for them. At that moment in time.

I think whats most important is quality of school, not curriculum.

A move back is always going to be an "issue" , no matter where they have come from. The best you can do for your kids is get them the best education you can before hand and that will serve them best.