School dilemma I wannnnnnna cry

[WelshBorisKarloff]

Bugger bugger and more bugger

There are 3 Welsh schools in Swansea the one I want my DD to go to is great, near a fantastic creche which do pick ups and Ive got a friend whos children go there

The 2nd one is further away, has no creches near by and the bus service to get there is poor. So if there was ever an emergency and my mum needed to pick DD up she'd be struggling

The 3rd one is also a great school, down the road from my grandparents and near my boyfriends house

I thought we would be in the catchment area for the 1st school, but I rang yesterday and WE'RE NOT. She has to go to the 2nd school

Now, if she does go there, she'd have to miss nursery because there is no way I could work and get back and forth to school just for 2 hours a day. My mum couldnt get her. So she'd be behind in learning Welsh compared to her classmates who have gone to nursery.

Do I

1. Appeal and try to get her into the 1st school? Plead and beg and offer sexual favours?

2. Say we live with boyfriend and get her into the 3rd school

3. Put her into the local Catholic school where I went. Good school but I really want her to learn Welsh

HELPPPPPPPPP

My friends DS goes to a Welsh primary school but couold not attend the nursery and he is doing really well, I wouldn't worry too much as kids adapt and are amazing at absorbing info.

Hmmm I can be swayed by uniform colour....

I agree with Greeny.

But, as an aside, and I say this as a non-Welsh person so perhaps am missing some of the sensitivities associated with, but surely her education as a whole is more important than learning Welsh and, if the appeal doesnt go your way - go to the next BEST school, rather than settling for a poor Welsh-speaking one.

I 100% agree with you

She is not going to a second rate school Id rather home ed her

Thanks for answering tart face

You are welcome bitchface.

hell Mr Boris

WB, admittedly, I'm in Scotland, but my dd got into a school that's miles away from our local one, no problem.

The reasons I gave were (in no particular order): the school is near our place of work (both dh and I), and if she went to village school we would be miles away in the event of an emergency, we have several friends/ colleagues who could pick her up in an emergency and walk her to their houses, they have an after school and breakfast club, which we would need (village school doesn't).

I would ask for an appointment with the head, ask if there are likely to be places for children outside the catchment, stress heavily that you require welsh language education for your dd, add in all the "social" reasons that you can come up with eg your mum nearby.

BTW is your mum in the catchment? I'm not of course suggesting that you should put down your Mum's address....

My mum lives up the road from me

And my dad wont move, I asked him today!!

i really wouldn't worry about her being behind in welsh, they pick it up so quickly at that age, and i think most of the kids - in the cities at least - are from english speaking homes anyway, so they're not expected to know much/any when they start.

as for collecting in a emergency, i'm sure you'll find other parents who could do that pretty quickly, and it may prove to be more convenient if they live near you (i.e. if she's in the school you're in the catchment for).

but good luck with the appeal if you go that route.