Changing schools

[fairiesatthebottomofthegarden]

Hello, just after any advice please. There is a possibility my three dcs may have to move primary school, currently in year 3,1 and reception. It's not something I really want to do but we have had to leave the family home which is near their school,I am struggling to find somewhere to live near the school and am looking at worst case scenario where we have to live away from the school and it would makes sense to move to school nearer where we live. I don't want to do this :( has anyone done this? How did the children manage? What steps would I need to take? Thank you for reading:)

I moved my DC's in Year 3 and pre-school (just about to start reception with a familiar group of children). We emigrated to Australia so there were loads of changes for them - however they have managed really well. My Year 3 DD has coped easiest - and within a few weeks was making friends and seemed settled. My DS struggled a little more but 6 months in is totally fine.

I understand your concerns as I hated the thought of moving them but it has been much easier than I envisaged. Obviously the other reasons for moving may be an issue. For my children the changing countries and leaving what they had always known was massive - as well as me being v homesick to start with. The actual change of schools was fine by itself.

I moved my dd1 pre reception and then mid reception. She coped really well.

We moved when our oldest 3 were about to go into Y5 Y3 and Y1

Y1 took to it like a duck to water and has just started 2ndary loved his primary school was settled within 2-3 weeks

Y3 made friends but never loved school (I think more her personality as she doesnt care much for 2ndary either) settled within a term

Y5 struggled HUGELY and it was past 10 months before she actually settled. However now in Y11 she looks back fondly at the school we moved to.

Overall it as a positive move for our children though the school the Y1 came from was utterly fantastic us moving meant he could not stay there . The school worked closely with us to ensure that the children settled and helped as they could and my youngest is currently in the school in Y5 looking like she will be my only child to do just the 1 primary school.

It helped to take them there prior and do a tester day. Also helped for the older 2 that a specific student was arranged to show them around the first few days. In our case it was a big chance as they had come from a outer London schoolwith 60 intake to a school that at the time had 98 students on roll in total.

oh worst thing was getting the school uniform over summer holiday laughs

Thank you, like you say I really don't like the idea of moving schools because its something I really don't want to do:( yours did well with a huge move all round:) I am just looking at my options atm, this is one i hope not to have to take further as the children are happy in school

Posted the above and missed posts- thank you, it sounds like its not such am awful experience like I thought, thank you,really useful experiences to read:)