Moving school between reception and Year 1- how disruptive would it be?

[Juniper44]

This is still quite far off as DD won't be starting school until September 2018.

DP is a registrar and will be be applying for consultant posts in Mayish 2017, which should give us enough time to move house and apply for a primary school for DD.

He has now been head hunted for a one-year fellowship, due to start in August 2017 and end in August 2018. He needs to give them an answer in the next month or so. It'd be good for his career (and interesting to him too) but it would mean that, most likely, DD would have to start reception in our local school, then we would move in the spring / summer between reception and year 1.

How disruptive is changing schools between reception and Year 1?

Plenty of children do it. I'm sure she'd be fine.

I'd have thought a bigger issue is how easily you'd find a school place as an in-year applicant in yoru new location?

My dd did it with no problems. Just don't pass on your fears to her and it will be fine. Children are very adaptable.

Not a problem. I think it's the best time. Before year 3 is easier than after.

DC are pretty adaptable, IME, and as adults you have to do what is right for you as a family and for your career(s). You're talking about something that is more than two years away so no one can tell you and you won't be able to guess how your specific DC will cope, but I'm guessing it will fine. It will cause you some anxiety at the time, but in the long run its still very early on in her school life and I doubt she'll remember much about it once its over and done with.

Kids do move about, most don't find it difficult. Especially when young.
Some areas you will struggle to find an in year admission place though. You can usually tell which areas are likely to have spaces if you call them before. Some schools will tell you that yes they get lots of movement, some will tell you it's very unusual. Of course you might hit an odd year that breaks their rule!

Ds moved the summer between year R and 1 the first couple of days he was a bit OMG but then he found a friend and came out telling me all bout how his day had been.

2 weeks in his teacher approached me wanting to move him to the next class up (they have mixed years so then year R and 1 and other half of year 1 and 2 ) I did worry he would not manage that well but he was just fine. having already made friends across both classes.

He stayed in the school until going to 2ndary and left with great scores.

Loads of kids move in and out of our primary at that stage - they settle in just fine