Changing school Yr2

[FusionChefGeoff]

Due to a house move, we are moving school after half term.

DS seems up for it - excitedly talking about his new school and generally pretty happy.

However, I don't think he really appreciates the reality of starting again from a friendships view and leaving his current friends. He has a few close friends but is generally happy to play with anyone.

Any tips to help the transition?

How honest should I be - do I start talking about tips to make friends etc and prepare him for the fact other groups will already be formed etc or just leave him to it? Teacher has said she will keep an eye out at playtime which reassured me.

My children have both moved school...the eldest twice if you count her move to secondary and my youngest once.

It's fine. Just visit the new school before he actually attends. Have a look around. Practice the new journey and discuss how some things might be done differently at the new school so it will mean he needs to adjust and be ready to learn a few new tricks.

Other than that, take his cue and remain positive and excited. He sounds like my youngest re. friends and she was just fine.

Leave him to it. Friendship groups are not solid in Y2. He will be jumped upon as the "new boy" and incorporated.

(if he plays football, he just joins in a game and has instant new best friends!)

Thank you! I'm absolutely panicking more than he is - good to hear you agree friendships groups are still forming.

And yes, he's football mad so that should do him well!