Advice for school transfer

lucinday · 2022-06-12T18:30:48+00:00

My ds(currently in year 4) will move to another school starts next January, as I am new to UK and would like to show my respect to the school, so what’s the courtesy? whom is better to be communicate? Principal / headteacher / form tutor / register ? Write an email or visit in person? Thank you in advance

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BendingSpoons · 12/06/2022 19:58

Just to check, your DS is in a UK school, but will change to another UK school in January? Is this a private school? If so, you will need to give at least a term's notice to not pay fees. This isn't an issue with state schools obviously.

I would inform officially via the school office. I would probably email with the relevant information I.e. leaving date and school they are going to, and ask them if I needed to do anything else. Separately (in DCs last week) I would write a card or email to the teacher expressing thanks. If we were at a private school I'd be double checking the policy though, to ensure I gave notice correctly and didn't have to pay more fees!

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lucinday · 12/06/2022 20:05

BendingSpoons · 12/06/2022 19:58

Just to check, your DS is in a UK school, but will change to another UK school in January? Is this a private school? If so, you will need to give at least a term's notice to not pay fees. This isn't an issue with state schools obviously.

I would inform officially via the school office. I would probably email with the relevant information I.e. leaving date and school they are going to, and ask them if I needed to do anything else. Separately (in DCs last week) I would write a card or email to the teacher expressing thanks. If we were at a private school I'd be double checking the policy though, to ensure I gave notice correctly and didn't have to pay more fees!

Thank you, yes we are moving to another school in UK, my DS’s current school is our first school in UK.

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LIZS · 13/06/2022 11:02

January is an odd timing, presumably a private school. If your current school is also private you usually need to give a full term's notice in writing to avoid paying fees in lieu. So before September term starts write a letter of withdrawal to the head.

gaogao1206 · 18/06/2022 22:02

Thanks LIZS, I know it is not a normal transfer time, it's a long story though. I have wrote an email to the school principal last Sunday to ensure a full term's notice, but it's strange he hasn't replied to me? Maybe because I didn't mention which school we will be to?