Pe time children changing together in class

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Im just curious.
I work in education and as a mum I find it call me old fashioned but it niggles me .

Children changing togther in class for pe. The girls stripping off to pants and so are the boys.

Our school thankfully has kept the rule since covid to come in pe kit and stay in alday as pe is only 1 hour after lunch . So its all my youngest has known.

My eldest back in 2000s was split boy n girls in different rooms. So was in in the 80s

So it just dont sit right with me having them togther. Even the teacher I work with likes the covid era rule for pe kits worn alday .

Boys and girls change separately in older primary classes.

Not unusual under age of about 8.

I don't mind it for younger kids honestly. They don't think anything of it so neither do I. My daughter is 6 and it doesn't bother me.

I went to a middle school for a couple of year so from age 9 we had separate changing rooms. I don't think it's necessary at all before then.

My 6 year old dd absolutely hates it.

Dd is 7 and in year 2, and I think it’s fine. She doesn’t think anything of it either. Mind you she’s used completely stripping off dance competitions (the little ones don’t wear knickers under their costumes). By later in primary they do change separately.

This always makes me twitch. In Ireland the practice was always PE day you wear sports clothes. In more recent times there has been the introduction of a school tracksuit.

I would have been very uncomfortable changing in front of anyone and it just goes against any of my instincts as a parent to have allowed it, perhaps it's different if you are raised with it being the norm.

It was split when I was at school in the late 80s onwards. I think it should be split for all ages

I have no idea what happens as the children move up primary but I’m pretty sure they all change together even in the older years.

what’s happening in secondaries now that a lot of toilet and changing areas are unisex?

My DCs primary didn't split them until Y6 which I think was much too late.

What age? DCs school have them come in in PE kit since Covid, except for reception for some reason. I think prior to that years 5&6 were separated. Reception definitely aren't but as far as I can tell they don't care, and they need so much help at that age I can't see sending them to get changed in the toilets working.

Secondarys have separate changing facilities, it my kids school they do separate pe lessons aswell. Toilets are not mixed either

I think puberty is getting earlier so age 8 may be a bit late for joint changing. Some girls have breasts or breast buds by then. I think they do need to split by sex (not gender or they'd need 100s of changing areas).

In the EYFS they have to learn to get changed by themselves, so many schools make the Reception kids change at school even if others don't, so they can practise. Although in our school none of the years wear PE kit all day.

I think it's fine. It's only to underwear, not like for swimming. Mid-late 2000s primary in England was still all mixed class together until year 6, and I'm not even sure it was all of year 6.

DDs school has always had separate pe days were the kids wear their pe kits so no changing required, this works great, I don’t know why all schools don’t do it, would save on time and hassle.

The problem is that most schools don't have changing rooms and often nowhere that could act as a space for one either, so the children either have to come dressed in PE or they have to change in front of other children. There's no alternative.

I think it is fine for infant school aged children to change together. My DC certainly did in the 1990s and it didn't cross my mind to think it was odd. I agree that from year three it probably ought to be separate or wear kit to school.

Lots of schools have one sex changing in corridors in juniors.
I think Yr4 up should be seperate

Even 10 ago my year 5s changed together and none seemed bothered. A few years later the school changed so Y5/6 changed in same-sex groups. Where I teach now the children come dressed in PE kit but I can't even imagine my Y3s wanting to change in a mixed group now. Y4s not a chance.

Secondaries have single sex changing rooms.
In the case of trans children they may make other arrangements but safeguarding should mean not changing with the opposite sex, nor doing PE with them unless PE is mixed sex already.

From reading here, most primary schools separate changing at some point in juniors.

I remember this and if you forgot your gym kit you had to do the class in your underwear!

I don’t think it happens anymore lol

is it still a thing?

I think when I was at school it was separate changing rooms even in primary school. I'm glad as I started puberty at 9!