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Has anyone moved their child after Reception?

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SouthernMeerkat · 02/04/2009 19:50

Long story, but last year we didn't get our first choice, so this year applied for DD - she has got a place there and DS now moves to the top of the waiting list by virtue of being a sibling. The school he is at is fantastic at R/Y1 level but isn't as strong further up the school - hence us wanting to put them both into the other school.

Now that I've accepted the place for DD at our first choice and DS is top of the list, I'm worried at how he's going to make the transition - he adores his current school and although his confidence has come on in leaps and bounds he's still not massively confident and the 'new' school is much bigger than his current one.

I know that we've made the right decision for their long term future, but has anyone done anything similar and can reassure me?!

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HSMM · 02/04/2009 20:09

Moved my DD at the end of Yr 1. She had an awful time dealing with bullying at 1st school, but really missed her friends when she moved and kept asking to go back (rose tinted glasses). This went on for quite some time and we had quite a few tears. She is now 9, loves the new school and still keeps in touch with her best friends from the old school.

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SouthernMeerkat · 02/04/2009 20:18

Thank you - that's good to hear. Glad to hear that your DD is happy and settled.

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elliott · 02/04/2009 20:24

my ds moved in the last half term of year 1. I was hugely anxious about it, thought he would not cope with the change, but actually he did really well and it went very smoothly. Now just less than year later he says he feels just the same as all the others - like he's been their since reception. I posted on MN beforehand too and got lots of reassurance - and they were right

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SouthernMeerkat · 02/04/2009 23:22

Thanks Elliot - that's really good to hear and is making me feel better

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SouthernMeerkat · 05/04/2009 13:24

Thanks amicissima - good advice....

now just praying that a place comes up before september as I think it will be far less disruptive moving him at the beginning of the year than in the middle....

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twinsetandpearls · 05/04/2009 13:33

We moved recently meaning dd had to move schools at the start of year 2. I felt so guilty as my parents made me move schools and I was miserable. But dd is happier at her new school ( and she was very happy there). She settled very quickly and now 7 months on is very glad we moved.

We had a party just after she arrived, dp is at home so he can go into school a lot and she does lots of activities to help her make friends.

squatchette · 05/04/2009 13:56

I moved my 2 dds last Setember the eldest was starting year one and the younger was going into reception (had been at the pre school of previous Primary).
We changed because we didn't get our 1st choice with dd1 when it was looked into our 2nd choice had been inputted as our 1st somehow although on the handwritten form it was quite clear which school we had put as 1st and 2nd.
By the time i'd got my dd1 in the school we wanted i'd already put dd2 down for the school dd1 was at for reception as i needed them to be at the same school.This then meant I had to go through the appeal process to get dd2 into the school dd1 now had a place at.So it all got quite complicated and stressed me out no end.
Anyway if you are still with me they are both now at the new school one in reception one in yr 1 and happy settled and doing well.
The new school is over subscribed but much better.It has a fantastic ofsted report and is a faith school which was important to us.The girls old school was non denominational but about 90% of the children were muslim.It had a great reception but the rest of the school was average to poor (agreed by ofsted ).
They do both still talk about the old school and their old friends of course but most children adapt to change well and a week in a young childs life even seems a long time.What i mean is by the time they've been there a short while to them it seems as that's how it's always been .
Sorry bit of a ramble there haven't posted all week .

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SouthernMeerkat · 06/04/2009 13:20

Thanks so much - that all sounds very good. Squachette, we had a similar situ with last year's application - we should have got a place for DS, but didn't, so this year DD has a place, and it means we can move DS in as a sibling. We are now number 1 on the waiting list, having been about 17th or so, and one of my friends is moving away, so I know that we will get a place....but it's all rather stressful waiting until it's official.

thanks for all the reassurance then....

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