Just our luck to be moving to Edinburgh midst pandemic: I am trying to get a handle on schooling options for my two DDs who will (as far as I understand it) be starting in P3 and P6 next academic year - aug/sept 2021.
We are British but they have been in the Southern Hemisphere for the last 4 years - this means that my 6 year old (turning 7 in august) has only just started to learn to read. They start reading at age 6 where we are at the moment. She is sporty and very outdoorsy. My elder DD (age 9 soon 10) will be more in line with curriculum as she is that much older. She is bright and very artistic though, but as she has been in school down here she is used to very little academic pressure.
Both my DH and I went to private schools in London. At the moment we are open to all the options we can find in Edinburgh. Clearly it will come down to where has space for our DDs. We will not be able to visit before moving in July (IF WE CAN!) due to CV. We will be renting initially as we find our feet.
I know Steiner's are not popular on Mumsnet and I am pretty well versed in the reasons why. However, it looks like a potential solution as they start to read later & seem less pressured.
Are there any current parents at Edinburgh Steiner who can chat to me? If they do Steiner for primary can they get into more mainstream senior schools if they want to make the shift?
Or can anyone suggest other schools to look at? We are open to state options but I am concerned that the lack of outside space and large classes will be hard for them to adjust to....
Basically I would appreciate some local intel & ideas. Open to all at this stage. I guess our priority is finding the same place for both of them, Co ed, and easing the transition. Thanks for any help feeling very anxious about the whole thing to be honest.