Please tell me your story if you have moved your child's secondary school

[childminder90210]

I have started the process of trying to move my child from the secondary school she is at to another in the area, please tell me if you have done this how it went and any advice you can give would be most grateful TIA

Depends on your reason for moving ... We moved dd because she was desperately unhappy ... The strict borderline army regimes, just got too much for her. She moved to a school in another area, where she knew not one single soul. She was perfectly happy though and fitted in easily and coped extremely well.

I moved dd last year (year 8 then) due to bullying. That was a very academic school with dire support for sn children. Her new school is supporting,wonderful teacher's and staff as well as a wonderful 0 tolerance bullying policy.
Why are you moving your dc? My advice is listen to them and ignore the current school. If it is bullying like dd no promises from the school help, move them.

Just to give a perspective as an adult who moved schools due to bullying in year 8, it was the right decision to move and I was incredibly happy at my new school.

The old school made it hard for me to leave, wouldn't 'release' me and ridiculed the academic standards of the new school. I have a phd now.

Hope that helps a bit. I can still remember the immense relief when I left.

Thanks all, yes it is for reasons which are making her unhappy don't want to go into too much detail but your input is helpful thank you,

I know different year group.
We moved ds mid way through year 4 for the final two and a half years of primary.
Best decision ever

• his confidence grew and and he just liked himself more! . Talking to him about it now ( he is year 7) he would say that he is glad that we made that choice - never,ever regretted it. Just wish had made decision earlier to save the angst of worrying !

Good luck with decision - it is honestly less stressful once choice is made !

We moved ds1 last yr after Oct half term as he was miserable and being left to coast and get on with it because he is bright. He us now at a much smaller high school, is happy and doing brilliantly. Ds2 will be starting at the same school in sept.

Thank you x

we moved dd2 last March/April (we didnt send her back after Easter)

It was due to bullying

She is happier now but the bullying has left a mark and I doubt it will ever fully go.