Moving cities for sixth form

[hamper555]

Does anyone have any experience of this? I would like to move two hours away when my eldest daughter finishes her GCSEs; my husband worries it would be very unsettling to move our DD at that point in her life. Other DD will be going into year 8, so if we don't go then, we miss our window of opportunity, as we then wouldn't move until younger daughter finishes A levels (won't move her for sixth form if we aren't willing to do it for DD1)

Bump

Why the concern about moving for A Level?

Round here most schools finish at 16, and then you go to college. If you move to an area like that, everyone will be moving anyway.

I agree. Concern is coming from her - she doesn't want to move away from living near her friends. My view is she will probably be off when she is 18 anyway, so I wouldn't imagine there would be an issue, but in a 14 year old's mind, this is the end of the world!!

*coming from her too

Quite a lot of kids want a change for 6th form anyway - or move to a school because it suits them better, offers particular subjects etc etc. So I would choose what is best for the whole family.

Also for your DD2 you need to move before year 10 for definite and probably year 9 due to some GCSEs being over 3 years so now is the perfect time to go.

I think children need to learn resilience, coping with changes and learning to make the best of a situation. Ds1 is at a local sixth form that is part of the same academy trust as his school (completely different site) but other friends went to a college or another schools' sixth form depending on what subjects suited them.

We have relocated a couple of times for jobs but also a move for an incredible secondary meaning both my sons knew no one when starting there. I would move now, it is a great time for both your children.