Is it normal for them to not be put in a class with any of their friends ??

[NervousNutty]

On saturday we had a letter telling us which house dd1 was going to be when she starts secondary school in Sept.

Have just seen her on her way to music club and she said no other girls from her class are in that house, so they won't be in her form class.

I could tell she is a bit dissapointed. She is a very socialble girl and has alot of friends and would probably have been happy with almost any girl from her current class being in her new class.

There may be girls in her form from the other yr6 class but she said she isn't really friends with anyone in the other class.

I know she will make new friends, but I am thinking it is slightly unfair for them to put her on her own.

I think it is unusual, NN.

At my school and at my boys' school, new pupils go into their form groups in 2s or 3s, and all the singles go into one class together.

Both schools draw from lots of schools though.

My DS is upset about this too On familiarisation day he was in a form with one other boy from his school and quite happy about it all, but two days later this boy had asked to be moved to be with three other friends who had all been put in the same class! While I think he will make new friends quite quickly, I don't actually think this is fair - why should he be left on his own? He is generally very laid back, which is why I know how upset he is about this.

Although I seemed to have killed this thread with my late arrival, thought I'd update, as other schools may also do what our son's secondary school does.

They absolutely refuse to move him, but say they have a 'buddy' scheme for each class where the form tutor puts the 'onlies' together to bond, at least for the first week or so until they find their feet. Seem committed to making sure he's ok, so I'll stop worrying about it, he will be fine. Still annoyed that they have moved others though and refuse to move him!