Would you move for a better school?

emla

I am about to move to get into a better secondary school, not far from where we are now so they will stay at same primary school but have much better options for secondary schools, i think if you are able to then its worth it.

Own_My_Own

Tricky subject.
Our local secondary is not the best, but is in the next road, so very very local.

My dd has had problem there with other girls being b**chy, etc. They are more interested in boys and make-up, and think she is teachers pet. She does have friends but not many.

She has just gone up to year 11.
But she got an A* in her last History GCSE exam. (Top in her year).
She also took her final English GSCE a year early and got Cs.

Sometimes I think she would not get the teacher support if she went to a better school, where her grades may be the norm.

I think it really depends on the child. If you think they are easily lead or of an nervous disposition go for the better school.

If on the other hand they are like my daughter, and don't really care what others are going or thinking, and can stand up for themselves, any school will do.

poet123

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Tricky subject.
Our local secondary is not the best, but is in the next road, so very very local.

My dd has had problem there with other girls being b**chy, etc. They are more interested in boys and make-up, and think she is teachers pet. She does have friends but not many.

She has just gone up to year 11.
But she got an A* in her last History GCSE exam. (Top in her year).
She also took her final English GSCE a year early and got Cs.

Sometimes I think she would not get the teacher support if she went to a better school, where her grades may be the norm.

I think it really depends on the child. If you think they are easily lead or of an nervous disposition go for the better school.

If on the other hand they are like my daughter, and don't really care what others are going or thinking, and can stand up for themselves, any school will do.

That alone would worry me. If she can get a C a year early, she could probably have achieved a higher grade if she sat the exam in yr 11. Have they offered her a re sit?

Own_My_Own

poet123 wrote: »

That alone would worry me. If she can get a C a year early, she could probably have achieved a higher grade if she sat the exam in yr 11. Have they offered her a re sit?

She gets to sit all of them again this year.:D

She had the choice of dropping some subjects and taking new.But she decided to stay with her original choices and do another year of them.

Dunroamin

Own_My_Own wrote: »

She gets to sit all of them again this year.:D

She had the choice of dropping some subjects and taking new.But she decided to stay with her original choices and do another year of them.

What a terrible waste of a year's education!

Own_My_Own

Dunroamin wrote: »

What a terrible waste of a year's education!

Why ?
They are obviously not going to go over last years course work. They are all covering new ground this year.
In English she has just started reading To Kill A Mocking Bird. Which is one of my favourite books, and one I think everybody should read.

Most GSCEs are taken over 2 years.

She it taking GSCEs in

English Lit and Language
Maths
History
Science (She already has a btec)
Media
Competency Curriculum
PE
IT

She can not drop PE, English, Maths and Science anyway. It is the law that they are taught in every year.

poet123

Own_My_Own wrote: »

She gets to sit all of them again this year.:D

She had the choice of dropping some subjects and taking new.But she decided to stay with her original choices and do another year of them.

How would that work when GCSE's are a two year course?

POPPYOSCAR

In answer to the OP

Absolutely.

Own_My_Own

poet123 wrote: »

How would that work when GCSE's are a two year course?

She worked hard and got 2 years work done in one.

Children of 6 years old have been known to pass GCSEs.:eek:

Own_My_Own

Own_My_Own wrote: »

She worked hard and got 2 years work done in one.

Children of 6 years old have been known to pass GCSEs.:eek:

Also she is not alone in doing this. All of her new class have done the same, so will be doing the same new work as her.