Schooling for September born kid

iammumtoone

Morglin wrote: »

Have to be honest, I'm not sure how much difference month of birth makes.

Daughter and I are August births, and didn't struggle, and grandaughter is a September birth and doing fine.

Lin

I think it depends on the child, some are above average for their age some are below. Unfortunately my son is below (in terms of social development rather than academic) that added to being the youngest in the class is not ideal.

Saturnalia

Why would you want your kid in school at 3?

Let a child be a child, FGS!

iammumtoone

Morglin wrote: »

Perhaps it just depends - we could all read and write basic stuff before school, and once the groundwork is there, I suppose it's easier to keep up.

Lin:)

I don't think it is so much to do with academic abilities more social/attitude. I was speaking to a teacher at secondary school and asked her, she said there is definitely a difference between the ages within year groups, when they are at the stage it is important to concentrate as they start working towards exams the older ones have got through the phase of being stroppy/"not doing that" kind of attitude but the younger ones are still going through it. It of course depends on the individual not everyone is the same.

bossymoo

movilogo wrote: »

My daughter was born in late September. My local council cuts off school intake by 31st August.

This means, she will have to join school almost a year later (and extra childcare cost) :mad:

Do I have any choice here?

Can I try to push her to school next year? Will schools consider my application if there is space remaining?

I kind of know where you are coming from. My youngest is just 3 but her birthday is 4th Sept. she starts a school nursery next term. She's well developed, excellent speech, starting to write, confident etc. it's frustrating that her best friend, who is a few weeks older, will be leaving to start school when DD will have to stay in nursery for another year.

Having said that, she is tired after 3 days in nursery, and I can't see her being ready for a full time placement (either nursery or school) by next September. DS, who in not quite 5 yet is on the edge of exhaustion after his first term in full time school.

So I'm trying to look on it as another year of being able to work part time, and being able to enjoy my extra two days with my little lady, before she is too grown up and cool to just hang out with her old mum

I'm sure in 10yrs time we'll have forgotten what all the fuss was about. Our move from private daycare to the school nursery and wraparound club is set to save me around £200 a month - every bit helps! :T

Morglin

iammumtoone wrote: »

I don't think it is so much to do with academic abilities more social/attitude. I was speaking to a teacher at secondary school and asked her, she said there is differently a difference between the ages within year groups, when they are at the stage it is important to concentrate as they start working towards exams the older ones have got through the phase of being stroppy/do not doing that kind of attitude but the younger ones are still going through it. If course it depends on the individual not everyone is the same.

Oh you could be right, it was never really thought about years ago.

Not much can be done though, as there has to be a cut off point.

Lin

iammumtoone

Morglin wrote: »

Oh you could be right, it was never really thought about years ago.

Not much can be done though, as there has to be a cut off point.

Lin

I don't think it was noticed so much years ago as children were not expected to get the high grades like they are now.

Morglin

iammumtoone wrote: »

I don't think it was noticed so much years ago as children were not expected to get the high grades like they are now.

I don't know, we were expected to, and did, sit O levels, which appear to be much harder than today's exams (judging by reports, and looking at examples).

Perhaps the style of teaching and education was just different then.

Lin

Tiddlywinks

movilogo wrote: »

My daughter was born in late September. My local council cuts off school intake by 31st August.

This means, she will have to join school almost a year later (and extra childcare cost) :mad:

Do I have any choice here?

Can I try to push her to school next year? Will schools consider my application if there is space remaining?

movilogo wrote: »

It may be an advantage that she would be more matured compared to August born ones. However, I guess that would be only first/second year or so.

I'm bit peeved that it means one more full year of child care cost. In fact, I was told by many (including people who grew up in England since their childhood) that that's why people plan NOT to have babies born in September!

There is a silver lining.... you could use the extra year to hire her out to sweep chimneys... I hear it's easier for littluns to fit into those tight spaces. Failing that, a sweat shop perhaps? Pity they've closed all the mines.....

We wouldn't want you to have to pay for your own daughter's keep now would we? This way she can make you a bit of money!

bsms1147

movilogo wrote: »

It may be an advantage that she would be more matured compared to August born ones. However, I guess that would be only first/second year or so.

If you are born between September and November, you are 25 per cent more likely to go to Oxford or Cambridge than a child born in August. GCSE attainment is lower for June-to-August babies by a factor of 6.4 per cent, compared with autumn births.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/september-babies-have-an-advantage-in-education--and-thats-just-the-way-schools-like-it-8611070.html

Being born in September is a good thing. So you'll be paying an extra year of child care, big deal. In the grand scheme of things your child might do better in life for it, and that's what matters.

Prothet_of_Doom

bsms1147 wrote: »

Being born in September is a good thing. So you'll be paying an extra year of child care, big deal. In the grand scheme of things your child might do better in life for it, and that's what matters.

Although will be entering the world a work a year later, so loose a years pay. You should have planned the dates better. All our family seem to have been born in Feb, which corresponds to a weeks summer holiday in skegness (probably) :T