Bob1

A good place to start would be to look at the Dyslexia Speld organizations in each State - http://www.dyslexia-speld.com/tabid/102/Default.aspx. This is the WA one. They provide tutoring, assessments, resources and information to schools, parents and are proactive in raising awareness of dyslexia. I have a severely dyslexic son who has gone through the education system in Perth and done really well. He is covered by the 1992 disability discrimination act as he has a specific learning disability and therefore requires accommodations and adaptations for him to access the curriculum. In reality this did not always happen but as a parent you have to proactive. If he could not read the homework or it was too hard then I sent it back and asked for it to be adapted. In high school he had a small card he gave to every teacher at the beginning of the year saying he had dyslexia, this means I can not copy from the board, please don't ask me to read aloud, I will take longer to complete work etc etc. He was allowed to use a computer in all lessons from year 8, he had audio books and was given extra time in all his exams. Many ed dept schools don't have sencos/ learning support teachers and the the class teacher is meant to put things in place. However this is beginning to change and some of the schools in more needy areas now have learning support teachers. Private schools are better - most catholic schools in WA will have a learning support teacher and all have access to an ed psych who knows about dyslexia. My son is now at Uni and again, adaptations are put in place and he has extra time in his exams. You may have to fight for the help but it is there, and the schools know about it.

It has an ingredient in it to stop in melting as quickly in hot weather. Put the chocolate and any other food in a plastic bag in your hand luggage and have it out and ready as you go through customs. Say that's all you have, they'll peek in the bag and they'll probably wave you through.

You have a ten year old so you have possible 6 years experience of one school in the UK and one, possible two schools here. That has led you to the conclusion that "children do not achieve in the same way as they do in Europe and the rest of the world." http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/dec/07/world-education-rankings-maths-science-reading Have you had your daughter assessed by an educational psychologist as she is obviously very bright and could be accelerated.

Murdoch College didn't make the top 50 schools in terms of results last year. However along with Rossmoyne, Willeton and Leeming did - in same area and good govt schools. $18,000 divided by 40 weeks of the school year means you are paying $450 a week for your kids to go there. That's alot of rent money that could be used to get a house within the catchment area of a much better performing govt school. 81% students at Murdoch College did stage 3 exams last year (like A level), only 6% achieved an A grade. Rossmoyne - 83% did stage 3, 21% got an A. I know which I would choose.

Not many pommie immigrants in the Western suburbs - they can't afford it.

If your child has dyslexia then they are covered by the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) under specific learning disability. At a minimum this means they can have additional time in all tests and exams at school and possibility the use of a computer. I suggest you get in touch with SPELD QLD - http://www.speld.org.au/home who should be able to provide advice. It depends on the individual high school as to how much support your child will receive. in Years 8-10 then small group tuition is often offered instead of the requirement to study a foreign language. Your best bet is to go with individual tuition out of school.

Not a common occurrence in Perth, don't let it warp your perceptions but do get out of Clarkson. Let this be your guide - if you can, aim for something above the $400,000 line. Most of the dogy suburbs are below it though there are a few that are OK. http://www.viacorp.com/perth-suburbs-listed-by-median-price.html

I heard it had the most predictable wind in the world. The Fremantle Doctor comes in by about 2pm every summer afternoon and lowers the temperatures. It is a blessing rather than something to complain about. Great for sailing too. Wind not so much of a problem in winter.

Two years time she would have been leaving home anyway probably so I'd stay in Oz. She can come back for holidays. She may find that living with Grandparents isn't all it's cracked up to be and want to come back!

The main children's hospital Princess Margaret Hospital is in Subiaco and soon to move to Nedlands - they are building the new one now. Both these areas are lovely, safe, family orientated with fantastic schools. However they are also very expensive. My general impression is that you'll never be unemployed as a nurse but you'll need someone who is a nurse to confirm that! Perth is a city but a small one. Main theatres - Regal in Subiaco, His Majesties in the city. They have just opened the Perth Arena which has shows/musical performances. We get a couple of main musicals a year of West End quality and they are generally shown at Burswood (now known as Crown I think) which is a hotel/casino complex with a theatre. There are a few smaller theatre complexes - Subiaco Arts Centre, octogan theatre at the University of WA. Mandurah has a good theatre. They've just opened the Heath Ledger State theatre in the city - a fantastic facility which houses a couple of theatres. These are the main theatres that I can remember though I may have missed a few of the smaller ones. There is a lively and healthy amateur theatre scene as well but that wouldn't involve paid work. Perhaps a good place to contact would be WAAPA - West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. It has just been included as one of the top 25 performance schools in the world - only two in Australia made the list so we are very lucky to have such a fantastic drama school here. Not sure exactly what your other half does but people at WAAPA would know everything to do with theatre in WA.

I'm elite - I listen to classical music and go the the theatre!

If hubby got a 9-5 job and you made a good bunch of friends - babysitting club, play group, book club whatever, how would you feel?

You might have more luck if you give more information - what job you are doing, how old you are, where you are from, your kids, where you hope to be living when the family come out, how you like to spend your time, if you are clean and tidy, if you smoke/drink etc etc. Sell yourself a bit.

I don't. As has been said above, I think part of acclimatising is keeping up with Oz news and politics, listening to ABC radio and watching Oz news programmes. I use to occasionally buy a weekly UK paper and it just made me glad to be here.

Modern Greek is being included as one of the second languages (along with French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese and Chinese) that will be included in the National Curriculum. These are the subjects students can study to Year 12. It is up to individual schools what they offer. Here's the stats from WA (curriculum Council - number of schools doing each course) - Arabic - no schools taught it to year 12 but it is taught at the Islamic school. German - 9 school Chinese - 10 schools French - 40 Italian - 34 Japanese - 40 Greek - not on offer as yet.

http://www.theage.com.au/wa-news/peppermint-grove-australias-most-affluent-suburb-20130328-2gw6y.html Perth is home to the most advantaged suburb in Australia, with Peppermint Grove ranking first place according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Best areas - Start at the city and work west to Fremantle along the train line. if you can't afford anything there then start at the city and work North, or south trying to keep as near to the city as possible.

It will improve over time and trees will grow. I visited some people in Butler and they had a 4 X2 and a pool - but the block was the standard size for Buler which meant that the houses are built within a metre of the boundary fence and the back yard is so small that once you put a pool in there is not room for kids to play. these guys had a dog - the backyard was fenced of pool and a few pavers - it just had to wee and poo on the pavers while they were out at work during the day. Job every night was to hose to it down (and avoid it going into the pool!)

Ugg boots much cheaper here, surf brand clothes are cheaper. Agree with smiggle. Tim tams, twisties, vegemite and other aussie food! Pearl jewelry. Anything aboriginal - would be quite nice to have a picture to remind you of Oz.

This is what Butler is like.

Best is not south or north but west - anywhere along the Perth to Freo train route, but that is probs out of your budget. Have a look at Mont Hawthorn, North Perth, West Leederville, Innaloo.

Well I would consider the United Nations poll results more of an accurate reflection of the state of the nation than the number of people who move back on an internet forum. According to the UN there's not much wrong with Oz - 2nd best place to live in the world. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-...lia-in-report/

I've been thinking of places I lived in the UK and tourist attractions and worked out that I had rarely done them. Lived at the foot of the highest Mountain in the UK - never been up it. Went to the museum in the town when I was about 8 and that's it. 6 years in Glasgow - took visitors to the museum and art gallery but never went myself when I was on my own. When you actually live in a place you don't wake up each weekend and wonder what tourist attractions you can tick off the list. You just get on with living - and it may mean standing next to a sports field supporting your youngster, supermarket shopping, dinner with friends, a concert at school. We live here, we're not tourists.

Last week I went to two open cinemas and sat under the stars eating pizza cooked in a wood oven. Sat. I went to the farmer's market in Subi and then into the city to the art gallery and listened to some live music outside the gallery - International students day so lots of bands and food stalls. Yesterday I for breakfast at the beach, saw the sculptures on the beach exhibition and then went to a market in Subiaco where they had closed the road off, had a kids petting zoo, Irish Band. And the sun shone and I was happy. Just ordinary life in Perth in the summer.

Except if she does a UK law degree and then wants to practice in Australia she is up against all sorts of problems as the two legal systems are very different.