Alexcorey

Thanks for your replies. He is resilient and made friends really easily when we moved within the uk. We would be happy wherever he was settled as we wanted the experience and to see Australia. He has made friends but they are just not his type of kids and don't seem to go out. He was due to start Yr 9 in the uk but made the decision to go back a year when we got here as he would be younger than yr 9's here. They have put him in a special group as a result so he is more challenged academically. I'm not sure that this is best for him as he needs to mix with kids that are on his own wavelength. At home there was just a massive gaggle of them and he was out doing stuff requiring no planning at all. I feel that school are more concerned with his achievement rather than socially.

Yes whilst I agree I'm conscious of his age and that if it doesn't work in 12 months he may then have to repeat a yr in th Uk due to GCSE. He's used to just hanging out with his mates. Going to the park and messing around really.

Hi, Thank you. It has only been a short time I agree. I just thought that maybe we had picked the wrong area/school. He has already joined a very expensive football team and likes the children there. I think he's at an age where he was growing his independence in the Uk and the kids he has met just aren't at the same stage.

Hi, We moved to Melbourne with our 13 yr old son in October 2016. It wasn't our first choice as we would rather have been in Queensland. He has started school and is really struggling to settle. He has recently said that he doesn't like the school or the kids there. He is a sociable teen who just enjoys going out, playing football and being on his games console. He had a large friendship circle before we moved and acquired this quickly as we had already moved within the Uk. My experience so far of the children he is interacting with is that they don't go out and do the things that kids would do in the UK. We moved for the lifestyle however there is no point to any of this if his social life is non existent and he spends all his free time with us. we now have the difficult decision of moving back to the Uk fairly quickly , moving his school within Melbourne or waiting for a few months and relocating to Queensland. All of which carry their own risks. I know that he has just settled on moving back but this feels wrong as we have been here such a short while. Any advice or experience would be appreciated.