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On 13/09/2018 at 15:39, newjez said:

My son's school insist on a language for GCSE, and that language must be chosen in year seven. GCSE decisions are creeping into the lower grades.

yes, makes it tricky coming from another country half way through! My son has been learning Indonesian and Chinese here so has never done any European languages. Looks like the schools we are looking at don't require a GCSE language unless his choice fortunately!

On 09/09/2018 at 20:06, horsemad1976 said:

Where abouts in Wiltshire are you looking?

We are in Wiltshire currently although our eldest daughter goes to school in Bath. She is in Year 10 (started back last week), for her she started studying English Literature last year in Yr9 and will be sitting her GCSE in the summer term of Yr10 (if we are still in the country), for Science the subject is vast so it is taught over 3 years (starting in Yr9 also) but not sitting exams until the summer of Y11 (for her will be 2020) having said that one of her subjects (Business Studies) is 75% coursework. Teacher reckons she'll have most of it completed by the end of Yr10 so she'll have a whole year to study for the exam that is only 25% of the final mark!  

Hi horseman, we are looking at the Salisbury area. Hoping to move July 2019 for Sept start, 6th form for daughter and yr 10 for son. One school wanted him to rpt yr 9, another said he'd be fine to catch up any 3 yr GCSEs. We have found a couple of schools now that are doing 2 yr GCSEs.... now just the headache of trying to apply from here and hoping not already oversubscribed 

thanks for that info, that helps explain some of what we've been told too 

On 06/08/2018 at 08:03, TazG said:

I am another one in a similar boat...  My 3 will be in grades 9, 10 & 12 when we move back next year.  I am not sure what to do with the grade 12 girl...  We may just have to sit tight until she finishes her exams at the end of October instead of leaving at Easter when we wanted to.

yes that sounds like it would probably be best for her

Quite a few schools we have looked at in Wiltshire are doing GCSEs over 3 years, even though it is indeed a 2 year syllabus. Its put quite a spanner in what we thought was going to be a well timed move for us 

yes, thanks for the replies, I'll have to contact the orthodontists there and see what they say to be on the safe side 

Hello, after 12 years in Perth we are gearing up to move to Wiltshire next year to be back nearer the rest of the family :)

Our 13 year old son needs braces (could start treatment now or any time in the next 12 months), but his orthodontist here has suggested we wait and start treatment back in the UK as he thinks it might be difficult to have someone else take over care - and might even want to remove the braces and start again!!

(Be nice to use the private health insurance towards it here, but waste of time if they take them all off again!)

Has anyone found it to be a problem or can share any experiences please?

Thanks :)