Emmer

Ok thankyou

Did your children find the year they were put in about right?

I will go from the start of year 10 here to the end of year 8 because of my birthday. I don’t mind repeating a few months because that will give me time to settle in. Even though it’s a new curriculum it is only the 9th year of schooling when in the uk it will be my 10th if we all started school in jan/ feb time.

The school won’t Normally talk to you unless you are already in the zone.

As you saw from my last post there was a chance that because of my birthday I Would have to repeat a year of school. However I have several family members who are teachers and they said that the school would assess my ability and they decide if I should repeat a year or not. They were all unsure how long it would take to assess my ability. Anyone ever been in this situation?

There is a lot more difference when you are younger then when you are older. I am already one of the youngest in my year In the UK and there is no maturity difference between me and someone who is born in September.

Ok thanks

Private school isn’t really an option and the school I will be going to is considered to be a good school but they don’t have an extension program. When I skipped year 3 I struggled at first but I managed to catch up. This is why I fear I will be repeat a year because of the gap. I pretty much did two years in one so I have completed 10 years worth of schooling not 9.

For someone who has always had education as a priority and who has never really struggled to fit in with people older or younger, I’ve never really had a problem with everyone being at least 6 months older then me. It will probably be very boring even if it is a different curriculum because I have already completed a year more of school then everyone else.

Yes that would be my intention however I have already completed 10 years of schooling and I would be going into my 11th year in September so when I go to school in Australia I will be either people who have only completed 9 years. As you can imagine there will be a huge ability gap.

Did she have to repeat year 7? Even though it’s still a primary school year if she was in the same position she was in the uk then that shouldn’t matter that it is a primary school. My point is that I need a teachers input on what happens as I know not all schools have extension programs and I am already ahead for my age anyway.

How easy is it to join the program? I’ve heard of the seal program but I know that there are only 25 spaces per school and I’m assuming that no one really leaves it.

I moved from Australia to the Uk in 2014 and I skipped the whole of year 3. I struggled a lot but I managed to catch up. My point is that in the UK you have an extra year of school and you start a year earlier in the uk. If I go into the same year group it will be the right one for my ability. My sister will be able to go into the correct year group because her birthday is in April. So I was wondering if they will let me go into the correct year group.

When I move it will be too late for me to be accepted into any programs.

I also moved from Australia to the UK and I skipped the whole of year three. I struggled a lot and but managed to catch up. This is why I feel that I will be repeating a year and I was wondering if schools are flexible with letting me go into the correct year group.