PADDAD now dadpad returned from a week in the UK
Apr 24th 2006, 1:54 am
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Re: PADDAD now dadpad returned from a week in the UK
We too are planning to return to live in the UK permanently once our house is sold.We,ve been living near Brisbane for just over 8 years and feel that we need to go home to get our life back. Like you we think its great for a holiday but not somewhere we could live forever.Thanks for your post,it all helps to assure us that we,re making the right decision and best of luck with the move !
Apr 24th 2006, 10:24 pm
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Re: PADDAD now dadpad returned from a week in the UK
I wasn't quite sure what sort of reception my post would get but I am really pleased that it's been a positive one.
Thanks for your replies
and good luck to all those returning. It's a numskulling decision to make so be kind to yourselves - lots of red wine is good too.
Thanks for your replies
and good luck to all those returning. It's a numskulling decision to make so be kind to yourselves - lots of red wine is good too.
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Apr 26th 2006, 12:47 pm
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Re: PADDAD now dadpad returned from a week in the UK
Originally Posted by kt.2006
Hi, I'm glad things are working out for you. How did you find getting your children back into schools in the UK? The LEA's are not very helpful until you have a proper resident address and yet we do not want to move back until we have sorted out the schools the children will be going to! It is so much easier here where you just have to turn up at the school and the children can start on that day!
If your child is going back into Year 10 has the school you enrolled him in given you any idea how that will affect his GCSE's. I have a boy who will be going back into Year 10 or Year 11 if we do not make it back by September and the schools have been very unsure how they will handle this. One school said that he would have to go back to do Year 10 again (which he would hate).
Hope you don't mind me asking.
If your child is going back into Year 10 has the school you enrolled him in given you any idea how that will affect his GCSE's. I have a boy who will be going back into Year 10 or Year 11 if we do not make it back by September and the schools have been very unsure how they will handle this. One school said that he would have to go back to do Year 10 again (which he would hate).
Hope you don't mind me asking.
glad things are working out for you
Kt2006 - re schools. i did quite a sneaky thing to get my kids back into their old school. my mail was still being redirected from the house we sold, so i gave that as my address so there was a postal address to get them in. i explained that while this was my address now (but wasnt), i would be moving into rental accomo asap in the same area soon (so they would expext address change but dont think i really shouldve needed to do that). so when the letter`was sent offering the place, it was just redirected to me so i knew to accept place etc. when kids started school this week, i just went to the office and said id moved and this was my new address (the real rental i have now). theres nothing they can do since ive already got the place. have you a friend/ fam member whos address you can use now to get the place?
best wishes
c xxx
Apr 26th 2006, 8:53 pm
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Re: PADDAD now dadpad returned from a week in the UK
Originally Posted by chance to be
hi dadpad
glad things are working out for you
Kt2006 - re schools. i did quite a sneaky thing to get my kids back into their old school. my mail was still being redirected from the house we sold, so i gave that as my address so there was a postal address to get them in. i explained that while this was my address now (but wasnt), i would be moving into rental accomo asap in the same area soon (so they would expext address change but dont think i really shouldve needed to do that). so when the letter`was sent offering the place, it was just redirected to me so i knew to accept place etc. when kids started school this week, i just went to the office and said id moved and this was my new address (the real rental i have now). theres nothing they can do since ive already got the place. have you a friend/ fam member whos address you can use now to get the place?
best wishes
c xxx
glad things are working out for you
Kt2006 - re schools. i did quite a sneaky thing to get my kids back into their old school. my mail was still being redirected from the house we sold, so i gave that as my address so there was a postal address to get them in. i explained that while this was my address now (but wasnt), i would be moving into rental accomo asap in the same area soon (so they would expext address change but dont think i really shouldve needed to do that). so when the letter`was sent offering the place, it was just redirected to me so i knew to accept place etc. when kids started school this week, i just went to the office and said id moved and this was my new address (the real rental i have now). theres nothing they can do since ive already got the place. have you a friend/ fam member whos address you can use now to get the place?
best wishes
c xxx
Apr 26th 2006, 11:59 pm
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Re: PADDAD now dadpad returned from a week in the UK
Originally Posted by chance to be
hi dadpad
glad things are working out for you
Kt2006 - re schools. i did quite a sneaky thing to get my kids back into their old school. my mail was still being redirected from the house we sold, so i gave that as my address so there was a postal address to get them in. i explained that while this was my address now (but wasnt), i would be moving into rental accomo asap in the same area soon (so they would expext address change but dont think i really shouldve needed to do that). so when the letter`was sent offering the place, it was just redirected to me so i knew to accept place etc. when kids started school this week, i just went to the office and said id moved and this was my new address (the real rental i have now). theres nothing they can do since ive already got the place. have you a friend/ fam member whos address you can use now to get the place?
best wishes
c xxx
glad things are working out for you
Kt2006 - re schools. i did quite a sneaky thing to get my kids back into their old school. my mail was still being redirected from the house we sold, so i gave that as my address so there was a postal address to get them in. i explained that while this was my address now (but wasnt), i would be moving into rental accomo asap in the same area soon (so they would expext address change but dont think i really shouldve needed to do that). so when the letter`was sent offering the place, it was just redirected to me so i knew to accept place etc. when kids started school this week, i just went to the office and said id moved and this was my new address (the real rental i have now). theres nothing they can do since ive already got the place. have you a friend/ fam member whos address you can use now to get the place?
best wishes
c xxx
Thanks for your advice and I'm glad that things are starting to work out for you.
Kathy
