welshgirl67

of course it matters what you on about. the weather has an overall affect on your outlook and wellbeing. Snow doesnt bother us just the length of time it hangs around for

Gabgoeshome

I am dealing with a similar situation actually.

I've been given a lot of help to get my children in to school, one will even be kept back August birthday.

It depends a lot on the area you live in I suppose.

Are they refusing you a place where you would like your child to be?
Have they offered you a different school?

welshgirl67

Wiltshire area but they are either full in that year and dont use the police of putting kids in another year. so i can win anyway. There arent any other options for me. My kids education if more important than anything..Cnada will do that. Thats just the main reason we want to go back

Gabgoeshome

I can see your problem.

I thought they had to offer you another school, if the one you want, is over-subscribed?

welshgirl67

They never offered me another school.. I was told to just ring around the other schools in the area. Not at all helpful. It really has changed massive since we left... Schools are being closed and newly qualified teachers have to move across country for work. Not a good feeling. I would definately think hard before you leave. If id known all this yu wouldn see me or my family here for love or money!!! Its harder moving back than leaving in the first place. thats my experience but everyone has there own opinions.

Gabgoeshome

Thats really strange that they treated you that way.

I am not moving far from you, and yet its all being handled so differently.

The county *has* to give a second school option, even if that means sending a bus to take your child there.

Its odd that they just left you to your own devises, leaving your daughter out of school etc...

Its true, we all have our own reasons ...

welshgirl67

Each school has there own policy for keeping kids back.. If they wont do it forme then i have no other option. Its slightly different because our daughter should sit her exams in June and she would have so much work to catch up anyway. I rang 5 schools in wiltshire and every one told me its not something you do that much and wouldnt offer it.

el_richo

Bit like having lovely trips to Canada from Maryland but not actually living there

UK unemployment = ~8%
Canada unemployment = ~7.5%
Nova Scotia unemployment = ~7.8%

welshgirl67

Have you been back here recently???? And felt the low morale with police forces cutting etc. I didnt until i got here.... you have to feel the unhappiness among people. Where we came from calgary is booming... but we had other reasons to return and never judge until you have walked the walk for a while. Thats something i will never do.... until ive felt it for myself. In the uk it seems in your face if thats easy to understand.

Gabgoeshome

I am surprised they are alright with her being out of school.

What YR is she?

My brother is 15 (16 in April) he can leave at 16 ...its those years afterwards that will 'benefit' from staying longer. They are phasing it in.

I do understand that the flexible nature of the schools in the US and CANADA,is something that the UK could do with.

With all due respect though, you could have found out about the schooling situation while you were still in Canada.

I have spent 2 years doing my H/work to try to avoid any nasty shocks when we come home.

Really good luck to you though...its not easy moving again!

welshgirl67

I did do my homework but since being back we changed the area we wanted to settle in. I didnt move back with my eyes shut thats for sure. I was told that she could be placed bck into the yr she left in. But when i rang the schools direct it was a different story.. I beleive the years leading up to there exams are the most important. IF THEY leave with as many exams as they can that can only be a good thing. Once n college they can only resit there core subjects.? Dont like the system here and i was armed with no end of resource and imformation.

MarylandNed

I have to live/work in Canada for extended periods because of my job. I wouldn't exactly classify all of those as "lovely trips".

gillyd65

We left the UK in August and see very little difference over here with regards to unemployment levels. Employment seems a lot more ruthless over here. We were lucky in the fact OH had a job here before we came. As I said previously the unemployment levels where we are now are twice the amount than the town which we left in the UK.

Gabgoeshome

I really hate to nit pick...but it appears you are being given the wrong info?

You were only gone 4 years right?

So, of course she would go back where she left (yr wise) my eldest has to do that too,effectively losing YR7.

What exactly are they saying to you? that she must enter a year above?

The system won't be the same as Canada, because they are a year behind there.

I don't like to think the county in your area are fobbing you off IYSWIM?

Zhanna

It seems that a lot of people tend to compare UK and Canada letter by letter, but the ARE very similar countries! Success in each country depends on personal preferences and circumstances. Even comparing UK with, let's say, Zimbabwe is pointless - you can find happy flourishing people in Zim (or any other third-world country), and broke and miserable ones in UK (or any other first-world country). It feels that the starter of this thread is being attacked for feeling the way she is feeling, but this is her and her family's personal experiences and circumstances, she shouldn't have to defend her decisions. Good luck to you Welshgirl, hopefully you will find your home in Nova Scotia.