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Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 4th 2006, 8:11 pm

Replies: 25

Decision Made??

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Posted By Laura in China

Re: Decision Made??

If he's turning 12 before next September, then I would think he would be put into the first year of senior school. That's a good time to start, as the kids will probably have come from a bunch of...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 4th 2006, 2:13 pm

Replies: 25

Decision Made??

Views: 2,582

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Decision Made??

Is your son 11 turning 12 this year, or was he 10 in September and has turned 11 since then?

Laura

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 3rd 2006, 12:32 pm

Replies: 7

Anyone Returning To Cornwall?

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Posted By Laura in China

Re: Anyone Returning To Cornwall?

Which senior school are you in a catchment zone for? Just kidding, my plans are too long term for you.

Laura

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 1st 2006, 12:20 am

Replies: 6

Settling teenagers back into the UK - any advice?

Views: 699

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Settling teenagers back into the UK - any advice?

Thank you - I was wondering about that. The boys might surprise us by wanting to take their gap years in the UK or Europe - after all, they've grown up 'exotic'.

I'm surprised that the boarding...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Nov 30th 2006, 11:46 pm

Replies: 6

Settling teenagers back into the UK - any advice?

Views: 699

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Settling teenagers back into the UK - any advice?

Thank you - yes I'm aware of this. The reason for thinking about coming back when oldest son is fifteen is to rack up the three years. If it's sixteen, then he could do two years of school and a...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2006, 11:43 pm

Replies: 18

Moving back to UK. Options for Aussie born Kiddies ?

Views: 1,792

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Moving back to UK. Options for Aussie born Kiddies ?

Yes

Laura

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Nov 30th 2006, 7:28 pm

Replies: 18

Moving back to UK. Options for Aussie born Kiddies ?

Views: 1,792

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Moving back to UK. Options for Aussie born Kiddies ?

My younger son was born in Hong Kong. I am born and bred British; DH is naturalised British. Only one grandparent was born in the UK.

We were told that he would not be able to pass his...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Nov 30th 2006, 6:30 pm

Replies: 6

Settling teenagers back into the UK - any advice?

Views: 699

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Settling teenagers back into the UK - any advice?

I'm actually using a bunch of different curricula that I teach myself, as my eldest is only ten so far. Most distance learning seems to start with GCSEs. There is a school called LIttle Arthur...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Nov 30th 2006, 5:02 pm

Replies: 6

Settling teenagers back into the UK - any advice?

Views: 699

Posted By Laura in China

Settling teenagers back into the UK - any advice?

We are contemplating moving back to the UK at some point in the children's teenage years. Our sons don't currently go to school - I teach them at home and use online resources (schools in this city...

Forum: China/Hong Kong

Nov 22nd 2006, 11:01 pm

Replies: 12

Where to live in HK

Views: 5,496

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Where to live in HK

There is a local primary school in DB, but it's Cantonese, not Mandarin. There's also a school called PISDB or DB PIS, which is meant to be a bilingual international school, but it was built after I...

Forum: Far East and Asia

Nov 20th 2006, 3:45 am

Replies: 4

Working visa advice - please help!

Views: 1,044

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Working visa advice - please help!

Has this changed recently? I worked legally on a dependent's visa five years ago in Hong Kong.

Laura in China

Forum: China/Hong Kong

Nov 20th 2006, 3:40 am

Replies: 12

Where to live in HK

Views: 5,496

Posted By Laura in China

Re: Where to live in HK

We lived in Discovery Bay, which is on Lantau Island. It's a nice environment for the children, and the commute is by comfortable, air-conditioned ferry (half an hour) to Central. You can walk...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Nov 20th 2006, 3:31 am

Replies: 8

How much does it cost to live in the UK?

Views: 1,639

Posted By Laura in China

How much does it cost to live in the UK?

I know: how long is a piece of string?

Four people in the family; living outside the South East (probably Devon); one second-hand car; couple of bottles of wine a week; pub lunch once or twice a...

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