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Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Aug 17th 2013, 1:21 am

Replies: 4

In Limbo

Views: 1,133

Posted By Leafykaren

Re: In Limbo

Hi SarahFM. Where are you moving to? I am also from Johannesburg and moving to UK in January next year. I have only really made this final decision in the last month, after having worked out the...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jul 9th 2013, 4:24 am

Replies: 8

Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Views: 3,016

Posted By Leafykaren

Re: Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Hi MagsB.

Another S'African :-) Great advice- thanks. I have been trawling mumsnet and netmums, rightmove (really useful), schoolfinder for the last few months, but was only really looking at...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jul 6th 2013, 11:54 pm

Replies: 8

Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Views: 3,016

Posted By Leafykaren

Re: Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Thanks again rebs. Was previously at this site, but before I got too embroiled in it all and got into a complete panic, thought I had better just confirm which year's the DSs were in first - which...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jul 6th 2013, 11:49 pm

Replies: 8

Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Views: 3,016

Posted By Leafykaren

Re: Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Thanks for the hope Spacecake799 - Another advantage to being short (or should that be undertall). DS1 is not a tall one either (about 4th shortest in his current class). I will definitely try asking...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jul 6th 2013, 11:14 pm

Replies: 8

Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Views: 3,016

Posted By Leafykaren

Re: Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Thanks rebs for your answers, especially the 'Which year's one' - good ol' Wikipedia.

I had read through many of the school admission pages on the hertsdirect.org site which is why I am probably...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jul 6th 2013, 9:25 pm

Replies: 8

Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Views: 3,016

Posted By Leafykaren

Moving to UK with kids - Questions about schooling

Hi all. This is my first posting on the forum. Just reading other posts has given me so much information already and I am hoping you will assist me too. It's a bit of a lengthy post, so make yourself...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

May 11th 2013, 10:59 pm

Replies: 5

Returning to UK after 43 years

Views: 750

Posted By Leafykaren

Returning to UK after 43 years

Hi. My name is Karen and I am thinking of moving to the UK in the next year. I was born there but my parents moved to South Africa when I was a year old. So, although I am technically an expat, I...

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