Teacher mums with school age children- help!
Started to look at schools for my eldest and so far I’ve found it so hard to switch off my professional deputy headteacher head and focus more with my mum head and what feels right/a good fit for my son.
Any advice on how you chose the school for your child/ren? Did you get “the feeling” that it was the right one (like I’ve told countless parents on school tours but can’t seem to feel when it’s my turn 😅)? Did you struggle or am I just being overly nit picky? Help!
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After not getting any of our 6 choices (living near London and schools having small catchment areas) for my asd son and going to various open days only for him to temporarily go to a giant feeder school the LA sent him to that was undergoing building work, had the senco on maternity leave and the head teacher die in his first year I took a different route for my daughter. I just made one choice and the one down our road.
You can't beat word of mouth, if you've got a few schools in mind see if there's a forum or website with reviews. Luckily for us the best school in our catchment area is the closest one to us so it was an easy decision
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I agree that "knowing" too much can be a problem. I certainly saw through gimmicks and some of the things that were said when I viewed schools. In the end I went for the local school with a view that if I'm not happy with it, I can move him.