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Now parents know which school their year 6 children are going to it’s time to start getting ready
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Ruth Evans2025-02-27T12:32:00
Our youth and children make several big steps in their life but as parents and carers we make those steps with them and can be as concerned and nervous as they are. One of the biggest steps our children make is starting at secondary school and that certainly is a significant change for us parents!
If you have a young person in your house in year 6 in England and Wales, (Primary 7 in Scotland) then at this time of year you will have heard about the secondary school they have a place at for September. As a parent or caregiver this next stage is one full of unknowns and feels different to the familiar primary school days, especially if this your first child to go.
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