different school stages (Primary School Stages in general)

Member Name: dustmad

Product:	Primary School Stages in general
Date:	31/01/09 (10 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: teaches you to make new friends

Disadvantages: having to change schools more often

I come from London , and grew up going to school there , but I now live on the Isle of Wight. The school stages are very differnent on the Isle of Wight to that in London. The way I am used to is ............. going to Primary school from the age of 4 , until the age of 11 , then moving up to secondary school until the age of 16. But the school stages on the island seem confusing to me. Here the children start Primary school aged from 4 until 8-9. Then they go to a middle school until the age of 12 , then up to High school until the age of 16. It seems like alot of change for changes sake to me. Alot of moving up through different schools losing friends along the way to other schools, and having to make new ones , plus lots of new uniform to buy. There is talk of changing the primary school stages to that of the main land, but that hasn't gone down to well. My son is only 14 months old, so I don't need to worry about it until a few more years yet, but I know that time does fly quickly. I just wonder which system will be in place when his time comes.

Summary: the way schools are on the isle of wight