Q: Will the school consider me a fussy parent if I ask to visit while the school is in session?
A: A good school will be very happy to welcome parents and will arrange for staff to show parents around and to answer queries. Telephone to make an appointment so that adequate time can be allocated by staff.
Q: How sensible is it to choose a secondary school for my child which means they'll be separated from primary school friends?
A: This is a very personal and individual matter for parents to decide with their child. There are no hard and fast rules, but children are usually quite adaptable, even though some settle more easily than others. Such decisions need to be taken with the full co-operation of your child.
"Parents send their children to college either because they went to college, or because they didn't." - L. L. Hendren
In 2001, for Key Stage 1 Maths and Key Stage 2 English, Welsh students as a whole did better than any English region. However, a higher percentage of 16-year-olds achieved no GCSE/GNVQ passes in Wales than in any English region.
