Moving schools
There are two main times when you will move school.
You make a small move from nursery to primary school (this can sometimes be within the same school) and a bigger one when you move from primary to secondary school.
The move from primary to secondary will feel a lot more different because:
- the size and shape of the school that you are moving to will be bigger
- you will be around more people
- you will move around to different classrooms to take different lessons.
The other times when you might have to move school is if you move where you are living and it is too far to get to school.
If you do move where you are living, your social worker will always try to make sure that you can stay at the same school. Sometimes, you won't be able to stay at your school.
If this happens, your social worker should talk with you and explain what will happen next. This will give you a chance to share your views on the type of school that you would like to go to and what you think about this. In some cases, you will get to visit the school before you start there so that you can get a feel for what it is like.