How Can We Choose the Correct School For Our Child? Chat on Islam Channel Urdu: Sidra Naeem Teacher

Televised on the Brunch Time Show with cooking demonstration for Potato Kebabs

For non-Urdu Speakers, please see notes in English below

When should we start thinking about our child's school?
Age 3: Nursery/Reception

What types of schools are there, at the primary level?
1. State school (government run, free, qualified teachers, Special Needs Department (SEND) is good, good education following national curriculum
2. Private school (not free so need money, Approximately 12,000/year, less children per class, so children get more support & attention, not good for Special Needs, because school selects high performing children so the schools levels league tables look good
3. Home Schooling
4. Religious Schools

What criteria should we look at when choosing a school at the primary level?
• Local schools are best if good, due to kids playing outside of school hours, cubs, scouts friends + feeder for secondary school, reduced time taken to drop off children, good for working parents
• Ofsted report online
• Visit school, and send dept, if relevant
• After school clubs, especially for sporty kids

What disadvantagess are there when home schooling your child?
• You are not a teacher
• Kids don’t listen to you, because you're their mum
• Less knowledge of curriculum
• Less structure, with set break times and lunch times
• No social with other kids

What are the advantages & disadvantages of Religious schools:
Disadvantage: Not always qualified teachers
Advantages:
• Good because madrassa & school all in one, so saves separate times
• Morals & religion and teaches what parents don’t want from western world

What types of school are there at Secondary level?
• Grammar for 11+ kids, selective due to exams to select intelligent children, so IQ needs to be high especially in literacy, numeracy, science, high level throughout so not going to survive if got in by tutoring or if not intelligent.

What criteria should we look at when choosing a school at secondary level?
Subject school specialises in for future degree, job

How do we choose the right uni?
Russel group, look at degree subject, work experience opportunities

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