Primary education in England and why we love it
When we started to consider moving back to Poland and thought about various pros and cons, one of the big arguments against it was the education our daughter was getting in England, which we were big fans of. Lenka started primary school in England when she was four years old. At first, we were a bit concerned about this early age, but seeing how her school worked and how it was prepared for teaching such young kids, we quickly changed our minds. Bare in mind, we talk about an ordinary primary school in an ordinary (but very diverse!) neighbourhood, not a private or a posh one. Here is what we learnt about English primary education based on 2.5 years that our daughter spent at St. Anne’s Catholic Primary, ‘A Friendship School’. Social and emotional development of your child is as important as their academic skills. Our daughter was very shy when she started school and her teachers, as well as other staff, supported her a lot (but so that she couldn’t tell) ...