EDUCAT ION T IMEL INE
The Education Timeline THE KEY DECI S IONS TO BE MADE AT DI FFERENT STAGES OF YOUR CHI LD’ S EDUCAT IONAL JOURNEY
BIRTH TO PRESCHOOL (RISING FOUR)
Visit local nurseries and childcare providers. Register as soon as possible, particularly if you require full-time nursery provision at an early age. Visit local pre-preps. Check deadlines for registration, but plan ahead – popular schools may have an official deadline but, if oversubscribed, will offer places based on date of registration. AGE 4½–7 Talk to your child’s current school about their progress and ask for advice on future schools. Visit prep schools (usually from year 2) and note registration deadlines If your child attends a fee-paying school, use teachers as a sounding board for senior schools. Attend meetings covering future schools (normally from year 4). Visit senior school open days (from year 4 or earlier). Check deadlines for 11+ registration (normally the November or December prior to entry). If you wish to apply for a scholarship, note any separate deadlines, together with 11+ entrance exam dates (normally held in January of year 6). Liaise with the school about preparation and flag any concerns. Children sitting the 11+ Common Entrance exam in year 6 will also need to be registered (in October or December for examination in November or January, respectively). (normally the autumn term of the preceding academic year). Check details and dates of assessments. AGE 7–11
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