20 Jan 2013 3:33 PM:

 Thank you  both.  Sorry it took a while and a bit of advice for me to find my posting to reply to you.  It is helpful to have independent advice and some-one to tell you to chill!!! 

Georgia.... what age did your 10yr old start spanish state school?  Do you know how Rojales school settle the new english kids in? I worry that they are just shoved at the back of the class until they catch up with the language.  Are there many british kids still there?  I realise quite a lot of people have come home now.

 We are not sure how long we are going to be over there for, certainly 1 year to start with but onwards who knows?  It all depends on a work contract and I am trying to weigh it all up.  At the moment I am looking at Rojales (which still scares me with the media coverage and language issue), Mar Azul (which looks fab but i can't find if it is legal!) or Elians in Villamartin (expensive!!).  A minefield and never ever as straightforward as you would hope!!!!

Any advice is appreciated :))

Thanks

Diane

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19 Jan 2013 9:33 AM:

Hi I recently posted on here and rec'd some helpful replies. I can't find my post to thank those persons so......Thank you guys for your kind words and help!

Diane

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07 Jan 2013 10:06 AM:

 Hi everyone.  

We currently have a house in Quesada and  are now looking at moving out permanently.  I understand that our 8year old (Y3) son will have to go to Rojales school which frankly scares me stiff!  He doesn't speak spanish and when i last visited the school the secretary and teachers did not speak english at all.  I know that it is a spanish school and appreciate we need to make the effort which we will do (and have made a start with) but in the meantime does anyone have any experience of this school and how they integrate non spanish children?  Does anyone know how many english speaking children attend the school?  What is the education like at this school?  And is the school really as dangerous and awful as reported? Can we apply to schools in Benijofer or Guardamar? Obvs In the UK we can just check ofsted for all this information but I don't think Spain has an equivalent.   I have also heard stories of british children being treated as an annoyance which also concerns me :(  

The alternative is International school at £8k p.a approx which I will do if it comes to it but i would prefer my son to attend local school, learn the language and immerse in the culture building social relationships locally.  On the flipside however, I don't want to send him to the proverbial lions den where he will loose all his sociability/confidence and where his education will completely suffer.

God, mum in panic!!!!  Sorry for being so OTT but I need some advise and help!

Thank you in anticipation :)

 

Diane

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