Anyone else miss out on a year of primary school?

[darren]

Re: Anyone else miss out on a year of primary school?

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LOL I dunno all I do know is I'm a September baby, so was one of the oldest in my year, missed the September intake and started in the January.Maybe you were put in the wrong year to begin with, a girl in my brothers class was suddenly found to be to old for his year, was put up to my year but was the youngest, If you started school at 5 and left at 16 (or almost 16) and missed a year at infants you would have to have repeated a year somewhere as you still went to school for the full 12 years

Here's my school life just put down in text for me to see i'm right about my school life time.

Year 1: 4 to 5 year olds (I'm the oldest in the year so 5)
Year 2: 5 to 6 year olds
Year 3: 6 to 7 year olds
Annex(Year 4) 7 to 8 year olds
On to Upper school Year 5: 8 to 9 year olds
year 6: 9 to 10 year olds
year 7: 10 to 11 year olds
Off to high school age 11
1st year 11 to 12 year olds
2nd year 12 to 13 year olds
3rd year 13 to 14 year olds
4th year 14 to 15 year olds
5th year 15 to 16 year olds.

Phew there mine seems to pan out right! I can name all my teachers for each year too.

Anyone born after August 31st is to late for a September intake,and thats why there is such a big age difference between some children.

you have some memory heather.

think i started in 79.
never did nursery school.
79 to 85 primary school
85 to 88 secondaty school.
88 to 91 college.

[Trickyvee]

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1978-1980 Nursery
1980-1987 Primary School
1987-1992 High School
1992-1995 6th form college
1995-1998 University #1
2002-2007 University #2 (part time)
2009 University #3 (in 2009 I started another job where they told me I had to go to university part time AGAIN for another three years. FFS, how many qualifications do I need?!? I resigned!

[darren]

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1978-1980 Nursery
1980-1987 Primary School
1987-1992 High School
1992-1995 6th form college
1995-1998 University #1
2002-2007 University #2 (part time)
2009 University #3 (in 2009 I started another job where they told me I had to go to university part time AGAIN for another three years. FFS, how many qualifications do I need?!? I resigned!

whar was the job u got that uwhere told to do 3 yrs at uni for.
and afdter all that u would have to pay bacl the money u owe.

has uni differed from ehen u went back in 1995.

[Richard1978]

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I never missed a year, but had to go to a special school for just over a year because I had slipped behind, I went back to another standard primary in the same year I wuld been in normally.

[Elbmek]

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Being born in August has its disadvantages educationally. I was in a primary school with kids who were up to a year older than me, and I was just 5. But I left school on my 15th birthday !!!

[Sly]

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I missed class 4 when I was at school. There were 4 of us that skipped over class 4 from class 3 and went right into class 5, we spent the remaining of our time there until we moved onto high school at aged 11. I never understood the reasoning behind this. When the older kids left to go to high school and I was one of the oldest lads in the class, again there were a few kids that were brought up into class 5 that were considered to be a year below us.

It was super annoying because all my friends that I was really close to went into class 4 when I went into class 5. Then when the older kids went on to pastures new I lost a load of friends because I had gotten used to them. Going into class 5 was a major shock for the class 4 kids, as it was from me going from class 3 as it was the first time anyone in the school was given mandatory homework in preparation for going to the big school. I sort of got used to it by the time class 4 had graduated into my class, but for a lot of the pupils it was a hard hit and I recall a lot of tellings off for a lot of people not doing homework on time.

[Richard1978]

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My mum's birthday is in early september, & managed to start school a year early.

She was put back a year for the 11 plus though.

[darren]

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I missed class 4 when I was at school. There were 4 of us that skipped over class 4 from class 3 and went right into class 5, we spent the remaining of our time there until we moved onto high school at aged 11. I never understood the reasoning behind this. When the older kids left to go to high school and I was one of the oldest lads in the class, again there were a few kids that were brought up into class 5 that were considered to be a year below us.

It was super annoying because all my friends that I was really close to went into class 4 when I went into class 5. Then when the older kids went on to pastures new I lost a load of friends because I had gotten used to them. Going into class 5 was a major shock for the class 4 kids, as it was from me going from class 3 as it was the first time anyone in the school was given mandatory homework in preparation for going to the big school. I sort of got used to it by the time class 4 had graduated into my class, but for a lot of the pupils it was a hard hit and I recall a lot of tellings off for a lot of people not doing homework on time.

did you not keep in contact with those friends you lost when they went to class 4 and u to class 5 sly.
i mean do you still be in contact with any.

understandible if u lost them becayse you did not get on.

[Sly]

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It was hard to stay friends with the people in class 4 because we only saw each other at play time. I maybe saw them an hour each day, which when you compare it to the 5 or so hours I was spending with the other friends just meant that the friendships waned a little.

When I went to high school I was the only lad out of my school to be in my form. There was a girl I went to infant school with but I never really had anything to do with her. I and the lass were the only people from my district in my form compared to the the other kids who had groups of 3 or 4 people from the schools they came from.

[80sChav]

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It was hard to stay friends with the people in class 4 because we only saw each other at play time. I maybe saw them an hour each day, which when you compare it to the 5 or so hours I was spending with the other friends just meant that the friendships waned a little.

When I went to high school I was the only lad out of my school to be in my form. There was a girl I went to infant school with but I never really had anything to do with her. I and the lass were the only people from my district in my form compared to the the other kids who had groups of 3 or 4 people from the schools they came from.

That must've been hard for you mate .... sorry about that. I'd of hated that to happen to me.

[Sly]

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It wasn't so bad. I make friends quickly, being an only child sort of necessitates that sort of quality in a person.

[80sChav]

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It wasn't so bad. I make friends quickly, being an only child sort of necessitates that sort of quality in a person.

I wish I could say all this about me ... being an only child too! Sadly i can't. Though I do remember getting distinctly jelous of the 5th Years in Primary "moving on" as it was to big School!

[summerborn]

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This is a long shot 6 years on, but is "Guest" "systemaddict" still a member here please? I'd like to contact you regarding your missed school year if possible please.
Could you reply here or send me a message?
Many thanks

[80sChav]

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It never happened to me or friends (but I recall around 1986/87) before my Final year at primary a Year or 2 Years in Year 6 got "fast-tracked" to Secxondary (though this descrepency was only becvause of a 6 Month age difference in question) between Year 6 and Year 7!!

80sChav

[80sChav]

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I missed class 4 when I was at school. There were 4 of us that skipped over class 4 from class 3 and went right into class 5, we spent the remaining of our time there until we moved onto high school at aged 11. I never understood the reasoning behind this. When the older kids left to go to high school and I was one of the oldest lads in the class, again there were a few kids that were brought up into class 5 that were considered to be a year below us.

It was super annoying because all my friends that I was really close to went into class 4 when I went into class 5. Then when the older kids went on to pastures new I lost a load of friends because I had gotten used to them. Going into class 5 was a major shock for the class 4 kids, as it was from me going from class 3 as it was the first time anyone in the school was given mandatory homework in preparation for going to the big school. I sort of got used to it by the time class 4 had graduated into my class, but for a lot of the pupils it was a hard hit and I recall a lot of tellings off for a lot of people not doing homework on time.

Though we have not always seen eye to eye Sly - this would have been my worst nightmare come true in experiencing this

Though i recall it happening along similar lines as you describe (but date-wise I am unsure of the date people's Birthday's) had to fall for this to occur

80sChav