NickP, Hell I didn't take it lying down, its a long ongoing argument which now sits with our solicitor and the head of education, but either way currently its not got much done, although they talk a lot! :-( I did rather assume that his attitude to her may well be general, he doesn't seem to understand why she cannot do it, and no amount of explaining to him, that she can do it, she just can't write it or, but go over it again seems to help. But yes, that is pretty much the attitiude I expect to come up against, but as he's of an older generation I did wonder if maybe attitudes were changing. You still find the older UK teachers less tollerant than younger ones, in my experience. We have family over there but they do not have children of school age, so we are proably aware of more pitfalls than some about coming over, but not about the education system. My husband lived out there for several years with work previously but again without us. We will pretty much have to rent for a while anyway, we have 2 properties to sell over here and a business, and until all sell, we cannot do what we would like, so we will be coming, still owning property in UK. Which to honest, I am rather pleased about just incase my daughter and I don't like it, we have a option to come back. Thats not being negative, just trying to be a bit practical. :-)