Tricia

Thank you to everyone who replied to my original post.  Let me tell you about my son. He is 16 and has just achieved a B Grade GCSE in French.  So he is not without some knowledge of the language.  Your comments about getting into school are very interesting to me, it has made me think that it would not be easy to get him into the education system.    We do not live in a big city, we do not live in the country, we are in Lincolnshire.  I do not like the idea of leaving him in England to finish his schooling, though we do have an elder son, 20 and an elder daughter, married and 23, who would still be in England.  We were thinking about moving to France by January 2007.  We have found a house we like, near to schools, which have English pupils and English speaking teachers.  I know priority cannot be in English, we will be in France.  My daughter is 10 and learning French in school.  We are not just "fed up" with English life, but want a life for ourselves and our family.  My son does not know what he wants to do after leaving education.  Are there any positive points about doing such a move that anyone has achieved?  I know that it remains with the individual, and each individual is different.  Tricia    

We have a 16 year old son who has just finished his GCSEs and a 10 year old daughter who is about to do her 11+.  We are considering moving to France and wonder what advice anyone could give who have had similar age children and done the same?  We have not done this spur of the moment, but have been considering for a couple of years now.  My husband would work in England and come home every third weekend for a week and be home for 4 months out of the year during Winter months, so myself and the two children would be in France most of the time by ourselves.  It is very daunting, but we believe that the way of life would be wonderful for the children and give them many opportunities.  England is slowly running out of them!  Are we being realistic or are we being foolish?!  We are learning French here in England  so that we have some knowledge of the language before we go.  Any experience/advice from an independent source would be listened to.  Thank you.Tricia. This is our first time on the Forum so please excuse any errors we may have made.