(Oh, and Colin'sMum - I am in Wales :))
Oops: did I assume you were in England? Sorry! Although you also made a mistake:
(An explanatory note: in the UK, at the end of Yr 2, children are assessed ...
Nope, only in parts of the UK - in Scotland we don't even have a Yr 2 (instead of Reception, Yr 1, Yr 2 it goes P1, P2, P3; the cut-off dates for starting school are 6 months offset so the age range in the classes is different; and the testing regime is completely different). Complicated on this side of the pond isn't it :-)
*sighs* I don't really know what to do. Frankly the UK education system is very geared up to getting everyone to the average level, and not really encouraging children to strive to be "above average". (Oh, and Colin'sMum - I am in Wales :))
It varies by school, but yes. Is independent school an option for you, at all?
