Samantha Dainty of Bespoke Minds Education looks at the pros and cons of educating siblings at the same school
In Larkin?s often-quoted poem ?This Be The Verse?, he uses humour to make light of generational trauma and how children can be damaged by the choices their parents make.
While I will steer away from both profanity and the poetic form in making my point, one of the major choices that parents make is where to send their children to school. Given that they spend roughly six to seven hours a day at their chosen institution, it is certainly an important choice.
I recently asked my parents if they had any regrets about my schooling. Despite divorcing and having limited communication, their answer was the same: they wished that they had put my identical twin sister and me into different classes. Having taught twins myself at several different boarding schools, I am inclined to agree that twins should be separated. But what about siblings in general" And what about different schools"
Why should you send siblings to the same school"
So, what are the pros of siblings attending the same school" Firstly, with the majority of households being reliant on dual income, co-ordinating schedules can already be an area of strain within a family.
Smith and Brown?s research in 2021 focused on ?logistical simplification? when researching the benefits of siblings attending the same school.
There?s only one set of teachers? names to learn, one online portal to navigate ...