Écoles anglaises à Londres pour s'installer en famille?
by Janes
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour
Voilà, J'ai 4 enfants et fin juillet 2006 je compte partir m'installer à Londres.
1 ere enfant à 19 ans et cherche une bonne école de commerce, pourra t-elle s'adapter facilement?
Les autres ont 16, 13 et 10ans il n'y a pas de probleme pour les deux dernières car on pensent qu'elles s'adapteront plus rapidement. Mais pour celle de 16 ans certaines personnes nous ont dit que ce serait dure pour elle si elle ne prend pas des cours de langues à côtés, connaissez vous une secondary school ou autre qui combine les deux. Merçi🤪
alors pour les écoles anglaises, il faut savoir que le programme est relativement différent ... par exemple des enfants anglais qui viennent dans notre école française en cours de scolarité ont parfois beaucoup de mal.
En effet les enseignements ne sont pas du tout abordés de la même manière et les habitudes de travail non plus !
Sinon, les écoles publiques n'ont pas bonne réputation, mais je ne suis pas une experte, apparemment cela dépend du quartier. En tout cas beaucoup de gens mettent leurs enfants en écoles privées, mais le prix des écoles privées est très très élevé !!! et il faudrait pas tardé car les places sont "réservées" à l'avance. Je sais qu'il y a aussi des écoles bilingues pour les plus jeunes dans le sud de Londres, je ne sais pas pour le collège.
Sinon a savoir que dans les écoles françaises, en tout cas chez nous, presque tous les enfants sont bilingues, ils apprennent à une allure folle.
Ou comptes tu habiter ? Comptes tu rester ou est ce juste pour un an ?
Pour le système anglais je ne suis pas une experte, peut etre qu'en se renseignant directement à l'ambassade, à l'alliance française ... ils pourront donner plus de renseignements.
bon courage Peggy
En effet les enseignements ne sont pas du tout abordés de la même manière et les habitudes de travail non plus !
Sinon, les écoles publiques n'ont pas bonne réputation, mais je ne suis pas une experte, apparemment cela dépend du quartier. En tout cas beaucoup de gens mettent leurs enfants en écoles privées, mais le prix des écoles privées est très très élevé !!! et il faudrait pas tardé car les places sont "réservées" à l'avance. Je sais qu'il y a aussi des écoles bilingues pour les plus jeunes dans le sud de Londres, je ne sais pas pour le collège.
Sinon a savoir que dans les écoles françaises, en tout cas chez nous, presque tous les enfants sont bilingues, ils apprennent à une allure folle.
Ou comptes tu habiter ? Comptes tu rester ou est ce juste pour un an ?
Pour le système anglais je ne suis pas une experte, peut etre qu'en se renseignant directement à l'ambassade, à l'alliance française ... ils pourront donner plus de renseignements.
bon courage Peggy
voici quelques liens
http://www.easyexpat.com/londres_fr/ecole_systeme-scolaire.htm
http://www.easyexpat.com/londres_fr/ecole_ecoles-internationales.htm
http://www.ici-londres.com/carnetadresses7.htm
tu trouveras des adresses d'écoles mais toutes ces écoles seront privées ... et assez chères. il y a aussi un site pour voir les résultats des écoles anglaises.
Sinon je sais que certaines familles reçoivent des bourses quand elles ont des enfants dans le système français mais je ne sais pas c'est généralisépour les français vivant à Londres ... sur le site de l'ambassade cela doit etre plsu clair
peggy
http://www.easyexpat.com/londres_fr/ecole_systeme-scolaire.htm
http://www.easyexpat.com/londres_fr/ecole_ecoles-internationales.htm
http://www.ici-londres.com/carnetadresses7.htm
tu trouveras des adresses d'écoles mais toutes ces écoles seront privées ... et assez chères. il y a aussi un site pour voir les résultats des écoles anglaises.
Sinon je sais que certaines familles reçoivent des bourses quand elles ont des enfants dans le système français mais je ne sais pas c'est généralisépour les français vivant à Londres ... sur le site de l'ambassade cela doit etre plsu clair
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Bonjour,
Je viens de lire un de vos messages où vous signalez que vous êtes instit à Londres.
Je travaille actuellement à Paris et envisage d'alller travailler à Londres. Je suis marié et père de 3 enfants agés de 8 ans à 3 ans et souhaiterais savoir : y a t il beaucoup de choix d'écoles françaises à Londres et dans quel quartier (en effet, le logement étant cher à Londres, je ne sais pas encore où nous pourrions habiter). quel est le niveau des écoles françaises. quel est le coût de la scolarité pour une année par enfant.
Si vous pouviez m'aider cela serait sympa. Par avance merci. Cordialement, Henri
Je viens de lire un de vos messages où vous signalez que vous êtes instit à Londres.
Je travaille actuellement à Paris et envisage d'alller travailler à Londres. Je suis marié et père de 3 enfants agés de 8 ans à 3 ans et souhaiterais savoir : y a t il beaucoup de choix d'écoles françaises à Londres et dans quel quartier (en effet, le logement étant cher à Londres, je ne sais pas encore où nous pourrions habiter). quel est le niveau des écoles françaises. quel est le coût de la scolarité pour une année par enfant.
Si vous pouviez m'aider cela serait sympa. Par avance merci. Cordialement, Henri
bonjour peggy,
La vie londonnienne m'attire depuis longtemps, j je suis marié et j'ai un enfant de 1 an qui pour l'instant va à la crèche je vis actuellement en france et j'aimerais m'installer à londres au dans un autre pays voisin (écosse, iralande...), cependant en surfant sur internet, sur ce forum, j'ai lu des témoignages de gens qui disaient que vivre avec un enfant était très dur et qu'il était préférable de très bien gangner sa vie, pour ma part mon niveau d'études ne me permettrait pas d'obtenir un emploi hyper bien rémunéré, mais plutot un revenu moyen. Et comme vous etes enseignante dans une école primaire, je voudrais avoir votre avis sur l'état des écoles en angleterre au cas où je serai amené à m'installer à londres, si vous pouvez me dresser un constat des écoles maternelles et primaires, sachant que je n'aurai certainement pas les moyens de mettre mon fils dans une école privée, j'opterai pour une école gratuite.
Est-ce Vrai que l'on rencontre dans les écoles anglaises des problèmes en tout genre (problèmes sociaux, délinquance, police dans les écoles, violence...etc? )
Le niveau est il plus bas ou plus élevé que les écoles en france?
Les écoles françaises sont elles de meilleure qualité?
je préfèrerai renoncer à mon rêve de vie londonnienne, afin de donner la meilleure éducation à mon fils de 1 an
Merci pour vos réponse, cela est vraiment important pour moi afin de savoir où mettre le pieds. Merci pour votre témoignage.
La vie londonnienne m'attire depuis longtemps, j je suis marié et j'ai un enfant de 1 an qui pour l'instant va à la crèche je vis actuellement en france et j'aimerais m'installer à londres au dans un autre pays voisin (écosse, iralande...), cependant en surfant sur internet, sur ce forum, j'ai lu des témoignages de gens qui disaient que vivre avec un enfant était très dur et qu'il était préférable de très bien gangner sa vie, pour ma part mon niveau d'études ne me permettrait pas d'obtenir un emploi hyper bien rémunéré, mais plutot un revenu moyen. Et comme vous etes enseignante dans une école primaire, je voudrais avoir votre avis sur l'état des écoles en angleterre au cas où je serai amené à m'installer à londres, si vous pouvez me dresser un constat des écoles maternelles et primaires, sachant que je n'aurai certainement pas les moyens de mettre mon fils dans une école privée, j'opterai pour une école gratuite.
Est-ce Vrai que l'on rencontre dans les écoles anglaises des problèmes en tout genre (problèmes sociaux, délinquance, police dans les écoles, violence...etc? )
Le niveau est il plus bas ou plus élevé que les écoles en france?
Les écoles françaises sont elles de meilleure qualité?
je préfèrerai renoncer à mon rêve de vie londonnienne, afin de donner la meilleure éducation à mon fils de 1 an
Merci pour vos réponse, cela est vraiment important pour moi afin de savoir où mettre le pieds. Merci pour votre témoignage.
Bonjour,
C'est vrai que Londres est cher tres cher. Il est possible d'y vivre avec un salaire moyen mais ca veut dire vivre dans des quartiers populaires ou plus loin du centre. Avec un enfant ca veut dire des écoles publiques qui sont parfois limites. Mais c'est comme partout on ne peut pas généraliser il y a des bonnes écoles anglaises dans les quartiers populaires aussi. Les problemes rencontrés dans les écoles publiques sont tres différents d'une école a l'autre, d'un quartier a l'autre. Il est possible de lire les rapports d'inspection d'écoles sur internet selon le quartier choisi (site d'OFSTED).
Il n'y a pas vraiment d'école maternelle, les enfants ont le droit le trimestre apres leurs 3 ans a 2h30 gratuites dans une structure au choix (jardins d'enfants, classe enfantine rattachée aux écoles) si tu veux mettre ton enfant plus longtemps il faut trouver une structure qui accepte et apres tu payes. Personnellement je trouve le systeme anglais beaucoup plus respectueux du rythme de l'enfant mais bon apres ce sont des choix personnels. Pour le niveau, certains disent que le niveau est plus bas...franchement j'en sais rien mon fils est encore trop petit pour que j'ai une idée claire. Mais je pense que encore une fois cela dépend beaucoup des écoles et des enfants. J'ai trouvé personnellement les enfants en école francaise souvent bien stressés par un programme et une vie a 100 a l'heure dans une grande ville ou on a pas le temps de se poser.
Je ne suis plus instit en école francaise nous avons déménagé ailleurs en Angleterre apres la venue de notre fils car nous en avions marre de la vie a Londres.
Je vois que ton fils n'a pas 1 an, il faudra donc que tu trouves un systeme de garde, les creches ici sont en général tres cheres donc beaucoup de gens se tournent vers les nourices (childminder) mais bon sur Londres cela reste cher aussi je crois que ca doit tourner aux alentours de £5 de l'heure. Donc il est préférable d'avoir un bon salaire.
Maintenant il y a peut etre d'autres villes ou le cout de la vie est moins cher. Il y a sur Doctissimo un coin reservé aux expats et il y a pas mal de mamans en angleterre peut etre qu'elles pourraient te renseigner ainsi.
Bon courage
Peggy
C'est vrai que Londres est cher tres cher. Il est possible d'y vivre avec un salaire moyen mais ca veut dire vivre dans des quartiers populaires ou plus loin du centre. Avec un enfant ca veut dire des écoles publiques qui sont parfois limites. Mais c'est comme partout on ne peut pas généraliser il y a des bonnes écoles anglaises dans les quartiers populaires aussi. Les problemes rencontrés dans les écoles publiques sont tres différents d'une école a l'autre, d'un quartier a l'autre. Il est possible de lire les rapports d'inspection d'écoles sur internet selon le quartier choisi (site d'OFSTED).
Il n'y a pas vraiment d'école maternelle, les enfants ont le droit le trimestre apres leurs 3 ans a 2h30 gratuites dans une structure au choix (jardins d'enfants, classe enfantine rattachée aux écoles) si tu veux mettre ton enfant plus longtemps il faut trouver une structure qui accepte et apres tu payes. Personnellement je trouve le systeme anglais beaucoup plus respectueux du rythme de l'enfant mais bon apres ce sont des choix personnels. Pour le niveau, certains disent que le niveau est plus bas...franchement j'en sais rien mon fils est encore trop petit pour que j'ai une idée claire. Mais je pense que encore une fois cela dépend beaucoup des écoles et des enfants. J'ai trouvé personnellement les enfants en école francaise souvent bien stressés par un programme et une vie a 100 a l'heure dans une grande ville ou on a pas le temps de se poser.
Je ne suis plus instit en école francaise nous avons déménagé ailleurs en Angleterre apres la venue de notre fils car nous en avions marre de la vie a Londres.
Je vois que ton fils n'a pas 1 an, il faudra donc que tu trouves un systeme de garde, les creches ici sont en général tres cheres donc beaucoup de gens se tournent vers les nourices (childminder) mais bon sur Londres cela reste cher aussi je crois que ca doit tourner aux alentours de £5 de l'heure. Donc il est préférable d'avoir un bon salaire.
Maintenant il y a peut etre d'autres villes ou le cout de la vie est moins cher. Il y a sur Doctissimo un coin reservé aux expats et il y a pas mal de mamans en angleterre peut etre qu'elles pourraient te renseigner ainsi.
Bon courage
Peggy
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About my background: • I earned a *Bac Pro* through VAE (*Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience*), issued by the *Éducation nationale*. • I also have a professional certification as a *Conseiller en Insertion* (Employment Counselor), issued by the Ministry of Labor. • Altogether, this adds up to a *Bac+2* level.
I’d like to know if this level qualifies me to apply for the DV Lottery.
Regarding my work experience: • I work as an *Employment Counselor*. • I checked on O*Net Online for the classification: Job Zone 4, SVP Range: 7.0 – <8.0. • I only have one year of experience, but I handle similar tasks in business creation.
So my question is: can I apply for the DV Lottery despite my relatively short experience, given that my job falls under Job Zone 4?
Thanks in advance for your answers and advice! !
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Starting this spring, we want to settle near Aix-en-Provence. We're tired of living in the mountains with all the snow—we really need some sunshine and a fresh start. Is it hard to find a house to rent there? What about prices? If you have any great tips or useful info about the area, we’d love to hear it. I work in education and want to do prevention work in Marseille or Aix—are there jobs in the social sector?
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Hi,
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
Hello everyone,
We’re a small family from the south of France, with a 2-year-old little boy, and we’re dreaming of starting a new adventure abroad by opening our own business. For now, we haven’t chosen a specific destination yet.
We mainly speak French, with a basic level of Spanish and English, and we’re ready to improve these two languages if needed. We’re looking for a multicultural, safe country with quality healthcare and good schools accessible for our son. We’d also love a pleasant place with a mild climate where life is good.
Our idea is to travel to different countries to explore, compare, and refine our project. We’d be really happy to read your tips, experiences, or anecdotes if you’ve already undertaken a similar project or if you know key points to anticipate.
Thanks in advance for your shares and help—it would really help us move forward with our project! 😄
Hi everyone,
I’m heading to Dublin as an au pair in a few weeks.
I’m looking for a reputable language school. It’s so hard to choose! Has anyone already done a language stay in Dublin? Any tips? Thanks so much! :)
Hi everyone, so I’m planning to go study at a community college in the U.S., but the only snag is which one—there are so many options over there! I’ve heard about one in California, Diablo Valley College, and another in Florida, Valencia College. I know both states are super attractive for tourism, but my main criteria are teaching quality and price. I’m open to any advice, comments, or suggestions—thanks in advance! The start of the semester is coming up, and I’m a little nervous...
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Hi,
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Hi! I’m looking for an apartment in Malaga from September (2025) until January for my Erasmus exchange, but I’m not finding much, and it seems like there are a lot of scams. Does anyone have any leads or tips? Thanks!^^





