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Latest post on 25 August 2014 - 22:27

Hi, What class they go into depends on their ages and what system of school you apply to. If you are thinking of a British Curriculum the First Class boy would be going into Year 2 (I'm assuming he's around 6?). The little fella starting Junior Infants would be looking to go into Foundation Stage 2(FS2). The British system starts a year younger so kids go into Foundation Stage 1 when they are 3 and work up from there FS1, FS2, then Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 etc. FS1 and FS2 aren't considered 'Primary' years but 'Early Years'. There are plenty of schools in Abu Dhabi offering the British Curriculum so it's a case of finding one close enough to where you're living that also has places for both the boys. Good Luck!

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Latest post on 02 September 2012 - 12:09

Oh thanks for the tip. Will make sure to ask before handing anything over.

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Latest post on 01 September 2012 - 02:48

Thanks for the reassurance lulubaker - there certainly have been some hairy moments over the last 48 hours but I think things are starting to come together. There is one thing that has been worrying me though and if anyone has had a similar experience they might be abe to help me out. My husband and I got married in Lanzarotte - in order to get this certificate attested (for the purposes of sponsoring DH) will I need to send it to the UAE embassy in Spain or should I be able to bring it to the Spanish Embassy in Dublin and then on to the UAE embassy in Dublin too? It's an international marriage certificate which means it's in a number of languages, so I won't have to get it translated. This is just niggling in the back of my mind and since school isn't open until Sunday I was hoping to get some info before then.

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Latest post on 27 August 2012 - 18:33

Thank you so much for your response. I hear what you're saying about pet expenses - my moggie cost me a fortune in vets bills when he got hit by a car last year. Will be sad to leave him behind but have plenty of offers for a good home for him if we do go. I'll be speaking to the principal of the school tomorrow morning so I'll be sure to ask about utilities. You mention a SIM card is about 100 dhs - do you know if I can get my Irish phone "unblocked" to take an Etisalat SIM? I had been so worried about the side of the road I totally forgot about automatic driving! Yikes! If you don't mind answering one more query BellaUK: what do you mean by paper counterpart? Would that only be with UK licences? I've never heard of it over here - we just have one version of the licence and it is paper/card as opposed to a plastic card. Anyone else who may be reading this can you think of any other "start up" expenses that I may not have considered? There is so much to get my head around that I feel I must be forgetting something.

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