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Scotland: Chicken or egg?:

Generally your child will go to the catchment primary school and later the catchment secondary school. But if you do not live in the school's catchment area then you can make a placement request to the school of your choice - but there is no guarantee you will get a place. For good schools in popular areas you will find there is little chance of a placing request (for non-catchment school) being successful. And in some cases for these popular schools they may even be short of places for children in the catchment area. So, the best technique is to first identify the best performing SECONDARY schools in the area, then find out which PRIMARY schools feed into this Secondary school. Some of these Primary schools will be better than others. Then identify the catchment areas for these Primary schools - there will be lists of the streets in each catchment. Then look for a home in these streets. Simple? The catch is that the best schools are often in the most expensive areas - because the house prices are higher near the best schools due to demand from parents wanting the best schooling for their children, naturally. When are you moving to Glasgow? You really want to get your child’s application in as early as possible. The primary schools may start compiling their list of Primary 1 children in January 2016 for August 2016 entry (I think some have started already). The schools try to keep places for people moving to the are later in the year, but can’t guarantee a place. The local education authority will always find a place in a school for your child but it doesn’t have to be the nearest school. I hope that helps!

Scotland: American getting UK citizenship to live and work int the EU?:

I don't know enough about visa applications to help. Have you tried speaking to the American consulate in Edinburgh? Even if they can't help directly they may be able to point you in the right direction, or they may know of someone who has faced the same decisions as you.

Scotland: Choices:

Sorry I don't know enough about visa requirements. Hace you tried contacting the US Consulate in Edinburgh for advice?

Scotland: Coming to Scotland need a place to rent:

Hi Tazma, Flats in Scotland are rented for a minimum period of 6 months (legal term is Short Assured Tenancy). Look at sites such as S1Rental.com To rent a room only, try looking at GumTree. If you are looking for work then you will have to apply for a work permit. Good luck!

Scotland: Renting apartment in Edinburgh:

Any letting agent will want to run a credit reference on you, so proof of income would be essential. The lease will most likely require you to notify the landlord of any absence from the property of more than 2 weeks (this duration varies), the landlord's insurance will no doubt require that the property is not left vacant/unvisited for more than 1 month so he/she needs to know if you are away. Some letting agents will provide am empty care service where they will visit regularly when you are away from the property - at a charge. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Scotland: Schooling in Scotland:

Hi Kalishfan, The schools in Aberdeen are mostly very good, but other than the ISA which you say is not an option, I don't know of any that work towards the US high school diploma. The most popular state schools in Aberdeen are the Aberdeen Grammar School and Cults Academy - but you need to live in catchment area for a chance of a place (not guaranteed). These two schools have cathcments covering the most expensive areas to live in Aberdeen. School and nursery places throughout Aberdeen are very in short supply. If a school has loads of places, it's probably one you don't want your children to go to! Martin Watt

Scotland: B&B:

The solicitors' property centres are a good place to start to guage property prices throughout Scotland, e.g. ESPC for Edinburgh, GSPC for Glasgow etc. Right now Aberdeen and Edinburgh are the most expensive places to buy, however depending on the clientele you want to attract Aberdeen might be a good bet business-wise due to the oil industry. Accommodation there is never cheap. If it's holiday-makers you want then speak to VisitScotland to see if they have visitor statistics for different areas/towns.

Scotland: Comments about Perth:

City Lets was mentioned on another thread (www.cityletes.co.uk). This is a property portal where many letting agents advertise their properties. The other resource is www.pspc.co.uk which is the Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre and where solictors advertise proeprties for their clients (only solicitors' firms can advertise on this site). Most properties marketed here are for sale but they have a small rental section too. Between the above two sites you should cover almost every property available, however just to be sure you can also look at Rightmove.co.uk and S1rental.com - these will probably have the same properties as City LEts, but occasionalyy you'll find somethiing different. One word of caution about all these sites though - they are often not fully up to date. So call the agents listed - they may also have new properties coming on which haven't been listed yet.

Scotland: IB program at Fettes College in Edinburgh:

Fettes has a great reputation. Clients of mine chose this school for their children. However I don't know anything about the IB program. You should find housing in different budget ranges within reach of this school (nearer is more expensive naturally).

Scotland: Moving to Scotland:

GreatDanes: All public schools and private schools will teach a foreign language. In public schools this will usually be from secondary school (age 11/12) and usually earlier in private schools. If you're looking at living beteen Glasgow and Edinburgh then the only private school I can think of is Clifton Hall (near Edinburgh Airport). Otherwise there is a good choice in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Good quality housing in Glasgow is generally a little less expensive in Glasgow than Edinburgh, but as with any country it depends what you want and how close to the good schools you want to be.

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