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30/01/2008, 20:31 The Riff-Raff Element Joined on 23/08/2004 South Vendée - The Particularly Nice Bit Posts 1,642 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now?  Cathy wrote: I don't think that there are huge numbers of people on this Forum with children.  Most seem to have grandchildren.  Am I right?   I've got three children - 8, 6 and 17 months. So it's a bit difficult to say what they'll do long term, but so far so good. Though I can't really contribute much to the OQ. Jon Doust-e hameh kas doust-e hich-kas neest    Report

31/01/2008, 9:05 Lollie Joined on 23/08/2004 La Baule Posts 281 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now? Hi We arrived here 5 years ago with children aged 13, 10 and 8.   My eldest is now 18 and taking his French Bac S, Option International.  So his written english is at A Level standard.  He will return to University in the UK, but only as the career path he has chosen has a specific course there and not here.  Afterwards, well hopefully as a sports correspondent he will travel the world.   Many of his friends are french or international children who have lived in at least two countries, and I think that is where you find the difference children who have lived in more than one country will seek out work throughout the world, whereas many of his UK friends at University will then either return to their hometown to work or at least stay in the UK.  I guess what I am saying is we have spread their wings for them and opened up borders. Lollie      Report

31/01/2008, 9:29 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Mostly near Bordeaux; Sometimes near Bristol Posts 2,007 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now? Hear, hear Lollie.  We have spread their wings so that they can fly.   Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

31/01/2008, 12:30 JSA Aude Joined on 30/06/2005 Posts 225 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now? Interested too as our son started at 9 in the local primaire and now in 3eme college, due to do the brevet this year.    Report

31/01/2008, 14:00 Celestine Joined on 08/01/2008 Posts 65 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now? My son is 6 so cant comment on the job front yet but I do know that where we lived in the UK was a very bad area for getting a job. There had been many large factories shut down in recent years, more and more foreigners were coming over and doing the less interesting jobs and the firms that were taking people on were only doing it thru agencies so they could hire and fire more easily. Job prospects were worse there and would have been just as much of a worry in later years if my son wanted to stay locally.    Report

31/01/2008, 21:09 Busy Bee Joined on 23/08/2004 Saône et Loire/Cote d'Or Posts 80 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now? Again, my children are very young (and born here), so it is difficult to comment from experience - but possibly all those returning to the UK are doing so because their parents have given them the 'can do' factor in life instead of sitting around in France and saying 'well, it's difficult to find a job in France when you are young' - because, youth unemployment is super high in France, that's a fact.  Also, most of us living in France have moved over here, away from the bad parts of our own country but have we moved to somewhere that is any better in terms of 'high income' - I think most of us came over here for 'quality of life' remember, so if our kids work as waitresses etc, (which is a profession here) are they really that badly off!!!! I have some good friends who moved over here in 1989 when their children were 11 and 9, their sons have both married local girls, one works as a highly qualified (and well paid) chef and the other earns a good living as a waiter/barman, so is it 'horses for courses'? Also, how many of these children are truly bi-lingual and how many can read and write fluently in BOTH languages?  Lots more to think about than just which education system is better!    Report

01/02/2008, 7:59 Lollie Joined on 23/08/2004 La Baule Posts 281 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now? Truly Bi lingual,  both in reading and writing?   The 500 or so each year that take the OIB.  Option internaionale Bac.  This exam is taught in several state schools throughout France, its tough but I would highly recommend it if you wish your children to be able to read and write to A Level standard in both languages.   Lollie    Report

01/02/2008, 10:04 Gemonimo Joined on 25/09/2007 lost in the vines in the 33 Posts 204 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now? One of my daughters took the option international bac at the Lycéé Magendie in Bordeaux. At the time the school was in a run down state (actually quite dangerous) but it has since been rebuilt and apparently is marvellous. Jen If there's no wind, row    Report

01/02/2008, 13:00 breizh Joined on 29/01/2008 Creuse Posts 43 Re: Did you educate your children in France? What jobs are they doing now? My wife is Breton. A quick survey of her 11 nephews and neices here no longer in education shows only 1 incorporated, the rest are on contracts, training courses, or (mainly) unemployed. The 1 who is incorporated works behind the counter in CL, the sort of job it is impossible to fill in the UK. The family is wealthy, well educated, motivated and my belle mere was Maire of a big town in Brittany. They have all the advantages it is possible for a french kid to have, money, contacts, influence, you name it. Any English kid who gets an incorporated position here has acheived something quite remarkable. Getting a real job in France for a school/university leaver is almost impossible.    PS my wife has 10 sisters, so there are lots more job seekers in the pipeline!!    Report

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