Nervousparent wrote:
Hi I was wondering is there any parent whose daughter got into queen mary’s High school and is from south Birmingham . As my daughter did and was wondering if anyone wanted to car share or have the girls travelling g together on public transport. Any response would be highly appreciated as I am very anxious and so is my daughter to travel alone . Thanx
Whereabouts in south Birmingham do you live? Are you near the train line?
When my daughter started at KEHS we lived in Walsall and she did the journey your daughter would have in reverse. I was surprised how easy it is. From south Birmingham you get on at one of the cross city stations (Selly Oak, Bournville etc) and get off at Aston. The train to Walsall goes from the same platform so you just need to hop on the next train to Walsall from Aston. The walk from Walsall station to QM is about 10-15 mins. It’s a busy route through the town centre and there will be other girls doing it.
We really worried about it but dd was fine. She managed it on her own from day 2 and a couple of weeks later she was also doing the last leg on her own - Walsall to our home by local bus.
My son is at HGS and we are now in south Birmingham. We were less confident about him managing a bus or train change so he did the green bus. Since January he’s started doing two public buses some days and he’s managed fine too. They really grow up quickly in year 7! They have their phones too - I had a few calls from both of them early on and I was able to guide them where to go/what to do. You can always accompany her on the train initially. That might be better than driving as it will build her confidence up to do it independently.