Reading, England

Math is singular in the US; Maths is plural in the UK.

Reading is a large town, very much a commuter belt town with a focus on London. Trains to London by GWR; coaches around the country and Heathrow by National Express.

It has a large shopping mall.

It is not pronounced like reading a book but like the colour red - "redding".

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The first thing I would do is go to the following site (educational inspectorate) and find the school and read the latest inspection report:>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

I spent a day in Reading last September. Whilst I would not rave about the town, it is an OK kind of place. It takes only 30 minutes to go by train into London (Paddington) with trains every few minutes and they belt along at 125mph. Fares at commuter times can be more expensive on weekdays - although slower trains that make stops between Reading & London can be used for less money. On weekends, lower prices apply at all times on all trains. You can also use the trains to go to lots of other places such as Windsor (change at Slough), Winchester, Oxford, Bath, Cardiff. For holidays, you could use the trains to go all the way down to Devon & Cornwall. Also consider Pembrokeshire in SW Wales with Tenby being the main resort which is also on the railway. For longer journeys, cheaper Advance Fares for specific trains get loaded to the system around 11 weeks out. www.nationalrail.co.uk
Also consider purchasing a Railcard.

Have a look around the town on Streetview - and check out the school:> https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4521703,-0.9835235,3501m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e1

Henley is just N of Reading and on the 3 > 7 July is the rowing regatta. Be sure to go to this - you don’t have to pay. Just wander down to the river and walk up stream from the bridge on the east bank. This is a public footpath so they cannot charge you money. It will be very crowded but worth seeing the English on a day out. https://www.hrr.co.uk

Reading is a bit boring, I've only been there on business to visit the prison and young offenders centre so my experience may be a bit jaded. It's a pretty inoffensive town, nothing particularly exciting, nothing bad about it but equally nothing particularly good about it, it's just an average town. What it does benefit from is being within easy travelling options to nearby places that are more interesting.

Reading's principal attraction is how easy it is to get to better places, such as Winchester, Oxford or Windsor. It's also very convenient for the Chilterns and South Downs which are both a better version of the Cotswolds. But it's not a bad place to live, and there are certainly many worse.

Reading is an expensive place to live as it’s commutable to London. It’s a dull but perfectly okay big town with all the facilities you could need. It’s a centre for some high-tech businesses. The countryside around is very nice and there are some pretty towns & villages around.

I worked in Reading for about 6 months, commuting there from London daily. It is under 30 minutes from Paddington if you take a train with no intermediate stops. I had a monthly ticket for commuting as buying individual tickets is pretty pricey for a commuter.

It is a town with a lot of tech businesses (why I was working there). It is fairly unremarkable. There is a large shopping mall called “The Oracle” which is along the river. The mall has a cinema and there are a number of chain restaurants in this area (e.g., Nandos, Pizza Express, etc.), some with outdoor seating along the river.

There is the Rail Air coach from Heathrow which travels to the Reading Station. This is generally the least expensive and quickest way to get to Reading from Heathrow.
https://www.firstgroup.com/berkshire-thames-valley/rail-air/

As mentioned above, you will be teaching “Maths” ... a word as an American I find awkward to say without a lispy sound at the end :)

Reading museum has a full size copy of the Bayeux tapestry.

Yes, the subject is called Maths, with an 's'.
And addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is arithmetic, as in "2+2 is simple arithmetic". I've noticed that also gets called "math" in US films. Maths is things like geometry, trigonometry, calculus etc.

And Reading rhymes with Threading and Heading.

Make sure you (and your wife) can cope with the practicalities of life. The things which will be different will be unexpected, and trip you up. Many foodstuffs have different names, or pronunciations. Some foodstuffs and brands will not be available, there will be others equally good (or even better ☺). And make sure you understand metric weighs and measures, and temperatures in °C.

i trust you have got your work and residence permits sorted?
And Reading is a boring big town, not tourist material. But lots nearby that is.

… the museum also has thousands of items relating to Huntley & Palmers Biscuits …

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Reading is only half an hour on the train into London, so it’s a popular commuter town in addition to the tech industries based there, so housing is expensive. It has a university and a large music festival.

It’s a good base for exploring.

Many Brits don’t live close to where they work, so you wouldn’t have to live in Reading necessarily.

I think it's a great place to come and live with guaranteed employment, especially if you can base yourself in one of the towns or villages outside of Reading. That whole stretch of the Thames is very desirable and you can venture further into Berkshire and Wiltshire easily with the local train service.
Couple of things to consider - will your daughter need to find a school or be home schooled? A lot of our schools are oversubscribed so check out capacity at your nearest school before you commit to accommodation or you may be in for a shock (places for September will have already been allocated).
You'll get the best of the weather there is to offer and will be close to Heathrow for flights back home.