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Achievement for all programme

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Str4ngedaysindeed · 30/11/2016 18:08

I m a bit confused as our dd 10, consistently in the top of her class in all subjects, always doing exceptionally well (according to every teacher since early years) passed selective school exam (although didn't go) at age 7 etc has been 'chosen' to go on this scheme. I looked it up and it seems to be for SEND children which she clearly isn't! Can anyone help me out before I storm off to the school and demand to know what's going on??! Off for a run now but hopefully someone can answer and I will reply when i get back. She is really upset as doesn't t understand it either.

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GreenTreeGreenPea · 30/11/2016 18:14

Is it that she hasn't made as much progress as others (because she has never needed to catch up/make accelerated progress)?
Or is she not very motivated, just being carried along by being bright?
I've experienced it and it isn't SEND, it is any pupils who need help to make progress, a bit more of a push or the school feel would benefit from more targeted attention.
Perhaps they want to make sure she pushes herself so she is in the top sets at secondary.
Don't go storming in - the school are only trying to give your DD more to help her achieve even more.
Politely ask why she was selected. They should explain in the first meeting anyway.

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lorisparkle · 30/11/2016 18:15

My understanding is that the teachers select children who they think are not reaching their potential in some area and need a bit of a boost. It could be that as your DD is clever they want to focus on her progress to ensure that she is not coasting or not being stretched. DS1 was on it because he has dyslexia and will always need extra help and DS2 was on it because he seemed to need a bit of a push with his reading. It was really successful for DS2 because with the extra meetings and extra work he made great progress in his reading and now is a fantastic reader. At my DSs school they used it so that children of any academic level with or without SEN who needed short term support would not slip through the net. We had termly meetings which seemed rather excessive but as I say it did work for DS2 and he has not got any SEN.

At the first meeting they will hopefully explain what area they want to focus on and that will hopefully help it to make sense

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neolara · 30/11/2016 18:16

Sounds odd.. Our school uses achievement for all to support kids who are struggling a bit.. It's usually very successful. I can't imagine a child why a child who finds everything easy would be put on the program. Are you sure it is achieve the for all and not something else with a similar name?

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lorisparkle · 30/11/2016 18:16

You obviously type quicker than me GreenTreeGreenPea!!!

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Str4ngedaysindeed · 30/11/2016 18:56

Thank you! She is a bit of a 'well I can do that so why should I try harder?' girl. I wouldn't really have stormed up there 😁. We have a meeting with her teacher on Monday so I'm sure he'll explain. Thanks so much

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Str4ngedaysindeed · 30/11/2016 18:59

Definitely achievement for all programme.

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Str4ngedaysindeed · 01/12/2016 11:01

It has just occurred to me (which shoes how completely irrelevant it is to our lives!) both her and I have single sided hearing. This has never impacted as long as very basic rules (sitting her on the correct side for example) are followed. I suppose this could be the reason? Feel stupid but honestly, it is such a minor thing to us it hadn't crossed my mind 😁