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Dear Mrs xxxxx
I signed a permission slip for DS to attend extra ICT lessons, and on the permission slip it stated that it was felt that he would not be disadvantaged or fall behind as a result of these lessons. Part of the reason given was that he was able in both mathematics and ITC, and that the ICT lessons would take place during numeracy lessons that he could afford to miss.
DS was very keen to attend and I signed the permission form.
I subsequently found that DS had not been allowed to attend these lessons, and came to see you to ask why.
You told me (Friday 9th May) that this was not a punishment but DS had not done well enough in spelling and tables tests for him to be allowed to attend. I was not informed on the permission slip that this was a criteria or a problem with DS. I have never had communication from you that you considered this a problem that should be addressed, either verbally or in writing. When I asked about this you said emphatically that this was not a punishment but a sanction. You agreed that the lesson he was missing would do nothing to increase his ability at tables or spelling. At that point, for me, it became a punishment.
At the end of our meeting you agreed to reconsider your decision, and that better communication would be beneficial. After that I have heard nothing, but gather from DS that he has not been to any of the ITC lessons. He has not had any chance to redeem himself in spelling or tables tests (which you said were the issue) as these have not been carried out between the date I spoke to you and the tests he did on Friday (where he got 14/15).
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NormaStanleyFletcher · 17/06/2008 22:47
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