My DS6 is the eldest in year 1. I don’t know that he is “gifted and talented” but he recieved exceeding for every outcome in his reception report along with a comment suggesting he had high learning potential.
He is at an ofsted outstanding, state, two-form entry primary. He is in what is well renowned as an “awful” year - terrible behaviour, poor attainment. He is very well behaved at school (far from perfect at home!) and doesn’t appear particularly quirky. DS is heavily into Harry Potter which seems a mainstream interest.
We have play dates that seem to go very well, DS is well-liked. However, he has said he doesn’t truly enjoy playing with his school friends. He assured me that he has never said this to them and we have discussed that these are not kind words. He prefers the company of our neighbour who is in year 3, 8 years old.
He plays with his school friends at school but feels lonely and like he doesn’t have any “real” friends. How do I help support DS to form meaningful relationships with children from his year?
I appreciate from this post I may have made DS not sound very nice or kind, but he really is a well liked and kind member of his class - I’m sure the teachers and pupils would be surprised to hear how sad he is at home.
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LemonFritz · 14/01/2019 10:09
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