I posted a couple of months ago about DS's Year 7 class being particularly disruptive. See here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/2493417-What-can-schools-do-about-disruptive-classes
We raised our concerns with the school and they were escalated to the head of KS3 who gave us lots of reassuring words about dealing with behaviour and mentoring less experienced teachers and senior teachers observing the lessons etc. He asked us to give it a few weeks at least to see changes. DS reported lots of teachers observing lessons (miraculously when a senior teacher came in the class was well behaved), several children being put on report and 3 children suspended for a day. Whilst this all sounded positive, his general impression was that the class was still rowdy, it was hard to hear the teacher or to get teacher time.
We thought we'd leave it till this term so see if there were miraculous changes (!) The main change is that DS has become resigned to the behaviour. He himself says he knows that that is not good as he doesn't want to get used to the idea that this behaviour is"normal" He's also been told my 3 separate teachers that his class has a bad reputation as the ill-behaved class.
DS is also aware that at least 2 other children (or their parents) have complained, though not the substance of complaints.
We cleaerly need to go back to the Head of KS3 to say this is not acceptable but what should I be asking for? The behaviour "improvements" are not working. My gut feeling is that the year should be shuffled as there are potentially too many badly behaved children in the class and now they have the bad reputation. But can't imagine the school doing that mid-year. I've suggested to DS that we ask if he can be moved, but he has one good friend in the class and really likes some of his teachers and is also conscious that he might be better with the devil he knows (though sounds like there are no such behaviour problems in any other classes!!)
Any words of wisdom. I just feel like DS is in an unwinnable situation. He told me today that he has accepted that lessons are miserable and he just has to block out the class and try to get through them. I really don't want him to be feeling like this when he'sonly just started secondary.
OOps! Sorry it turned into an essay ...
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Still issues with class ... what now?
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redskybynight · 20/01/2016 19:05
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