He's had a couple of lunch time detentions already this term for being "off task" in these lessons.
I'm at a loss at what to do to get DS to behave for this teacher. Stern words from me obviously aren't having effect, and neither are the detentions. Secretly I think this teacher is pretty useless, to the point that I feel sorry for him. I gather the more senior staff are aware of this teachers short comings. DS isn't the only one in the class "off task" during these lessons, but that is no excuse for his poor behavior.
How do I persuade DS to at least sit down and shut up in these lessons? Other teachers tell me DS is a delight to teach.
He missed the end of year trip to Alton Towers at the end of last year because his overall engagement level wasn't sufficient (each teacher awards an engagement level, and the average is taken into account) - due to the low score he received from this one teacher (which was quite justified). I did tell him he could chose a reward from me if he got a decent engagement level in this subject this term, and his reply was "There's no point".