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Being placed on report

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ednamode · 22/05/2014 19:43

Hi Everyone

My child has been placed on report. I have phoned to find out what "being placed on report" means but cannot get info from the school. I have tried again today in person but I have been told that the person responsible for placing her on report ,i.e. the acting head of year, is busy. Can anyone explain to me what "being placed on report" means, also what is the criteria for being placed on report.
Her grades are on target or above in all but 2 of her 14 subjects. she is in year 9.

Many many thanks

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ednamode · 22/05/2014 20:42

Hi Ravenak
You are right I should have intervened before. Too many jobs and too many hours spent working took my eye off the ball thought i was home and dry more or less. how wrong am i

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Ludways · 22/05/2014 20:39

My ds is in year 7 and has been on report for the past two weeks. He's not naughty, far from it, but he's a daydreamer. He's late and dazes out in class. It's just to keep him on the straight and narrow and to keep him focused. I was a bit put out on week 1 and then literally flipped my lid on Sunday when I found a detention slip in his bag. He got some no holds barred home truths about what his future would be unless he knuckled down. He's 12, he can cope with the truth.

Tbh it's been the making of him. He's had a fantastic week and has hit targets in every lesson and his whole attitude to school had changed. Obviously I'll have to keep this up but so far, so good.

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ednamode · 22/05/2014 20:38

Hi Itsfab
In ans to you question. i can def say do swearing or rude language. but
she would have refused to go to detention if she felt unfairly treated and told them to ring me if they had a prob. she is 14 so emotion can overrule maturity
Hi gamerchick
I will follow the advice and stay calm.
Standing up for herself has been important in the past as she has had to overcome serious issues in her past at avery young age. I cannot afford for her to be tipped emotionally now it has taken us a long time to get to where we are so if i seem a bit over the top there is a reason.

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ravenAK · 22/05/2014 20:37

The 'proof of bad behaviour' would be members of the staff reporting that behaviour. It is generally at HOY or other staff member responsible's discretion, but usually with a stated number of referrals to trigger the report.

For example, where I work we work on 5 referrals within a half term, which means 5 incidents which have been problematic enough to justify a member of staff filling out the paperwork.

Although if you genuinely think the teaching staff are routinely abusive, I'm surprised you haven't intervened before.

gamerchick · 22/05/2014 20:35

You don't need a meeting with the head of year.. her guidance counsellor will be enough or head of form.

whatchatalkinboutwillis · 22/05/2014 20:31

They have uniform reports at our school as well as behavious ones. So if one of the girls has a consistently short skirt after being told to roll it down many times the teacher has to sign a bit of paper at the beginning of the lesson saying that they arrived in full uniform and didn't argue if they were asked to correct it.

BellaVita · 22/05/2014 20:31

There will usually be something recorded on SIMS. All missed detentions, behaviour logs (for good and bad).

gamerchick · 22/05/2014 20:30

You need to set up a meeting.. they do not get put on report for uniform. If standing up for herself meant she cheeked a teacher then I would understand being put on report.

Ring the school and request a meeting with somebody.. don't go in all guns blazing and it will do you fine not to just believe everything your kid is telling you.. especially if she knows you have a dislike for somebody in the school.. she will play on that.

ToffeeMoon · 22/05/2014 20:30

"Standing up for herself"?

Jeez. Is it any wonder....as my retired teacher father used to say.

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ednamode · 22/05/2014 20:29

Hi wherethewildingsare

I have tried to get a meet with the head of year several timed. Re the victim sentence i could tell you of many incidences of abuse by teaching staff and the parents who did not stand up for their children. so i need to ensure my daughter is being fairly treated. The school must have proof of bad behaviour or other criteria required to place a child on report i would presume

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Itsfab · 22/05/2014 20:29

Is she being mature about standing up for herself or has she been rude?

BellaVita · 22/05/2014 20:27

Internal Exclusion.

How do you know she is being singled out?

ravenAK · 22/05/2014 20:25

You can't refuse for her to be put on report.

If she's a student at the school, they are entitled to apply their behaviour policy.

She won't be on report for skirt length. That's not going to vary from lesson to lesson!

WhereTheWildlingsAre · 22/05/2014 20:22

Yes, but before you complain, you should try to set up a meeting and find out exactly what she is on report for. How do you know there is not a valid reason for it otherwise?

herbiehashalitosis · 22/05/2014 20:19

Email the school and ask exactly what you have asked here.

I'm sure they wouldn't put a nice quiet tall girl on report just for the length of her skirt.

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ednamode · 22/05/2014 20:19

This is serious. if she is guilty of bad behaviour then it must be dealt with however based on the above plus many other issues that i am now finding out she is guilty of standing up for herself when this school has singled her and a friend out. So I guess i have to make an official complaint.

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WhereTheWildlingsAre · 22/05/2014 20:18

I can't see that you can refuse.

I think you need to ask for a meeting to discuss it though. There seems to be a lot of miscommunication here.

And I am afraid I an not entirely buying the 'my daughter is a victim' thing either. Are you sure she is behaving?

Itsfab · 22/05/2014 20:15

Are you sure you are not focusing on the fact that you don't like this member of staff rather than the fact your child has misbehaved?

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ednamode · 22/05/2014 20:15

what is I.E.

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Viviennemary · 22/05/2014 20:15

On report as far as I know is usually for bad behaviour or for missing lessons. Not usually for poor acacdemic achievement. It usuallyl means the teacher has to sign a sheet saying the child attended the lesson and behaved. Your DC will know why.

BellaVita · 22/05/2014 20:13

Or excluded.

BellaVita · 22/05/2014 20:13

Your child could be placed in IE?

How do you know the other students haven't been told about their skirts?

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ednamode · 22/05/2014 20:07

hi
The acting head of year has decided this course of action. I feel completely guilty bec there were a number of things that were happening ut as she was "acting" head of year i didnt nip it in the bud.

This acting head of year has let it be known the the girls that she hates the group.
whilst in class they were repeatedly ignored by one of the newer members of the teaching staff. my child asked her about it
the group are always pulled up re the lenght of the skirts the must be on theknee my chils skirt is 2 inches above her friend is about 3 inches or so. however we can only get the skirts from 2 shops and my child is 5ft 9 and her friend nearly 6 foot we cannot get longer skirts. meanwhile in the school you can see streams of other children walking past with skirts JUST covering their behinds. it sounds to me like they are being singled out. other childrens behaviour in the school i can talk about further however they are not and never are on report
i think they are being singled out.

What are the consequences of refusing to allow my child to be on report

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BellaVita · 22/05/2014 19:58

Me too P3ppa, I would wonder what she is hiding. She should have brought it home with her.

BellaVita · 22/05/2014 19:57

It can be for all manner of of reasons.

The rules on the report could be

  1. Arrive to lessons on time
  2. To carry out the work that is asked of them straight away
  3. Be polite at all times