I bake
Oh yes the creaking gate gets the most oil.
I’ve always been the sort of person that if I felt someone was was being unjust with me I’d fight to the death till it was resolved to my satisfaction.
I’ve refused first offers And second offers till I got what I wanted.
Some hotel chain , can’t remember which now, first made a paltry Offer then a second one and I remember dh saying oh that’s good, I said no, I’m not stopping till I get the lot back and I did.
I’m not completely unfair. If someone has provided good service I will mention them in the letter, especially if they’ve given good service and it’s not their fault it’s company policy.
I know this is a much bigger scenario..so you need to get as many parents as possible on your side and just keep saying
That’s not acceptable
This isn’t working Etc
And phrases of a similar ilk..maybe See if david blunkett and other prominent people will get on board.
I have three home edded dgc. One has been attending college one day a week for 18 months in specialist classes for home edded children to do english, maths and science gcse, now all chucked out the window.
I never thought I’d see my 17 year old heading for uni grandson working 40 hours a week in macdonalds instead of being at college.
Another one, doing his artwork at home instead of uni
and the other state edded gs sat in his xbox most of the day because his mum thinks it’s too scary to go back to school
The home Edded are doing oK, because they are used to doing what they want when they want to, they have had private maths, violin and Spanish lessons as well over Skype or zoom.
The 17 year old is incredibly self motivated as is the uni one
It’s the ten year old who ought to be suffering the most ..but isn’t because he is school phobic.
Still doesn’t stop me being angry for everyone else. School was my saviour when mine were little.
I would’ve loved to have home edded them but they wouldn’t hear of it.