Hello fellow mumsnetters, I'm after some help please.
I'm currently in the final year of my teaching degree at uni and I'm doing an assignment about children with SEN.
I have to put together a list of questions/statements that can be used as a guide for teachers when they have to have difficult conversations with parents about possible SEN or if a child is not making expected progress due to potential additional needs.
If you have been in this situation, what were the main things you wanted to hear from the teacher? What would've been useful for the teacher to tell you in order to have an effective conversation? And if anyone had a bad experience, what was it that the teacher said/didn't say that made you feel this way?
My own DS was diagnosed with speech and language issues aged 5 and I clearly remember the young and inexperienced teacher saying to me that he may never catch up with his peers, which was incredibly insensitive and not really very helpful.
I'd be very grateful for any experiences or advice anyone is willing to share with me.
It's such an important and sensitive topic and I'm aware that many teachers often don't broach this in the right way with parents.
(PS - I'm not a journo or a troll - been on here for donkey's years and MNHQ will verify)
Thanks.