To be annoyed that DS's school are insisting that they stay after school every Tuesday till 4 fir some sort of 'enrichment' programme?

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I don't think its on tbh, for a start they send mist of their anyway, secondly he goes for tea at my mums on a Tuesday which he loves, and thirdly, its practically dark by then and he has to walk home.

Is Op's son in y6? I thought he might be in his first year of high school (which makes no difference as far as I am concerned)

How odd. Most people wpould be thrilled that their child had been chosen to stay for an enrichment activity.

Still, makes a change from complaining that the school doesn't recognise that the kid is G&T ...

Pagwatch...why would an 11 year old NOT choose tea with Grandma over rugby or cadets? Or a parent? I would rather my child chose Granny any day!

Of course the school cannot make your DS stay late, just as they cannot make him do homework or revise for exams in his own time...just don't complain if the extra history work has an impact on his studies.

OP (assuming you'll come back and see what's happened to your thread) - can't your mum/mil pick up your younger dc from school?

I'd be pleased the school were offering this, tbh.

Hully....the OP's son has not been "chosen" the school are expecting all the kids to do it.

Hullugully, did I miss an important bit of the OP? I thought that the class was supposed to stay an extra hour every Tuesday. I~F it is a you say and just OP's child has been "chosen" to stay, why not arrange with his parents for a more suitable day?

It's one thing to be offered an extra activity, quite another to be told you have no say as to whether or not your child attends, when said activity takes place after school hours.

It says "they" so unclear.

We need clarification

I know the OP's normal school hours are till 3, but I can't understand why anyone would be bothered about an 11 year old staying for an extra hour one day a week. It sounds fun, it sounds interesting and it's not very late. It's certainly not late enough to prevent him seeing his grandma.

I think this is a fabulous thing for the school to be offering but it should be doing just that - offering, not demanding every child attends.

If it's after school hours, which is my understanding although I'm happy to be corrected, then they have no right to make it compulsory. What about those children who have outside activities already on that day, for which they have paid? If my DD was suddenly told she had to stay an extra hour on a Tuesday it would involve cancelling her singing lessons (which don't come cheap) and the possibility that her teacher couldn't fit us in anywhere else.

Would the school reimburse someone financially in that situation?

I always refuse if told something is compulsary outside of school hours and DC don't want to do it. It annoys me every year when we get a letter saying 'your DC must attend at 7pm' for this or other production!! Fine if we are free, not if we are not. We have a life outside of school! The day is long enough for many kids.

Ds's school have suddenly introduced enrichment.

Ds does not want to go as he enjoys seeing his nan.

Rearranging Tuesday with my mum is not always possible.

He only has till 6 at my mums and enjoys every second so missing out on an hour with his nan for something he doesn't want to do is unacceptable in my book.

Is it the whole class?

What are they being enriched in?

How long is it going to last?

"I think this is a fabulous thing for the school to be offering but it should be doing just that - offering, not demanding every child attends."

Exactly, it should be offered not expected. Not everyone will find it fun and interesting, for some it could be their idea of hell, not saying this is the case of the op's ds btw.

Yes the whole class

Horrible history.

Ongoing.

Why?

Why what?

Why have they introduced it? What have they said about it?

xposted. The op's ds doesn't want to do it and as it's outside school hours, and enriching as opposed to essential, he shouldn't have to do it.

No idea, also I didn't even receive any letter about this from them, ds informed me.

Ah. Communication is often lacking. Why not go and discuss it with the teacher before making up your mind? You might find it's a great idea!

agree with ChaoticAngel. I think fair enough to strongly encourage it, but not to make it compulsory. am also finding the use of the word "enrichment" a bit surreal - as if day to day educations doesn't count as enrichment

Since G&T was abolished, they use enrichment instead.