'a bad attitude'.(Apparantly because he didn't do a presentation piece of work for homework we didn't know anything about). (He has just completed a massive project in which he worked really hard - he has never done a project before).
DS is 10 - In his former state primary he was never a problem to the teachers (DH and myself are teachers too in GS school).All his teachers said he was a pleasure to teach. I am gutted. He is upset and angry.
We have transfered him to local indie school (mixed ability school - not massively academically selective,in January) and have put him down a year as academically he is weak. We think he is finding the work ok. However he is finding it difficult to settle into his new school as we took him out of his year 6 in his state primary which he loved but myself and DH just couldn't bear the thought of him going to the local schools (which we have taught in) into year 7 so we thought we would get him into the indie and give him a year and a half in the primary section before he moves up to the senior school (assuming they will have him). He is a good boy. We have saved for the last 4 years to be able to do this and are going to remortgage up to the hilt.
Parents evening is next week - feel gutted really and sad for my little boy. He really wants to do his best and try even though he is not hte brightest of the bunch. His old teachers always used to say how helpful and mature he is.