Extension work?

[GooseyLoosey]

My son (7) has always been regarded as a bright child. Because of concerns about his social integration, he was assessed by an ed psych at the end of the last school year. The ed psych came back and said that the problems were because he was "exceptionally gifted" and had "very superior cognitive abilities" and should be working about 7 years ahead of his peer group.

Clearly the 7 year thing is nuts and we have no desire to accelerate him through school. I really just want him to be happy. However, I am wondering, what if anything the school should be doing for him.

Since he went back to school, each week the teacher has said to us on Fri, "the homework is far too easy for ds, you may want to do something more challenging". No problem - we did but ds clearly only wanted to do the set homework and did not want to have to something more than his friends. She has also said that when she set work in class, ds finished in in 5 mins (instead of the 30 allotted) and then instead of expanding on it, he played - the teacher said that she told him she was disappointed in him. She says that she leaves it to him to push things as far as he wants to go but ds is fairly lazy (true).

Does this sound OK? TBH, I have lost all perspective when dealing with ds and no longer know when to intervene and when not to.

Thanks for the further comments. I agree that the ed pysch report was little or no use whatsoever.

Interestingly we have just had parents evening and I raised the concern that ds is increasing not engaging with school as in his head its all too easy and he can't be bothered. So, some changes have been made...

On the homework front, he now does Yr 6 homework. Still finds it far too easy, but at least they are doing something for him.

In class, the teachers have agreed that they will set ds individual targets to ensure that he engages with class work.

Not considered the possibility of a tutor. Do you think that this would help him in school - seems to me that it could compound the problems.

It could help if you get the right tutor IMO ( but then I am one so you might expect me to say this!!)
If there was someone who could spend an hour one-to-one helping him to pursue his interests further, giving guidance on how to study the next part of his favourite topics, setting work that he could take into school and complete when he has finished the normal stuff, this might encourage him and teach him the beginnings of how to extend his own learning and also help him to see how it can be satisfying to do something extra rather than the minimum possible. If he was taking the work into school it would also show teachers just what he can do given correct stimulus/guidance!

I suppose it might compound the problems but it's maybe one of those things you'd have totry and see?

I hadn't looked at it from the perspective of teaching him how to study - that would be useful. I wonder where one finds such a person? Useful suggestion, thanks.