Our DD is 9yrs old and for the last two years has been bullied by one child. She is a lovely, clever, bubbly child but when she is at school so is so deeply unhappy. We have tears almost everyday. The school don’t really provide much help in regards to billing other telling them they must get along or they will loose house points. Things have got gradually worse, she is now is Yr 5 with a teacher who comes across very pleasant but he is never in the classroom and they are always be taught by a TA. She is at a reading and writing age level of about 6yrs old, progressingly falling behind even though the school insist she will catch up.
The school have proven to be extremely unprofessional, we have now had two incidents involving teachers speaking inappropriately. One TA told my daughter after she pointed out a spelling mistake of a friend “your in no postition to judge, you can’t spell”. The most recent incident is that I sent a long email to her teaching raising all my concerns, the teacher was caught in a corridor complaining about the email I had sent, I was just moaning yet again! My DD over heard the conversation and providing me with details of the email she knew nothing about.
The headteacher has dismissed my request for a meeting with her and ive told me i could meet with other staff as she is busy.
This brings me to home Ed, this is something both my DH and I have been talking about for a while. We had planned to waiting until may half term to make our final decision. We feel that nothing is going to be resolved by the school, I will try and meet with the headteacher but I’ve seen no progress in the situation of bullying or education and with yr 6 fast approaching, our DD is never going to cope with the pressures of SAT exams.
My biggest question is where do we start with home Ed? Also I’ve read so many negitive things about the LEA and how to prove you providing an sufficient education.
I would really appreciate anyone’s advice, thank you.