If your child's primary got it's worst SATS in years & plummeted down the league tables would you expect a letter from the Head?

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Our primary got awful Y6 SATS. Worst ever. It went from near the top of the Borough to near the bottom. I only know this from the news, there has been no communication with parents although I know it was discussed at the recent Govenors meeting.

AIBU to think the Head would have done well to write to all existing parents acknowledging what has happened and reassuring us investigations are under way to try and ensure this is a one off blip? No communication on the issue is odd. Isn't the Head scared that parents will panic & consider other options?

The two dyslexics will achieve a good level 3 for writing and a level 4 for reading, I would like them to achieve higher and will do everything I can to make sure they do ( although since 1 joined my school at the end of year 5 at a level 2 and the other at the beginning of this year as a low level 3 it will take some doing.) Interestingly both joined from schools where they don't seem to have been taught phonics systematically. They have made huge progress this year using Ruth Miskin but whether I can ensure they catch up sufficiently in the time I have with them is debatable. At least I will try everything I can to ensure they do.

Snowball - yes, I'm sure you will help them as much as you can.

They've been failed by previous teachers, schools and their parents. And there is only so much you can do.

It's still sad.

Of course it is IndigoBell, it's heartbreaking. One in particular is incredibly bright verbally, fascinated by science, has a huge store of general knowledge and incredibly frustrated by his current inability to express himself in writing. His parents are both EAL ( although he himself has been in the country since he was 6 so technically doesn't "count" as EAL) and he speaks nothing but Portugese at home. As far as I can tell from the paperwork that accompanied him on arrival with us last summer, it was initially thought his difficulties stemmed from lack of English as a home language, it was only in the previous year that dyslexia was "diagnosed". Phonics seems to be helping but it is a struggle.