Hello. I was recommended trying this board over some issues with my son's school, so apologies for just jumping right in and I hope I am asking this in the right place!
My eldest son is 5, soon to be 6 (end of May) and in Year 1. He is at what was our first choice school - catchment, decent reputation, quite liked it when we visited, etc. However, since joining we have never been overly enamoured with it. Each 'issue' on it's own isn't massive, but there are a lot of niggles and I am less and less convinced that it is the right place for him. He is a bright boy, not genius levels or anything, but certainly well ahead in most ways, particularly reading.
After to-ing and fro-ing last year about moving him we decided to make the best of the situation and keep him there, and I also became a governor at the school in an attempt to throw myself into things! In particular we took the stance that as long as he is happy and engaged that we would keep him there. The other issue is that many of the local schools are over-subscribed and we would be unlikely to get our younger son a place anywhere else when he starts in 2014.
However, this year things have not improved. Quite the opposite really, and whilst our son is still generally happy there he is no longer engaged with much that he does in class, has lost all interest and enthusiasm for reading, 'hates writing', has little concentration or interest in much school related apart from 'playtime and golden time'. He is in a mixed year group class (1/3 of Year 1 and 2/3 of Year 2) and has no behavioural issues or anything, but has made little progress in quite a few areas.
Would you be looking to move him or do you think that lack of interest in school is quite common/something we could overcome ourselves? I feel like we have probably over-thought it all but would welcome other insights and experiences because my head is mixed up!
Thanks in advance.