What would you do if you were unhappy with your childs next teacher?

[Vagaceratops]

Before I start, I dont want to offend any teachers.

My DS has SN. He has a severe language delay and ASD. He has learning difficulties and has not yet started meeting any of the EYFS targets. I am putting this in the post just so I can explain a bit about my DS.

He is extremely sensitive to noise and he gets very upset when there is shouting.

I found out today that he has been put with a teacher who has a particular reputation for shouting. I volunteer in another part of the school and I can hear her shouting at the year 1 class.

I am so nervous about this. I know that she is the most experienced teacher of the 2 in that year, but I worry that this is going to cause DS real stress. We have only just got him used to liking school and being willing to go. He has only been going full time for 2 months.

He does have a LSA full time, so I am hoping that she will be able to help him but I am still really worried. Should I try and speak to the head about it first or should I leave it until September?

My suggestion would be that you contact the SENCo and ask if s/he could arrange a meeting with you, the new teacher and maybe your son's LSA if possible to talk about the things that work for him and about any particular concerns. There will be a reason that this teacher has been given your son's class having an opportunity to meet her as a parent and to exchange ideas about how to ease his transition to Y1 would be valuable.

This time last year I met with parents of a few of the children in my new class. They were children who'd had a tricky year or those with ASD/other needs (or both). It was helpful for all of us and meant that they didn't have to spend the summer holiday worrying that I knew nothing about what worked/didn't for their children and I didn't need to spend the summer holiday worrying that I had a number of children with ASD in my new class but wasn't in a position to get things prepared from the outset for them.