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End of reception report

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Sabihaerum · 04/07/2018 05:51

My son is emerging in reading and writing at end of reception, rest all is expected .... he is currently in a private independent school, the school is holding him back in receotion and not sending to year 1 .
I am very very stressed out at the moment .... can’t c him behind a year.... is it fair to hold him back cuz of two things ??

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RicStar · 04/07/2018 06:02

You need to talk to the school. Are they thinking he will repeat the whole reception year or just stay there for part of the year? It seems quite an extreme thing to do. Would definitely not happen at dd state school - would be supported to make progress in thier year. If he is very young in his year then perhaps school feels that he would be better off with younger peers. Really though you need more information.

user789653241 · 04/07/2018 06:59

Would def not happen at my ds's school either. There were so much difference in ability at the end of reception. Some were hardly reading or writing, but by end of yr2, some took over the the ones excelling in reception.
Is it a fluid arrangement, that he goes back to his own year group once he caught up?
Is he be better off at state school?

Frusso · 04/07/2018 07:26

Do they actually think that you would be willing to pay for an extra year when they can't insure he meets targets for yrR?

Unless there is SEN at play here I would be looking for answers, and questioning what I had been paying for.

My ds is at state, behind in the same areas changed schools School has put in place extra help and he will be going up into yr1 with his peers, remaining in reception wasn't even discussed as it is such a normal occurrence for them to be at a differing levels at the end of yrR

CatchIt · 04/07/2018 07:32

That wouldn't happen at my dd's school and she's at a private school.

What are the actual reasons though? Is he a summer born boy? Is he a first child or a second?

I'm on the understanding that summer born boys struggle more than summer born girls, I'm a mother of both but ds is just 2 so not a stage I'm at yet. Ds is not as advanced as dd was at the same age but I would keep him down if needs be but I'd do it before he started reception rather than during.

Is moving school an option?

Yura · 04/07/2018 07:55

I think you need to talk to school what exactly they mean.
maybe they have mixed groups for reception/year 1 and they just pair them according to ability (i.e children starting reception who can read well for their age with year 1 children who struggle a bit?
our independent school wouldn't leave a child in reception, but does groups mixed between years, up and down (so a year 1 child can ve with reception kids for some reading stuff, and year 2 for some maths)

PitterPatterOfBigFeet · 05/07/2018 11:21

I would also be concerned. This is something they should have discussed with you in depth. If he is in his expected cohort at present holding him back could mean he misses out on a year of education further down the line (as the secondary school or state primary school may not accept them out of cohort). The usual way of handling a child who is struggling is giving them extra support during lesson time. School isn't for just learning to read and write what about socially? He's presumably already made friends in his year group?

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