What do you make of this, then?

[MummyPenguin]

My Nephew is in year 4. His class is a problematic one, as quite a few of the children have behaviourail issues (him being one of them) and ADHD.

He's been in trouble a lot during the year, and before he was in this class too, so it's not just because of being in this class, iyswim. My Nephew has issues at home with his Mum and her relationship. It's a long story, but basically she's the reason that he has the problems that he does.

Anyway, my Sister (Nephew's Mum) phoned me this morning and said that my Nephew is being moved into the other class in his year due to 'on-going issues' with one of the other boys, who, incidentally, has ADHD. My Sis is seeing the teacher later today to get the full sp. As it is, my Sis wanted him moved ages ago due to the environment in that particular class, but as I said, he is one of the contributors to the bad behaviour, and he doesn't have any recognised conditions.

Seems very late in the term to be moving him though eh? And why is it him they're moving? My Sister is always in denial about his behaviour and a lot of the time you don't get the full story from her. I think it's strange that they're moving him so close to the end of term.

Whaddya think?

Perhaps there are more kids in the other class he works better with. Maybe they planned to do so for next year anyway and have just decided to do so earlier. As you say you may not have the full picture.

The poor teacher has probably insisted on him being moved for the last few weeks. Kids get increasingly restless at this time of year anyway, and if the class already has a few behavioural issues I can understand that a few children may be moved. It is no big deal really, he wil be doing the same work (as in same year), a different teacher and group of kids might do him good.

Yes lizs is probably right, he will probably stay in this new class when he comes back in September.

The classes in most of the year generally don't mix that much anyway. I don't know about in the playground, but I don't think they mix them much for lessons, so I don't think he knows many of the kids in the other class that well. His current teacher is a woman, and by all accounts is quite soft and, I don't know, but I get the impression she's quite 'limp' for want of a better word, so yes, I think she has been struggling to cope. His 'new' teacher is a man, which will probably do him good, and he doesn't suffer fools gladly from what I hear, so it will do my nephew good for the last few weeks of term at least. In September he'll be having another teacher, unless they're planning a re-shuffle (which they did last year) and the plan is for this guy to be teaching my Nephew's yr 5 class anyway. We'll see.

It's not unusual for children to be moved between classes in schools with two or more classes in a year, if the teachers think troublesome groups or pairings need to be split up. I wouldn't read too much into who is moved and who stays in the same class.

I get what everyone's saying, it's just the timing of it that struck me as odd. Mind you, six weeks to me doesn't seem long, but to the teacher it probably seems like six months!