Please tell me what you would expect in this sit- injury at school.

[Clarissimo]

Lunchtime, ds1 placed in a headlock and head banged on ground. lost eyesight for 40 seconds approx, headache, bruising.

Teacher aware of all this.

I wasn't trying to be flippent. It's just from what you've posted they are either incompetent or willfully neglectful. There are some things that are just really basic and one would be making sure a child in their care has suficient medical care. I would be extremely worried if one of my pupils had said they had lost their sight for 4 seconds never mind 40.

I have a school locally that is known for 'getting rid' of sn pupils. They also have a waiting list, high approval from parents but an amazingly high staff turnover. It's like a running joke. Oh it must be May because *** primary school has vacancies again!

This is a really difficult situation. I can't really add to the advice already given.

Oh I didn't think you were being flippant sorry, doone that a few times tonight- tired I think.

yes I don't think they want Sn kids, Head took us aside and said they thought they copuld work with DS1 but he has been gone a year and the new one is very Church and compeltely asd unfriendly ( a little child unfriendly tbh: 3 attendances at Church a week, no TA's, etc)

There are teachers queuing to work ehre (big etaching college up the road) but they ar enot the ones who want to work with real kids, just the perfect non challenging ones IYSWIM. To give you an idea- 300 p[iupils, 1 on free school meals. That's not the norm surely? Somneone on ehre who lives locally calls it botox central.

It sounds really really grim. I wonder if it is worth contacting your local mp - election time, they may be falling over themselves to help (for a change)

I've lost count of the number of schools that are not child friendly. Sometimes I can't put my finger on what exactly is different about them but I just get a vibe.

I work in a main stream school with an MLD unit. We get children sent to us from all over but it's a small unit. It's a very small school so it's more like a big family and all the staff know the children with difficulties. The other schools in our area are over subscribed and we are only just above the viability line due to low and falling numbers. Some people from around the estates like to refer to us as a special school which puts off other parents. I'd like to think the problems stem from a few teachers and heads that can't be bothered to cater for all children but I think it has alot to do with the ignorance of the surrounding community too who don't want to have their children educated with people who are different no matter how small the differences may be.

I think contacting sos!SEN as mentioned previously would be a good starting point.

Clarissimo I'm sure you have said before but is there no possibility of moving to another school?

Not sure mrz, would be a atruggle- we'd have to leave home exact same time as SNU pick up in order to get there (a bit of a trek)

Anyway update:

DS1 and Dh arrived home fine at 1am as the A&E was so busy, a seven hour wait. DS1 behaved impeccable, he's home until lunch today to make up for lack of sleep but then DH & I have a appt with teh Psych and as we cancelled last one (well she did - snow) if we don't attend we get struck off. So.

School confirmed ds1's story exactly right down to the loss of eyesight, apaprently the Secretary (usual first aider) was too busy to care for him so handed him over to the cover TA who didn't get back to her as arranged. She admits she should ahve called us.

I wam going tot ake this furtehr for certain.

I feel a bit for the Secretary;s he'slovely and up u til the new Head came her role for 20 yeras or so involved watching voer sick kids, those whose parents were late etc but I have heard new Head tell her that her only job is to her (thatc an mean you try and contact teh school and get no response as they now go to one of those if you want to leave a message dial 1 machines)

Hospital confirmed that they have to write tos chool as it happened there and that he should ahve been sent striaght in so have plenty of back up now.

Thanks all

Hope DS is feeling better today. Good luck with sorting the school out.

Right just been to Psych

more we looked at his feeding issues (luckily the psych we love runs the eating disorders team- yey) there seems to be a distinct link to That Bloody School that we need to get to the bottom of, she is seeing him in 3 weeks to start wotking out what's going on

If dh were not based from home I'd have pulled him by now, seriously. It still could happen.

Could your dh not work in one room in the house? IMO it isn't a good enough reason not to pull him out tbh. Good luck with getting your happy boy back.

btw I think the coats/jumper issue is sufficient in itself to be worried even without these physical incidents - makes you wonder if there's targetted theft/bullying behind it....

, however dh has admitted he is very close to telling them where to shove it as well so it may happen, with hopefully a new school after.

hat didnt work did it

sorry

Fab dh does electronics and finds it ahrd to concentrate with ds1 about stimming

Has he not got somewhere he can shut himself away and is out of bounds for the children?

Not really fab he's only just starting out alone- combining with studying.

I think you want the remind the school of the incident in the papers recently where the child died of an athsma attack because the ambulance wasn't called quickly enough...sensible schools should be reviewing their emergency policies after that even if they've not done in a while!

Poor you and ds1. I really hope you can get the unit place for Y7.

Clarissmo, echo what all the others have said - truly shocking. I know in England, as far as Ofsted is concerned, if there are concerns about child protection/child safety in a school, it could fail its Ofsted inspection and be put into special measures for that alone so definitely report it to Estyn. I think local MP could be worth a go too.

Thanks all.
His TA back now but didn't have time so wants me for a chat tomorrow: I also rather amazingly after a long time of barrioers received an email from SENCO about getting together to put our case for extra help .

OTOH still no accident report despite it being requested inw riting via e-mail. Estyn it is then.

Have spent some time on Estyn site and looking at ohters and it doesn't seem tehre is a way to complain to them as you can OFTSED

Bugger

Just write to them anyway. There is an email address for the Chief Inspector on their website as well.

I'm a Reception teacher, and for minor head bumps (eg childen running around on playground, crash into each other, no side-effects) then we'd fill in a head-injury form, and I'd verbally inform the parent at the end of the day.

But an incident like this warrants an immediate phone call home with a request for the parent to collect the child, and a recommendation that the child is taken to A&E.

btw, although a lot of the incidents described sound worrying, I wouldn't blame the school for the lost jumpers etc. As a parent, I know how infuriating it is when children lose items. But as a teacher, I simply don't have time to chase up every lost jumper, glove etc. Children need to take responsibility for their own things, and if they can't find what they've done with them, then I ask parents to come in and help look for them with the child.

cariad the lost jumper thing is complex sorry- its linked to the boys sn. I am honestly not bothered about one or two but we were getting through 3 a week at one stage: expecnsive logo'd jumpers that they woudln'yt put a system in to help with (DS1's dx is as but he has absolutely zero organisational skills you see which we are trying toa ddress)

The good enws: TA took me aside tofday. Theya re sending the firsta ider off for retraining, palced someone on the yard 2 days a aweek until they get funding (ActuallY it hink the two said tehyw ould I think but cannot proive- one is his TA the otehr a most wonderful dep ehad whose wife teaches at the snu we alsmot sent ds3 to, I bet they volunteered)

Maybe we are getings somewhere? Just hope LA fronts up some funds