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English teacher refusing to acknowledge DS's SEN

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keepingupwiththejoneses · 08/02/2012 00:53

Title say's it all really. DS2 has severe ADHD, highest level of licensed medication daily, he also has social and communication issues. He has had some small issues since starting secondary, he is now in year 8, all of which have been quickly sorted out. Always seemed to be down to teacher not reading IEP/pupil profile!
His current english teacher is a nightmare. She is refusing to adapt her classes to allow ds to do his work properly, ds has problems processing complicated or vague instructions and really struggles to be able to say when he doesn't understand, he can also only process one instruction at a time. Last week he missed a lesson due to having a 1:1 session, when he went into class the next day all the teacher would say was to carry on with what they where doing the day before, ds said that he wasn't there the day before only for her to reply 'well that's your problem, just get on with it!' Shock DS got very frustrated and ended up swearing which is when the head of year got involved, he rang me and we agreed for ds to go on a progress report to see how he is getting on in his other lessons. That night DS spent all night sobbing that he just couldn't go in to her lesson again and that when he has tried to explain to her he has ADHD and that he doesn't understand she just snaps at him that she doesn't care what he has! I spoke to the head of year the next day and explained that DS was having some problems with her and that I would like him to be moved if possible, he said that should be OK as ds is at the very bottom of the 'set' he is in and could easily move down one, fine I thought and DS was happy with that although it could take a few weeks as they would have to move someone else up.
Today comes and DS gets home after school, looking very quiet, and hands me his report book. English teacher has written in capital letters, in red pen, 'DS did nothing today, no homework, he should find out what homework is if absent, This is not an excuse!' Every other teacher has written in the book, things like 'worked well' or 'good lesson' or even just ' fine today'. I am so annoyed! I have written in big red capitals 'ENGLISH - DS DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THIS TEACHER. SHE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND SHE NEEDS TO ADAPT THESE TO HIS SEN'
I am going to ring the head of year again tomorrow, poor ds is so deflated. He has always loved school but he is really starting to hate is, it is making him ill. Sad

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scaryteacher · 08/02/2012 07:48

Does he not have an LSA with him? Would this be possible just for this lesson?

If he is missing a lesson, then arrange with the HoD and HoY that the work is emailed home with precise guidance so that he can do it there.

Dustinthewind · 08/02/2012 08:05

I answered your thread in SEN. With my parent hat on. Smile

keepingupwiththejoneses · 08/02/2012 08:52

Thanks Dust I saw that and have replied. No there is no LSA as no funding, he does cope quite well with the rest of school, and I think he would hate it anyway.
Lesson was missed with authorisation as DS also has fine motor skill problems and he has 1:1 lessons in the SEN dept to work on these, he has this once a week and has done since half way through year 7. As you can imagine English has never been a good subject for DS. I have already spoken to this teacher at parents evening and she seemed really understanding, it seemed like the same problem as the others, she hadn't read the pupil profile. I have asked repeatedly for the homework to be emailed home but it never has.

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