SEN child told he can not do his options because he will not acheive good grade

[hoxtonbabe]

Oh the joys of schools...

I really have heard it all now, my son has been forced to drop his options for a "skills" course that he does not want to do, was never consulted on or even knew about it, and nor was I for that, and had a lovely stern letter landed on my lap 4 week before the end of school and AFTER he had picked his options, that he can not do xxxx options, not becasue the course is over subscribed, under subscribed,lack of staffing or resources problems or even timetable clashes, but becasue they are convinced he will not get good grades?!?!

I do not even know where to begin on just how discrimitory this is, and have consulted with a number of solicitors whom are just waiting for the go ahead from to start porceedings.

I am still trying to clarify what their "good grades" are but knowing the school that would mean a A*-C surely they should be happy that he actually receives a grade that he can realistically pass considering his needs rather than what they want, what I find even more baffling is that the options they are blocking are options he is actually ok in!?!

Sorry, rant over I just had to get that off my chest, over the last couple of days I have just been sat in my house in disbelief.

More I read more livid I get .

As correctly said further up the thread, not all children are capable of C grades, they deserve a decent education where they can fulfil their potential

LOL @ Random...

I will give you some of my blood pressure tablets if you like, my doctor upped my dose not too long ago, she had the cheek to ask why it was still climbing (she knows about this school stuff from when it all kicked off last year)

I have always said, once I sort out my issues I will look at volunteering to help other parents in similar positions, even if it is just a bit of moral support. I dont know what it is, the senco has had it in for me and my son from day on but in a passive agressive way, yet every year the teachers comment on how he is a delight to teach...SO WHY NOT BLOODY HELP HIM

With the exception of the headmaster last year who had no time for such frivilous positve comments and wrote on DS end of year report, that the satisfactory grades (no poor by the way) he received were "Not good enough!" he actually used the exclaimation.

Hoxton, have you contacted this organisation? Realise you may well have done so already. Good luck, totally unacceptable

www.ipsea.org.uk/