Well, that was amusing.
This afternoon the HT PA phoned me personally to apologise for their lack of organisation in helping DS start today. She was quite profuse about it. The HT apologised personally to DS for the fact that he had no timetable, didn't have an assigned buddy, basically we (he) had to fly by the seat of his pants in figuring out what to do first day. He went thru a bit of induction with the new yr7s before someone figured out he didn't belong with them. DS says HT sounded genuinely angry, like she wanted to fire someone over it. They chopped & changed his buddies & form group today from what I was half-told in June (I've had no official comms from the school since late June).
This after I came on MN and said I was concerned at the lack of school organisation, and that I was pretty sure this school had too little experience with new entrants after Sept of yr7, so they really wouldn't have their act together. Oh NO, I was told emphatically, even the most popular over-subbed schools have frequent new starters mid year part year late year all the time, they'll handle it well and smoothly, they'll know what they are doing. Yeah right.
And although HTPA said that DS would come home with a timetable... he didn't! I am not surprised, but he's got the same timetable as close mate so will just follow him around, I guess. Hope close mate isn't ever ill or away on holiday.
Oh a positive note, DS had a great day! He's in with his friends & is happy as Larry. Which is the only thing that really matters.