So... name change for this one.
DC is a bit demoralised this year. His entire school has changed: new head, new teachers all across the board. The old staff is just gone... poof! Like smoke. Initially, I thought this would be really exciting, but actually it's just been far too much change.
DC has lost focus but still loves his mates and does enjoy school, but he feels 'like a dog let off its lead in a really strange place.' Those were his words. He feels really left to it, like everything has become unstructured. He hasn't developed any bond with the new teachers and still struggles to keep up with their names. Another teacher left a couple of weeks ago so now he's without a maths teacher. There's a supply teacher in place.
He's a gregarious kid who has always done well being thrown into the deep end socially. Usually, he can just swim along and doesn't sink. I had no idea he's been sort of struggling and feeling this way.
We don't plan on moving him. Changing schools isn't the answer, but I don't know how to help him feel more balanced and at ease. I think he's sort of gotten into this place where he's waiting for the other shoe to drop... another teacher will leave, maybe another head will go. They always leave so abruptly too... literally, one day they're teaching, the next day they're gone.
I don't know how to help him feel secure and proud of being a pupil at this school.