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Anything wrong with placing a child out of year?

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NotResilient · 30/09/2017 20:58

DD has confidence and emotional issues due to undiagnosed SEN. She is "working towards" expected levels. Now we have a diagnosis and EHCP, isn't placing out of year in a different school the only way to catch up and rebuild confidence?

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cantkeepawayforever · 04/10/2017 19:04

After school tutoring is a not-uncommon way in which children at risk of falling behind or already a bit behind are supported by their parents, and isn't the same as being moved down a year. Insist on the school communicating fully with the tutor.

cantkeepawayforever · 04/10/2017 19:09

I am not, in general, in favour of tutoring. However, for some children with low self-esteem, simply having the 'Ooh yes, I've done that sort of thing before' moment can give a significant boost.

For it to work, methods etc used by the tutor MUST be identical to those used in school. Communication is vital.

fleshmarketclose · 04/10/2017 19:19

If I can offer any hope ds who was working at p scales in year two did "catch up" academically that is and achieved 5,5, 4 in year six SATs and gained 8 GCSEs A to C. That's not to say that socially and emotionally there remained deficits and gaps. IME schools endeavour greatly to enable academic attainment generally at huge cost to children's social and emotional difficulties.

Rosieposy4 · 04/10/2017 22:41

An interesting thread. I was coming on to say the only disadvantage was in sporting activities but that is irrelevant.
I teach in a state comp and whilst not common we do take children out of year. The year 11s just left had a kid who should have been in y12, in my current y10 classes I have 2 students who should be in year 11.
The issue is indeed league tables, you need a school confident enough in itself to not be worried about one or two outliers ( they do stuff the data).
However having said that we have kids out of year, being working towards would be unlikely to be a good enough reason for keeping you dc back, ours have for eg been out of the country for a coulle of years, home schooled for some time etc.
We have not had any issues re integration of the out of year students so i would not be concerned on that front.

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