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Has anyone had a child just in school for core subjects and exams or a tutor at home from school?

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Viperseverywhere · 11/02/2019 15:47

Any experience of this please if a child can't cope?

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TeenTimesTwo · 11/02/2019 18:43

I can't help.

However it might help someone else to help you if you could expand a bit on reason for not coping.
e.g.
Anxiety
Autism
Educationally too hard
Medical issues

bsc · 11/02/2019 18:46

How would a school be able to afford to fund 1:1 in your home? Lots of schools can't even fill teaching posts atm.

viques · 11/02/2019 18:52

I think having a child dipping in and out of classes would be extremely stressful on both you and the child, not to mention that I doubt many schools would want it either as it could be seen to be setting a precedent.

A good tutor to cover subjects thoroughly would be hugely expensive, and not necessarily very productive . And unless it is the other kids who are causing the problem could be isolating socially for an already anxious child.

Have you thought about a virtual online school? Good teaching, safe relationships, chance to share learning with other children .

TeenTimesTwo · 11/02/2019 19:12

I reduced time table and being in learning support for 'free' lessons might be more usual, but again depends on the reason and the year group I would think.

Viperseverywhere · 11/02/2019 19:16

Sorry a reduced timetable is what I meant school wise.
She has SN and is not coping socially, emotionally, school anxiety, noise or anything really. She's dropped massively academically. She's miserable . She's gone from Cs/4/5 to failing everything. She's given up.
I'm at the point of trying to salvage what is left.

She leaves in June thank God

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Viperseverywhere · 11/02/2019 19:17

'bsc

How would a school be able to afford to fund 1:1 in your home? Lots of schools can't even fill teaching posts atm'

I used to know a couple of people whose children had tutoring provided by school for core subjects at home due to mental health needs.

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Viperseverywhere · 11/02/2019 19:21

'bsc

How would a school be able to afford to fund 1:1 in your home? Lots of schools can't even fill teaching posts atm'

bsc
I have heard of people who have tutors provided by school at home for core subjects because they can't cope in school or have mental health needs.

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Viperseverywhere · 11/02/2019 19:21

Gah

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bsc · 11/02/2019 19:23

In my area it's the hospital school service that does that (if they're under the NHS for MH/emotional health). Schools have no capacity to provide it.

BackforGood · 11/02/2019 19:42

Same as bsc said.

The home teaching service has tin, tiny amount of funding, and even if you could get access, it is for a tiny amount pr week.

Does she have an EHCP ?
Is it worth calling an early review ?
What does the SENCo or the school say in your meetings ?

chocywocky · 11/02/2019 21:26

Yes, DS is having this at the moment. He was off school with severe anxiety, in the main caused by pressure about GCSE's, and we have been fully supported by our GP.

He is still registered at the school, but has a tutor from the Out Of School Education Service at the Council come for five hours a week. In between he is given homework, as well as working from the books I purchased.

He may return to school to do his GCSE's in May/June, although school have been warned by his tutor that he may need to take them from home with an invigilator present.

He has had to drop from 9 subjects (that he was predicted 7/8 at ) to 5 core subjects, and we're hoping for passes.

Viperseverywhere · 12/02/2019 07:27

Thanks guys.

Senco is being brilliant in fairness. She doesn't have to go in form, she has a pass to leave noisy classes if she is overwhelmed, she's spending some classes with the Senco or other staff alone instead. She's allowed to leave early a day a week because school has long days and she is exhausted.
She's still just refusing to go into some classes and we have gone from expecting 5 and 6s to 2s if we are lucky while facing daily meltdowns.
She just can't cope and. In worried her GCSEs as they stand will be at the risk of mental health if I am honest.

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