ds1 started in reception last year. around october we were asked to come and talk about his behaviour
we raised some concerns we had ourselves, and were told that the senco would observe him, and they'd just put it down to "settling in" but let us know if there were further problems
thankfully his behaviour since then has been pretty good, he has settled in fairly well, tho there are certain things he struggles with still
we DO feel that there may be something else going on.
i spoke to the GP about my concerns earlier this year and she said that she would phone the school and get them to refer him for some sort of assessment, she said that based on what I had said she was willing to write a supporting letter
the headmistress then said she'd like to talk to us before taking it further, which we duly did
she was fairly dismissive and a bit "oh, lots of children are liek that..." about most of the things we said. she said she wanted to wait until this september, but I insisted we get the ball rolling now because if there is a problem i want him to get the support he needs asap, not wait for him to struggle
she agreed..... 4 weeks later still nothing!
i am rapidly losing faith in the school, which is a shame because i loved it when he started there. but the fact they don't take me seriously, and say they'll do things and don't just makes me feel they don't care about him at all...
so is this normal? to have to fight tooth and nail to get your child the help they need???
is there anything else i can do?
can the GP refer if i insist on it?