Have asked SALT if she would sit in on my ds. English lessons (year 7) as it is the only subject that he has not reached his target in, and also to check that her recommendations are being carried out in class. She said that her role was to make recommendations and that she has no power to enforce and insist that the school take her advice. Recommendations that were made in September by her and the pd support service have not really translated into action and I am getting worried that it isn't going to happen in year 8 either. The pd support teacher said last week she didn't feel the year had gone well for my ds but didn't really have time to elaborate ( in carpark after meeting). Is my only redress now to get these recommendations ie. mind-maps/cloze pro sheets/vocabulary books/strategies to aid communication in class/ etc. to get them written into the statement? It all seems a bit of a farce really as many kids can't get statements now, so all these specialists can come in and give advice, but it is pot luck whether schools take them up and parents haven't a let to stand on.
My other son's teacher also said to me this week, when I told her that I was considering an ed.psych. assessment for him as he may have dyslexic tendencies ( and don't want crude assessments done by school) ' yes but if you have one, they are very detailed and don't think their recommendations can be fitted into the curriculum, you may have to do it all at home.' I am so disillusioned at the moment, there seems to be a lot of jobs worthies out there, doing the mimimum they can get away with and sorry I don't always buy into the argument that they are so stretched they can't do what they are supposed to do, there is a lot of apathy out there and not enough monitoring and accountability is these kids arn't getting what they need.
Sorry for rant, so fed up with the constant pushing and battling and very tired.