Dreading back to school

[NeedToMoan]

My kidsgoback tomorrow. Waiting to hear if our youngest son can have a place in special school, should hear soon. Have been going through the motions for months with current school. TAs are lovely but powers that be don't want him there and I am just tired of the daily pretence of being nice. My son says he doesn't want school every day. He is so out of sync with the other kids now, every time there is a trip or event I have to keep him home. Yes I know, it's wrong, I should fight etc. But I'm done. I just want him out. Anyone else on this wait? The time will pass, I know, but I just feel here we go again at the beginning of every term. Praying we don't have to go to an appeal. The thought of starting a new academic year there is beyond grim.

I feel your pain. Neither of mine wanted to go into school this morning. Can't say I blame ds1 as it has been bounced around like a yoyo between schools this last six months and we have no official word yet as to whether he can stop at his current placement (a special school). ds2 just hates school permanently and ferociously - have warned his teachers they are in for a fun day.

There's nothing I can do about it, just wait. I've been waiting all year. For diagnosis, then statement and now this. It's all been straightforward so far so I prob shouldn't moan but my god it goes on and on. My veneer of niceness is wearing very thin too.

Me although I have annual review tomorrow to hopefully agree dd's ss place for next term. We have a lovely mainstream but I have always worried she needs more and the gap is widening socially for her too much for my liking ( though school now say she is ok there but last oct we decided ss as she wasn't coping so waiting to see if we still get our place)

How was it in the end?my dd cried a bit then went in ok in the end, will see how she got on later.

So far this morning ds2's crimes include swearing, refusing to do work and hiding in the bushes. Has a supply teacher today which has no doubt added to his angst.

We had AR a couple of weeks ago, so have a long wait to see if the LA will even offer the change of placement we've asked for (that's even before formally saying " we want that expensive one 35 miles away"). His current school are working hard with him, but it's getting more and more difficult for him. He actually did do some group work for the first time in a long time, last half term, and really enjoyed it, but DS1 is very full on and it's hard work for the other kids. He's also still unable to access most of the curriculum, though sheer anxiety.