September (and education) beckons - eek! Any tips?

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Not long to go now... I know Scotland is already back, and I can't believe it's just one more week of holidays.
This time last year, my DD was starting pre-school. I was dreading it - but the support and help we got from the staff was incredible. I know from reading here that we were very lucky in this respect though.
I just wanted to say good luck to everyone whose DC are starting education, continuing education, or taking up their home education after the break.
My tip - don't buy sew on name labels. Life is too short. And definitely a wee treat for yourself after the first day back is over - mine will be a wee g&t

You've read my mind. I'm an absolute emotional wreck at the moment. The last 5 weeks have been a challenge to say the least & half of me is counting down the last few days until my DS (5) goes back. But then the other half is filled with complete & utter dread of how he's going to be, feel, behave etc. i feel as though his traits have been at there worse recently & will probably continue to worsen with all the new changes. His teachers in reception were on track with him & they had got to know him well & i feel we're gonna be back to square one. I know they will pass on all there knowledge & info onto his new teacher but i think it all rides on how the teacher understands him & his traits.
Anyway to all those going through the same & good luck.

Thank you. My ds starts Primary soon. The school have said they are going to have to fit a new wrought iron fence for his arrival due to his climbing. They are 'going to try and give him one on one support' but his initiation of a statement has been turned down, pending my appeal.We go to find out the result of his multi team agency meeting the same day - ASD diagnosis expected. That will be a wonderfully stressful day.

In my experience DS 11, with Aspergers, now left primary, the problems came from areas I hadn't even considered. DH and I used to work really hard about allaying his fears about new class, teachers etc, but there was always something going on that it was hard to put my finger on. We had a whole rigmarole when he said one teacher smelt funny. I had met her and there was no problem as far as I was concerned, but DS would shrink away from her. It turned out that he didn't like the smell of the clothes when she used a certain washing powder.

My advise would be to try and be open to what they are saying. When DS was little I used to ask him what had been the best thing about school that day and ask him to say one thing that could have made it better. This proved to be a good way of finding out what was going on in his head.

oh gosh, my child starts primary in sept too. I thought it was me just worrying.... good luck to everyone out there.

My son starts in Reception on 4th September (the date is ringed, with exclamation marks and stars), and a huge part of me cannot wait for a break. However, the mother of her small boy is dreading handing him over to the school system for a whole day and I will doubtless bawl my eyes out for most of it.

I know other mothers will be feeling the same as they see their baby all in uniform, for the first time and watching them go through the school doors but I suppose the added anxiety is not knowing if he will be understood. Am making sure the SENCo has it covered and his teacher is au fait with all his foibles and to not hesitate to call me, if need be. Would love to have a cloak of invisibility, so I could tail him and see just how he is!

Good luck to you all x

DS2 is starting at a mainstream secondary school in just over a week. 190 boys in each year group. I'm trying not to have kittens.

My ds goes back tomorrow :( and into R/yr 1 so same classroom and teachers and only half his original class (our school has split years) and the few newbies starting. Am dreading it. Mainly because I don't know what his behaviour will be like and will probably have to do the walk of shame in response to the teacher's 'can I have a word please?'.

My son is starting special school this week. I am apprehensive but looking forward to it. The best bit for me will be not having to stand with all the po-faced mums in the ms school he was attending lol. Well my older child still goes there but he's big enough to walk in and out by himself!

Ds started back to Yr4 this morning - on tender hooks. Good luck everyone!

DS1 has been miserable, this holiday. His antipathy towards his brother has increased no end and we've had day after day of angry ranting and destruction. No better than when he's at school, tbh.

I'm dreading his reaction to getting back into school routine, of course, but looking forward to the respite. And, whilst I won't miss DS2's mess and getting into everything (no worse than DS1, in that respect, mind!) I will miss his chatter and singing. Briefly :o