Educational Psychologist

[yummymum28]

My son had an assessment on the first week of December. I have yet to hear anything back with regards to the assessment. The school have been quite dismissive and I have had a voicemail message left two weeks ago from the head teacher saying they had no feedback etc. I have taken matters into my own hands and left a message on the psychologist phone this did nothing. I sent a letter in basically asking her to phone as I didn't want to have the results of the assessment discussed in a planning meeting with 8 other people there.

The planning meeting is on thursday and know if it is worse news than I expect I will have a meltdown. I just want to be able to go into the meeting knowing roughly what the score is so I can ask the appropriate questions and everyone can be on the same page

EP may be ignoring you because the report has already been sent to the school or will be shortly - before the meeting. Pressure the school.

If they do try to spring it on you at the meeting you could try asking to delay the start to give you time to read the report. If they say they have to start straight away then you could argue that you need to record the meeting as you can't both read the report and listen at the same time. Labour the fact that you foresaw this problem and had requested report in writing to school and EP to try and avoid it. What is there policy on communication with parents I wonder?

The school certainly don't have the information I have bugged them. Why they let the EP leave without an inclination to what her thoughts where is beyond me. The school are crap at communicating to say the least I found out from my possivle ADD son that the EP had been rather than the school. I think she will give a copy of the report but also I think she will verbally relay the message at this meeting. This what I was hoping to avoid.

I don't think I am being made to be unreasonable but the school is making me feel that way