DD1 is provisionally registered to start Primary 1 in August 2018. She will be 5.11 months (deferred pre-school year in Scotland). She has input from SaLT for speech disfluency and OT for Sensory Processing Difficulties. GP has recently made a referral to CAMHS regarding possible ASD.
Her pre-school experience is an outdoor Nature Kindergarten. We tried mornings in her first year but she found that number of transitions too distressing. She has done 2 long days per week this academic year which has been much better.
I am trying to arrange a meeting with the HT of the school to discuss meeting her needs.
I need to work out what I am going to say and hoped I could get some help her.
The school is a small, rural P1-P7 school with approx 65 pupils. The LA does not support flexi-schooling but I believe in Scotland it is down the HT's discretion.
My aim for DD1 is to make the change from a nursery to school environment as slow as possible. I know this may mean I become 'THAT' parent. I am a primary school teacher in same LA as this local school. They are using Restorative Conversations as per Scot Govt guidelines.
So far my thoughts are:
Flexible-schooling - 4 days in school. One day at home or one day back at the outdoor Kindergarten. I think we may be told no to this.
No homework. Happy to use a home link book to show what are we doing that links to the learning maps sent home. I worry this will be commented on TO DD1 incessantly.
No positive behaviour management charts. Happy to use a home link book to address any behaviour issues. I think this will be a big issue.
No participation in SNSA testing in P1. This one is minor and can't see it being an issue.
No participation in The Daily Mile whilst in P1 and P2. This has the potential to be annoying for staff. Again, worried it will commented on TO DD1.
Any advice?