Am I the only one totally disillusioned by my school because of the support they offered my daughter over the last few months? Or shall I say - total lack of support?! She has no EHCP but diagnosed SPD and all the anxiety that comes with it. We had two emails from school to ask if she was ok. That's it... No advice, nothing. And a call from SENCO (on my request) whose attitude was a bit - it is what it is, what do you want us to do. My daughter has struggled and I now feel that perhaps this is not the right school for her. So I'm here. Am I being too emotional? Too hasty? Are other people also considering new schools after the last few months? I really think it showed which schools are genuinely committed to SEN.
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Sorry for not responding sooner. Things got a bit on top of me the last few days. Yes ginger - I had concerns before. I'm guessing the last few months have just been the last straw. SENCO has always been very passive and everything was a fight. I don't think they understand SPD. It seems to be one of those less understood SEN. I don't think they quite know what to do with it and how to support her. It's already mid August so I may see how it goes in september / october. I obviously don't want to create any additional stress for her right now but I also want to give her time to transfer if needed, She is going into year 5 so don't want to wait to long and then move her in year 6
How was their SEN support before the pandemic? I agree with Jacquie - I wouldn't make any hasty decisions if they were good before. It's upsetting not getting support when you needed it but it was a very unprecedented situation and also many teachers / SENCOs might have struggled at home, homeschooling their kids or dealing with their SEN children not getting support, partners losing jobs. It's not an excuse I know but it's been hard on everyone. See what the new year brings. Unless you already had concerns before?
No you are not the only one and it has been one of the hardest periods for us as a family. Our son has EHCP so we had regular calls from SENCO and a chance to send him to school as a "vulnerable child but I didn't think the way it was managed was well thought through. It was all a bit random and he got distressed being in a different setting, with a bunch of kids he didn't know, and with a different routine. So he only lasted a week. I have similar feelings to yours. But I think we are all exhausted and very emotional right now so perhaps give it a few months before you really decide to make a change? This is what I'm planning to do. Just to get a bit of perspective...