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Does your school involve you in your child's education?

Lucys_mum

Hi & happy new year. I was hoping someone could share their experiences & let me know whether I am expecting too much from my daughters school. 

My daughter is in reception class & was diagnosed with autism When she was in the nursery class at school. I feel totally out-of-the-loop with her education & I think i am annoying Lucy's teacher by asking about various things: for example, in may 2013 the paediatrician recommended that an educational physiologist assesses Lucy & that the school should arrange that - after asking numerous times, the teacher tells me that its a very long process & it's not as simple as just asking for the ed psych to see Lucy but didnt actually tell me what the process is! Also, I read that Lucy should have a school action plan so I asked about that when she was in Foundation 1 (ie nursery) & was told that she needed to be observed in class for longer. That was over 7 months ago & I'm still being told the same thing. Also, I asked to see the senco - I was hoping for a proper meeting but was told she only works part time & is very busy so I had to make do with speaking through the security glass at the reception desk surrounded by lots of other parents & staff. The senco didn't even know Lucy although she had been part of the school for 16 months & diagnosed with asd for 8 months! She said that I should speak her lucy's teacher if I had any concerns! 

Could anyone please share their experiences of early years education regarding an autistic child because I feel Lucy is not getting the most from school & I worry that I'm just being a pest to the teachers whilst getting nowhere.

thank you x

  • Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences and for your advice. It's the first day back at school tomorrow so I will ask to speak to the head teacher about Lucy. 

  • Sorry that should say my daughter is 8 now, she was diagnosed with autism at 6

  • Hi Lucy's mum, 

    don't feel like you are being a pest it they are definitely fobbing you off, the school have a responsibility to provide your daughter with support and any help she needs.

    I had to fight for my daughter to get the right support she was diagnosed as having autism at 8 and the teachers had no idea how to deal with her, we had to fight to get support for her which she does now. She has a SEN assistant with her all day at school she splits her day between the learning centre (special needs)and the primary class, sounds exactly like the trouble we had, the school really didn't have a clue until we complained that much to our daughters paediatrirtion (and head teacher)that the school had to take action.

    i would also agree with intense world and contact the SEN department and ask them to intervene also ask your child's paediatrirtion to help, don't be put off by the schools attitude your daughter has a diagnosis so they have to act and put a support plan in place for her. Again don't feel your being a pest, your daughter is entitled to more from the school and you need to make sure she gets it.

    susie

  • They are fobbing you off.  Write to the head making it clear that a complaint to the school governors will follow if action is not forthcoming immediately.

    Also, you can contact the SEN department at the LA to ask them to intervene.