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problems with ta

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my 5 year old is  having a few issues at school and i wondered if anyone could offer advice, in the last week my daughter has refused to walk across the carpet in her classroom and opts to soit in the corner, this was discussed with myself and the onoly theory anyone could come up with was that maybe she saw the carpet as dirty as i child had been sick on it thw week before, after much discussion it was decided tjat we wou;d leave my daughter be but if anything was mentioned by herself then we would look into it, my daughter told me herself several times that the carpet was dirty so i reasoned that this was why she would not walk on the carpet, at school the following day i informed her teacher what my daughter had told me but this was met by resistance from the class ta who informed me that " this happened last week and she was fine, i dont think this is the problem do you, because i am sure that it is not?" to say i was upset is an understatement as first i am being spoken to with contempt and almost shouted at, and secondly that this ta thinks she knows my child better than i do, i dont know what to do, the ta has since avoided me but does seem rather abrupt with my daughter as though she is just putting up with her behaviour,

  • i know my childs main teacher ( the teacher she has had since she started school) has training in autism but i will take your advice and ask about the policys and training of others

    if there is no training is there anything i could do, or anything i could do in general?

  • You may have grounds to ask how much training in autism anyone in the school has. let alone the teaching assistant.

    Ask to see the school's disability policy - no qualifications or reasons, just ask to see it. It may be the one prescribed by the local authority education department rather than the school, but simply ask to see it.

  • hi,

    tried talking to teacher today but was a different one from before, ( they change teachers every couple of days) she seemed confused as to what was going on ( i dont think they communicate with each other) , from what i have been told they are continually trying to get my daughter to cross the carpet but still no joy, the teachers stands by the ta's suggestion that there is nothing wrong and has suggested that maybe my daughter is fussy and acting out for attention.

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    I think you might be best to approach the teacher on her own and express your concerns about your daughter. Try to avoid blaming the TA. The teacher is likely well aware of the TA's limitations and may not need any more than a gentle nudge to get a bit more directly involved.

    Is this a loose carpet or a fitted carpet? As a slightly random thought, can they swap the carpet from her class with another one from another class? They can tell her that it had to go to get cleaned. Your D may accept this as a way of resolving her problem with the carpet. They could even have it taken away for cleaning but I'm guessing that it has already been cleaned up to their satisfaction?