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My sons statement units have increased, but I'm having problems with the teacher.

MaxineWhite

Hello,

  My sons units have increased to 5 hours per day and a teacher who specialises in Autism has been employed (FANTASTIC NEWS).

But I'm experiencing the following:

1. Class Teacher (not the specialist) is refusing to log my sons progress in a book becuase they are too busy??

2. Specialist only sees my son in the afternoon? In the morning he works with the teacher assistant with a group of children?

3. Class teacher is very abrupt when I mention anything to do with my sons tasks, rewards (stickers for being good) and just fails to understand how my son resonds to change and routine.

I'm planning on seeing the Head of the school as I feel the funding allocated to my son is being used for other children and to discuss the attitude of staff towards my requests?

If I get no where with the Head who do I contact? Even the SENCO is starting to join in with the attitude? I used to think she was on my side, but it seems they have ganged up and made there minds up that I'm trouble?

I'm not paranoid, I just want my son to receive the best possible education at a mainstream school and since the extra units and funding, they seem to have an attitude towards me? 

Has anyone else experienced this behaviour?

I'm really low today.

Regards,

Maxine

  • Hi MaxineWhite sorry to hear about the problems you are facing

    It maybe helpful to call the education rights services, details can be found below in the link:

    http://www.autism.org.uk/en-gb/our-services/advice-and-information-services/education-rights-service.aspx

    Our Education Rights Service provides advice and advocacy on special educational needs provsion and entitlements for familes of children with an autism spectrum disorder. 

    Hope this might be of some use to you

    Francesca


  • Hi Maxine 

    I am no expert but if you get nowhere with the head teacher you might consider contacting the school governers then if youre still not happy then maybe you can contact the local education authority. I suggest wirting a letter to them is best

    My son now 16 years old was bullied at primary school. I was advised by friends to take the above actions which thankfully I didnot need to do.

    Hope all goes well

  • hi my son is at a special nursery when he first went the teacher was very nice but i feel that when i tell her somethink she just looks at me as if to say im liying about it my son has been asessed but have not got anywhere some people say he has autisam and because the teacher says he has not they wont do anything at the moment and when we had the assesment the teacher did not tell anyone about my son hiting children and that he has to have a teacher with him at all times which could have helped with the assesment so im in limbo as what to do with my son

  • Google Ascoss including your town, area etc into the search engine and it will give you all the details for contacting your local Autism Spectrum Condition Outreach Support Service. They help work with schools in getting the best educational support for your son.

    Also get in touch with the Educational rights Service on this website. It takes a good ten days for them to get back in touch with you but they are worth the wait.

  • I don't know that much about the subject but I feel the same and that you are lucky you know so much about your situation.

    I thought it was normal that 'he works with the teacher assistant with a group of children' I would ask them again if this is how it works.

    I also feel like trouble, never mind being shunned in the playground and birthday invites seem to skip G  ect ect. Even worse people are jealous my son is getting an Learing Support Assistant.

    I hate to break it to you but things always seem that much better when you are told you are going to get help and then find out it's not as good as it could be. This is what happened to us.

    My husband reminds me that I am supposed to work with these people that is why I don't know as much as I should do about my child because I don't want to annoy them in any way.

    Yours experienced this behaviour,

    Hildy

    PS. Hope you are feeling better soon.