Teach8ng Everyone one needs love, special kids.

toscalily

Fanny does it matter, it has got us talking about the subject which can only be a good thing.

Yes, that’s fine

Galaxy

They seem to be using lots of supply staff, ( they need one to one support in addition to a teacher and TA) who are often handed the responsibility of quite complex children and who disappear often quite understandably after a couple of weeks.
The number of children we are talking per class is considerable, a number of schools are creating seperate provision within the school. I am not sure how that's going to pan out either.

Yes, that’s what I ended up doing in the mainstream secondary.
I literally nearly had a nervous breakdown.
It was my NQT year as well 🤦‍♀️

Musicgirl

Chain letters, Fanny.

😊 thank you!

My daughter works in a school, her role is with SEND children only, I have worked with children in care, both physically and mentally damaged by their experiences.
I have no problem with discussion of others knowledgeof both children or adults with needs different from others. But I do dislike these quoted ‘messages’ that intimate you’re a bad person if you don’t pass them on.

I’m glad that it’s not just me Jacky
It doesn’t help that the op has no wish to contribute anything either.

My point was that that the delivery of the OP used an unfortunate example, not that the sentiment of the post was at fault. Who is to say that the ballet school didn't tell the parent that it felt the teachers couldn't offer sufficient attention to meet the child's individual needs. We don't know. Quoting one isolated story isn't helpful, although if other GNs tell us about problems faced by family members then of course we believe them and are sympathetic.

Some years ago my friend’s daughter was at the local primary school. They announced that they were starting violin lessons and she said she would like to learn.

The Head didn’t even allow her the chance because she had learning difficulties and just bluntly said “she will never do it.”

I thought of her when that wonderful little girl who played the piano was on TV. She was blind and autistic but was brilliant at playing the piano.