With the new term in full swing, a We Are Family member reflects on the transition to secondary school and the progress made by her son. An optimistic and insightful perspective for anyone going through or anticipating this big move.
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After a great deal of thought, we decided we would have an Easter holiday this year. Not that we’re going anywhere, of course. Just that we’re taking a break from school work.
Anyone else convinced they’re either dreaming or have entered a virtual world? Mad. Anyway, we decided to take the kids out of school as soon as the
schools closure was announced. We’re most of the way through Day One.
There’s been a thing going on, as there often is. The kid
has decided that he’d like to use the opportunity of the topic ‘Who Am I?’ at
school to discuss and display things from his birth family.
Every new school year since the eldest started, we have had a meeting with a new SENCo. The new SENCo always tells us that they have no information about the children.
As an adopter who is also a teacher, I read last week’s blog with interest. It got me thinking about how we can square the needs of the children, the parents and yes, the teachers.
