Is my son's school failing him

[lisa_p76]

Hello all,

I hope someone can make these scores make sense. I feel my son's school is failing my son. On reports they are report different things one minute he is average the next he has a learning difficultly. Plus i have had him assessed for ADHD and the school have totally under reported and just say he is a lovely pupil as they beleive ADHD is naughty behaviour which i know it isnt. He cannot concentrate, he is daydreamy, forgets everything and no focus doesnt finish his tasks etc......

The scores i need put in plain english please are

test completed at 14years 1 month

Reading Age 10.8 Reading SS 79
Spelling Age 8.7 Spelling SS 76

CAT year 7

Mean 84
Verbal 82
Quantitative 85
Non verbal 85

I do not understand these scores and i am sick of being told he tries hard and he is lovely. I know all that but my son is going into his 4th year of high school and he is under the impression he can go to college and uni to become a teacher he really trys hard. I just feel his school is failing him. They did a computer test where it came back moderate risk of dyslexia. I hope someone could tell me what i should expect from his school he has a support worker in some classes but i have found out via his adhd assessment he is making very little progress. Any advice very welcome

[kat2206]

Duplicate OP... Have already replied on your first post.

[lisa_p76]

Yeah i thought i had posted it in wrong place thats why there is two :/

[kat2206]

Please do see my post, it may be of some help?

[Jennykenny]

Make an appointment to see the headteacher. Take a friend or relative with you, (just in case there is any 'confusion' about what was said at the time).
Explain to the head that, whilst you pleased that you son is thought to try hard, this is obviously not enough and that you would like a written plan of what the school intends to do to get his reading/spelling levels up to standard i.e. for his age of 14, and, staying calm, that you will be looking forward to speaking to those members of staff who will be responsible for his future and immediate development. Mention that you are more than happy to work with your son in the evenings and weekends on any extra work that his teachers set him.

[lisa_p76]

I also have the problem that the school are under-reporting ADHD - they have acknowledged he cannot concentrate, focus, finish his task (he is yet to finish a piece of work from last September) fidgety, talks constant and cannot keep still. But they have it in their head ADHD is naughty children and because of this narrow mindedness he has not got the diagnosis as the psychiatrist cannot give a diagnosis if the school do not reckonise this. I have other people within the team who assessed him that feel he has ADHD but the school are not on board and not reporting the right information because ADHD equals naughty kids which i know is not true. It is inattentiveness, impulsive, hyperactive etc.... How do i show the school they are getting it wrong - i have got one of the camhs team member to come with me in September to have a meeting but i dont want to get anyone's back up just want what is right for my son so he can concentrate and progress.

[sherrardk]

It's not the school who decide - he needs a formal assessment done by an LEA doctor (my son had to have an assessment done because of speech problems). You can ask your doctor to get this sorted out or you can go straight to the LEA and ask for it to be done. Don't hang around, get the process started on Monday.