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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Sausage Roll
I was having trouble thinking of a word this week so I asked Star and she said Sausage Roll, so I’m rolling with it!
Why Sausage Roll? Well, that’s what we are having for lunch. It’s been a tough week and we have treated ourselves to a delivery from Greggs. Not just sausage rolls but doughnuts too!
The week started badly with the younger ones having issues at school. (Just for the record, they like a sausage roll or two in their packed lunches.) Boo, is being reprimanded for not going into form, but her friends are sticking together and between the three of them they are making a stand. The forms have been changed (Along with a lot of things in the school since the latest Ofsted report which wasn’t good) and they no longer feel safe in their form room. I’m supporting her all the way, and even though I’ve been told to have a ‘word with her’ about not going to form, I’ve told her that if she doesn’t want to go because she no longer feels safe then I will be having a word with the school instead. She’s going to school every day and attending her lessons so I think we have a strong case. (late edit: Since writing this I have discovered that her form tutor has been arrested, so I don’t think I will have to put my case forward.)
Another thing the Ofsted report stated was that the school was failing to provide adequate support for SEND children and punishing them rather than helping. My Little Man had a detention on Monday because he was annoying the pupils in class sitting behind him. He is autistic, he is annoying at times. When he annoys us we find out why he’s being so disruptive and annoying. This is exactly the support he needs at school, but just like the Ofsted report said, they are punishing him instead. He wouldn’t even talk to us about what happened, but he did come into my room at 1am and spent the night in my bed, he hasn’t done that for years. We are seriously considering moving The Little Man to another school now, we may have to work quickly as it sounds like all the other parents are thinking the same. 🙁
Back to the sausage roll. The reason we have had a treat for lunch is because Star is having a rough time with pain at the moment. Her neck is hurting and she’s been up since 6am. I considered taking her to A&E but they would just check that it wasn’t meningitis (it isn’t) and say it was her EDS (Chronic illness.) I know the hospitals are under stress at the moment and I’m not taking her unless the pain becomes really unbearable. After being dosed up on paracetamol and ibuprofen, and a wheat bag on her neck, she has enjoyed her sausage roll and has now fallen asleep. I’ll see how she feels when she wakes. (Another late Edit: the pain got better, phew!)
Now it’s your turn, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?
Last week’s word of the week was ‘Car Crash’
School funding and training for SEN is miserly which then affects the children who need it. I am so sorry your children are not having their needs met by the school. I would support my children rather than the school in this case. Maybe you should consider moving both your children to a new school. I hope everything works out for them and you. Glad you enjoyed the sausage rolls and the doughnuts.
Good on Boo and her friends for making a stand, why should they go to their form room if they don’t feel safe. Good grief, that is shocking about her form tutor being arrested. It sounds like they made the right choice to stay away.
Your poor Little Man. It sounds like the school is really effecting him. I hope you get things sorted.
Greggs sausage rolls are the best. I am sure they went towards Star feeling better. hehehe x
Oh-oh! What a week! And what a post!
The thing that stood out for me in the post was Little Man and the detention. Right away, my teacher hat came on. I remember the stress I went through with disruptive kids who were disruptive because of their autism. I do always try to understand. The problem is that the others complain about them being noisy or annoying and you (as the teacher) are trying to create a calming, welcoming and pleasant learning environment which is absolutely impossible. This might be controversial, but I have always thought that some kids need to be in a special school or at least special classroom groups with very small numbers. To me, it is more manageable and easier to maintain. Schools, as I see them now, is just business operation so a lot of things are going to be overlooked. We can always hope for better.
ps we need the goss on the arrest. LOL
It’s a bit more complicated with The Little Man. He is being bullied, but they are more cunning and they know how to wind him up which makes him misbehave. But then he gets into trouble and the bullies get away with it. He was getting help but it seems like they can’t help anyone at the moment. I will give the gossip on the arrested teacher, but I’m a firm believer in innocent until proven guilty. It does look like this teacher is guilty though.
Anne, choosing ‘Sausage Rolls’ as your word of the week made me smile. And then I thought, Yeah, I think I’ll make it my word of the week as well because who doesn’t love a good sausage roll!
I love that Star picked ‘sausage roll’ as your word of the week – I’m now tempted to start asking Sophie to choose mine! Hope you enjoyed your sausage rolls from Greggs. I saw your post about Boo’s form tutor – no wonder she didn’t feel safe. So awful. It sounds like the school aren’t doing great with Little Man either – good luck with trying to change schools and I hope you can manage to find somewhere that will be more supportive. Poor Star, glad her neck pain got better. Hope that this weekend has been more relaxing for you after what sounds like a very stressful week. Hugs to you all x #WotW