As you will know from following the blog, we have been
almost three years in getting things in place for E going to high school in
August 2015. I’ve worked with an excellent team of
therapists, experts and teachers all through primary which has given E a truly successful
start to her education.
Now with the high school chosen and a shared primary school
placement in place and working well we are on the final leg of this transition. Every aspect of the school process is being
looked at:
- · School, classroom and activity accessibility
- · Full curriculum access
- · Assessment both formative and summative
- · Teaching styles, approaches and resources
- · Social networks
- · Personal care
We have both been involved in shaping this. E has worked with the staff at school to
create a set of videos showing her
learning and sharing in the classroom and I have met with the existing team and
the high school to help create the vision and detail that we are aiming for in
August and beyond.
Both myself and E are finding this the hardest parts of
whole process. E is being reminded almost daily that high
school is just around the corner and she’s nervous about it. I’m nervous about
it too, what parent isn’t. In addition, I’m having to trust a new group
of people who I don’t know well and who don’t know E .
How we manage this I’m not totally sure but here are a few
things we are doing:
- · Encouraging E to talk openly to her friends already at high school about their experience
- · Having monthly update meetings with the school against a project plan I’ve help shape.
- · Having regular discussions with the current team to ensure that everyone is working from the same page.
The final key to keep the stress levels down during this
final stage is to remember that
success does not need perfection and hiccups both mine and the school
can be fixed as we go.
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