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Hi there,

I am just wondering if anyone has any helpful advice. we are struggling at the moment to support a pupil in reception who is causing us great concerns. He never interacts with any other children in the class and will not reply if spoken to. He enjoys playing with toys or painting but cannot cope with changes in routine. We have had great problems getting him to line up at the end of play time and he thinks that is great fun to run away from the line. He then has to be taken into school by adults and we have been told by the Ed Psych that if he does not follow instructions then he has to sit on a chair outside classroom until he is calm enough to go in. The problem is he is a very strong child and will not sit on the chair without restraint and he can be very violent.He has already kicked, punched and tried to bite members of staff. On his first afternoon he ran round and round the classroom knocking chairs over and was completely out of control.
At home time he becomes very distrssed as Mum is often late to collect him and he runs around the classroom constantly. His latest thing is to escape out of the door and run through the school, which is quite scary considering his age.He only comes to school for four afternoons as he is only four and we feel that at the moment that is all he can cope with as he finds it very difficult to change activity. Mum is not very happy about this but classteacher is extremely stressed about this pupil and the management team and myself are constantly having to support this pupil. he is often violent towards other pupils and is only prepared to take part in the activities that he chooses.
I would just be interested to hear whether anyone else has had a pupil like this to support and the strategies that they have tried.

Barbara
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