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their children can be 'swept under the carpet' without fear of parents
making demands on "staff, resources and affect results in league tables."
I would like to know where my "middle class " SEN children would be expected
to get an education within the realms of equal opportunities if that's the
case?
I learned the hard way that "asking for nothing gets you (or more
importantly your child) nothing". I watched my children's well being and
future prospects almost destroyed by a school with the attitude of Trish's
cautionary comments. The stress of having to fight to get any support at all
was absolutely horrendous.
Parents, middle class or not don't put demands on a school because they have
nothing better to do. They are only trying to get a decent and appropriate
education for their children. That's no different to those parents of
children who can produce the "results for the league tables."
It is quite interesting that Trish commentated, in a different email, how
sad it was that parents thought it more important to believe in, and pay for
SEN support privately when schools provide it for free. With comments such
as the ones she made I'm surprised she hasn't figured out why.
Sheridan Sharp
SpLD Support Teacher (LEA)
Angry Middle Class Parent
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Black <Bob at include.demon.co.uk>
To: senco-forum at mailbase.ac.uk <senco-forum at mailbase.ac.uk>
Date: 15 September 1999 23:50
Subject: Dragging your school down was; Re: OFSTED and the Internet
>This is a fascinating reply and should be forwarded to the DFe for analysis
>in connection with the concept of Excellence for All.
>The idea that schools should keep quiet about being 'good' at it is quite
>appalling and makes the assumption that most schools are deliberately
>appearing rather bad at it, and that there is an army of aware middle class
>parents waiting to inundate schools with expensive low achievers. My advice
>would be not to hide your light under a bushel and celebrate any good
>practice as an example to help improve standards everywhere.
>Is there a general consensus within the forum that celebrating good
practice
>will drag your school down.
>
>Bob Black
>Bob at include.demon.co.uk
>
>Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 16:45:03 EDT
From: TTuns1 at aol.com
>To: sfleighton at portables1.ngfl.gov.uk, senco-forum at mailbase.ac.uk
>Subject: Re: OFSTED and the Internet.
>Message-Id: <12ca130.25100dcf at aol.com>
>
>Dear Sue
>Thought of something else to say - don't worry too much about the ofsted
>thingy. Concentrate on building relationships with parents, but be totally
>honest with them about what the school can offer. A word of warning
though -
>if you get a "reputation" for being "good " for pupils with SEN (which you
>will only get if you convince "middle-class" parents of this) you will get
>more"aware" parents wanting to send their children to you, with subsequent
>implications for your staff, resources and "results" in league tables.
>Trish
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