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Post by donatella on May 1, 2014 10:03:45 GMT
Middlys statement now finalised after much behind the scenes manoeuvring by his fab ed psych. Very carefully worded and specifies that specialist education will be required. On the back of this he's been allocated a place in the - full - asd unit which we all wanted for him.
Now to meet the head, visit the school and tell middly. He's been at a non uniform school for 4 years but from September will have to wear one. He's not going to like it!
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Post by sivier on May 1, 2014 11:54:06 GMT
That is brilliant news Donatella!
I 'sold' the uniform to AD by pointing that they were Superman's colours.... bit trickier though when they are 10!
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Post by larsti on May 1, 2014 12:27:57 GMT
Wonderful  Larsti x |
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Post by moo on May 1, 2014 17:09:09 GMT
Great news well done....
I'm sure you'll come up with a uniform is the greatest wheeze!?!. 
Xx. moo. Xx
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Post by esty (archive) on May 1, 2014 18:21:02 GMT
Brilliant. He may surprise you about the uniform.
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Post by milly on May 2, 2014 9:11:05 GMT
Excellent news!
I envy you the uniform! My eldest goes to a non uniform school and I wish they had one. Not because she demands the latest fashions, but because she has no idea and dresses most oddly if I don't keep tabs on her!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 9:27:57 GMT
Great news Donatella!!! I'm a fan of uniforms because all the kids look the same. You can't tell the rich kids from the poor kids and there is no competition over who is wearing the best designer gear and bullying if you are wearing Primark stuff which goes on in a lot of schools without uniforms, especially girls schools, as they can be very nasty, but what I object strongly too is when the uniform can only be bought from one supplier with ridiculously high prices for bad quality clothing, that's when I get mad.  My DD's school is like this, and no, it is not a private school. A blazer is £35, sweater £25, trousers or skirt £28, PE shirt £15 etc. At the local affiliated boys school (now run by the same HT), you have to buy the blazer and sweater with logo from the same supplier as the girls school, but the boys can wear any plain black trousers from anywhere like Tescos/Matalan/wherever, who sell them for £8 for two pairs, but the girls have to pay £28 for one pair because they have the faintest pinstripe that you can barely see unless you hold them close to your eyes, they just look black from a distance - How is that fair? I wouldn't mind if the quality was good, but it's rubbish. EDD's zip on her new trousers broke the very first day she wore them, the pull thing came off in her hand the first time she pulled the zip up. Makes me so angry, and I recently had to wait two weeks for a sweater for YDD to come in as they had run out of her size and it's not as if I could go elsewhere and buy one as they are the only company that supplies them. Ok rant over. |
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Post by moo on May 2, 2014 12:12:43 GMT
Gosh flabbergasted Jmk..... I guess I have that joy to come at secondary school.... Mind you the way he is going baa will be 6 ft 6 at 11!?!?!
xx. moo. Xx
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Post by donatella on May 2, 2014 12:38:42 GMT
It's not the idea of the uniform - more the feel of it. Because of his sensory stuff getting clothes that don't irritate can be tricky. Labels have to come out, tshirts have to be soft, socks can be a nightmare. Can take him 10 minutes to adjust them. Every morning! Trousers can't be too tight and so on .........
When he wore uniform before I used to have to put a soft, long sleeved thermal vest under the polo and skip the sweatshirt. Not fleecy enough!
Another hurdle to get over ...... Breaking the news will be the first!!
Thank you all. He had a fab ed psych who got him and who pretty much wrote the statement. And did battle on our behalf with the head of the unit. And, indeed, took her head of department with her!
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