Lunch Club and Beyond

Just before Easter my boy took the brave step of going to the Lunch Club. I stayed with him the first time but I think I need not have been there as he loved it! He had a crowd of kids round him from the start. Over Easter he got a bit of a cold and was hoping it would be gone before the new school term as he wanted to go again! When the new term started he asked if he could go extra days and now will after half term will be going every day.

My boys annual review took place shortly after the new term and it was a really good meeting. The Home Tuition idea has been firmly thrown out the window as everyone felt that they seemed to do more damage than good. We still don't have a teaching assistant but that doesn't seem to be a problem as the SEN Head of year is happy to teach him one to one for the moment. They are all incredibly pleased with my boy and the progress he is making. The funding for a scribe and laptop have been found so that the work he will be set will be easier for him to complete.

He has now done a couple of lessons after lunch club. two maths and one english lesson and had no problem with the work he was given. I no longer stay for lunch club and am moving away from the lessons as well. The number of lessons each week will be slowly increased and he will be introduced to a small group of other SEN kids for his lessons to get him used to being in a class with others. The TA will also be found that will work with him to make sure he is ok and understands the work.

The best bit is that he is walking to and from the school. My husbands van engine ceased so he is currently using my car. In the past this would have meant that my boy would have refused to go to the school but he enjoys being there so much that he is willing to walk there. This is a huge breakthrough as he hasn't really bothered to walk anywhere for two years. It's also helping to lose some weight. It is a pain not having transport but has been a blessing in disguise for my son.

All in all things have come a long way since January and I am so pleased that it's still moving in the right direction. Some of the leaps he has made have been amazing for him and his confidence is getting so much better : )