Schools and the law

angie_baby

Hi,

I gave tried searching the web on info about what schools should provide to a child in there school.

Eg, a friend has recently told me that by law the school should provide one on one teaching for x amount of hours each week.

I cant seem to find anything on the web that could help.

Does anyone know of this? Or a website with this info on?

Many Thanks

MrsTinks

I don't know about the "by law" and how exactly it's worded - but yes there is something about it... But the way it's worked out is that 1 teacher will spend x time per child in his/her class... not in a one on one lesson, but by going round and speaking to each child during the course of the lessons. This is why class sizes are limited to 30 I think

milliebear00001

Hmm, well I'm a primary teacher and I am not aware of any legal requirement of teachers to spend a set amount of time one on one with each pupil - perhaps I should be!

As far as I am aware, the only legal requirements of schools in terms of delivery of the curriculum are set out in the National Curriculum document. This states what each child should receive in terms of subject teaching. How you deliver this effectively and equally to each and every child is of course a very subjective thing and open to much interpretation!

morganb

I think that children only receive a specified amount of 'one-to-one' if they are statemented. That said, there is no requirement for them to receive this one-to-one from a qualified teacher, it could be an LSA.

angie_baby

Thanks, I just wasnt sure my friend was right. Seems she may be confused by it as her DS is statemented.

Thanks Again,

jog

Not sure if it is a national standard or a local one, but in our local authority the way the schools are funded, in theory, allows the school to give extra support for up to 5 hours per week for children who need it. e.g. some special needs, but not enough to be given a Statement of Special Needs.

How that is interprited is up to the individual schools and I know it can be very different from school to school.

If you think your child needs extra support then look on your LEA web site, they should have a special needs section that should tell you the local policies or ring the special needs dept at the LEA and ask them what the provisions are, then the persom you need to speak to at your school is the SENCO - who is the teacher with special needs responsibilities.

Jog