What's your opinion on this?

Jackieboy

peachyprice wrote: »

The problem with that is once you take child out of school the funding application will stop because the child is no longer a pupil.

OP, can you go and change him when necessary? Or go in at set times to take him to the toilet and wait until he has produced? That would seem to be the easiest solution for now, perhaps the inconvenience of you in an out of the school all day will concentrate their efforts to help push for the funding

But the funding won't be needed if he's being home schooled, will it?

jim-jim

He can't go to the toilet as he doesn't realise he is doing anything. And when you try to sit him down he gets very anxious and scared about it. Yes we have fun with that and we are on the waiting list to see the physiologist about about.
Toileting is one step forward 2-3 steps back. School knew all about this from the start and said it was fine for him to attend.

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rach_k

I don't think it's too far outside of a Reception or nursery teacher/TA's normal job to ask them to change a child's nappy, with ASK being the important part. Staff in nursery will probably have to do this fairly regularly even if they have a no nappy policy and even in Reception here they send home a letter at the start of the year asking for your permission for a teacher to change your child if they have an accident. I agree that it's not the standard job but show me a teacher who only does what's in their job description! In a school with 3 classes per year, I would find it hard to believe that not one member of staff would agree to do that as a short-term solution to a problem that, let's face it, will not be affecting just one child in the class. Teachers are generally nice people and willing to go out of their way for a child. If he was in nursery until just before Easter, they must have been dealing with it there - it's not such a huge difference now.

OP, could you ask the nursery staff directly yourself for their advice (just advice, not specifically for them to do anything)? I can see why the headteacher/whoever is overseeing this might be reluctant to ask them to do it as an 'ask' from your boss can easily seen as an instruction, but you might get lucky and find they offer to help. Perhaps talk to your son's previous key worker - did they have a good relationship?

If nobody is willing to change him until he has more support in school, I would just keep going in and doing it myself until it's sorted properly.

peachyprice

Jackieboy wrote: »

But the funding won't be needed if he's being home schooled, will it?

No, but that's not what you said.

coffeehound

rach_k wrote: »

I don't think it's too far outside of a Reception or nursery teacher/TA's normal job to ask them to change a child's nappy

I presume the OP's child is at a Primary school rather than a nursery school. The current situation sounds unworkable: a teacher of a class of 30 can't be expected to change nappies and a child can't be in a soiled nappy for any length of time. Sounds like the child needs a full-time carer at present.

Archergirl

If you live so close, I would have thought it maybe an idea for you to pop in every so often to see if he need a change. How often does he soil, would one lunchtime visit suffice for a quick check do you think?

rach_k

coffeehound wrote: »

I presume the OP's child is at a Primary school rather than a nursery school. The current situation sounds unworkable: a teacher of a class of 30 can't be expected to change nappies and a child can't be in a soiled nappy for any length of time. Sounds like the child needs a full-time carer at present.

Some (many, here) primary schools have a nursery class for 3-4 year olds. I assumed that when OP said her child moved from nursery and then into Reception, then Year 1, that it was all done in the same school, so there would be nursery staff at the same location. Apologies if that's not the case, OP. If that is the case, I think it is worth at least asking if nursery staff would be willing to change him or putting the ball in their court for them to offer! If he was in nursery until Easter, they know him and his needs - they presumably accommodated him while he was in that class. I don't think it's a huge stretch to ask if they would consider catering for him until one-to-one support has been arranged. I'm actually surprised that this wasn't flagged as a potential issue when he transitioned to Reception and then Year 1 so that suitable provision could be made before it became an issue.

Jackieboy

peachyprice wrote: »

No, but that's not what you said.

I meant that the whole issue could be avoided by home schooling - you were the one who brought up the money.

jackomdj

If it was me and I lived close I would tell the school that I would be going in at break and lunch times, that is three times a day so not long for them to be dirty. Plus it would build up a relationship with the school.

Do you work or have other children? If not you could even volunteer in school so you are there inbetween, not necessarily in your child's class. Our school has a reading programme and on my day off I used to go in for an hour and listen to some of the children in a particular year read.

peachyprice

Jackieboy wrote: »

I meant that the whole issue could be avoided by home schooling - you were the one who brought up the money.

It's 'the at least while this is sorted' that threw me, it read as if you meant until the funding it sorted out