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bovary
June 8, 2013 16:01
I''ve been asked by DS''s school to attend a meeting with one of DS''s old reception teachers plus another adoptive mum - teacher is taking on more of a pastoral role and wants to know more about adoption so she can raise awareness. I am delighted they want to know more - tbh, DS''s issues in school have not been huge, mainly around his continence and a couple of curriculum hotspots, but I am so pleased they want to know more about the bigger picture.Have just printed off the Let''s Learn Together download, and will flag up the Louise Bomber stuff, but is there anything else you can think of that I should mention?I guess my agenda is the one that is being discussed on other posts at the moment ie that it is not adoption per se which makes these children need special attention, it''s the ongoing effects of developmental trauma. Having recently been on the receiving end of a LOT of assumptions about my parenting by a healthcare professional, I am keen to hammer that point home!
REM
June 8, 2013 22:24
Hertfordshire Council make a leaflet for schools which has a table in the centre that is really quick and easy to read. It lists a few common behaviours and ways to cope with them. A few teachers I've met have liked it.Good luck!
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carali
June 10, 2013 21:29
H Bovary, I've got a link to that leaflet which REM mentions I'll send it to you. Really pleased they they are involving you like this.
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bovary
June 11, 2013 20:30
Thanks REM and carali.I met with them today, and it went well, I think. DS is in top infants and there was another mum there whose child is in Reception, so we covered all bases. I gave them the Let's Learn Together download, recommended Louise Bomber and also pointed them to the Wall on the website. She was particularly concerned about how they can support children as they start school, and also how they should be supporting children like DS as they transition on to junior school (she has offered to ring the teacher responsible for pastoral care at junior school to introduce and set something up for us). We also discussed possibility of an informal adopters support network for school (ie a coffee morning!)- I think I like that idea, I was just unsure how it would be for parents whose children may have more extreme issues. Anyone have any views on whether that would work for them? I did think it would be great to have a louder voice at times, and that this could help that.
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