Parent, Dorset – UK
My stories
My School Story
*Trigger Warning*
My daughter was bullied severely at secondary school, I begged the school and police for help but no one was interested, the headmaster wouldn't even meet with me.
My daughter ended up being assaulted in school, finally the headmaster met me and admitted his school wasn't safe for my daughter but promised he'd make it safe.
After 2 weeks of being at home he arranged for her to go on a farm trip as a welcome back, to make her feel comfortable.
She was put on a bus with all the bullies and no one stopped the abuse she received.
When I told him he'd failed to keep her safe so I was changing schools he threatened to stop me being able to.
We managed to change but the bullies contacted students from the new school to "make her life hell".
I contacted both schools, the old school never responded.
The new school tried a bit but lost interest and just threatened me with fines.
By this time my daughter was self harming and trying to take her life. My daughter was completely withdrawn from everyone, she trusted no one and just wanted to end her life.
I deregistered my daughter to save her!
A year on and she's like a different child, she socialises with others, no more suicide attemps and the self harm is once in a blue moon when something triggers her rather than daily.
Home education literally saved my daughters life!
My daughter was bullied severely at secondary school, I begged the school and police for help but no one was interested, the headmaster wouldn't even meet with me.
My daughter ended up being assaulted in school, finally the headmaster met me and admitted his school wasn't safe for my daughter but promised he'd make it safe.
After 2 weeks of being at home he arranged for her to go on a farm trip as a welcome back, to make her feel comfortable.
She was put on a bus with all the bullies and no one stopped the abuse she received.
When I told him he'd failed to keep her safe so I was changing schools he threatened to stop me being able to.
We managed to change but the bullies contacted students from the new school to "make her life hell".
I contacted both schools, the old school never responded.
The new school tried a bit but lost interest and just threatened me with fines.
By this time my daughter was self harming and trying to take her life. My daughter was completely withdrawn from everyone, she trusted no one and just wanted to end her life.
I deregistered my daughter to save her!
A year on and she's like a different child, she socialises with others, no more suicide attemps and the self harm is once in a blue moon when something triggers her rather than daily.
Home education literally saved my daughters life!
My Home Ed Story
My daughter slowly gained trust in people and confidence in herself.
She has friends again.
My daughters happy, she smiles and laughs again.
My daughter is working towards functional skills and has been accepted into college, a future we never thought existed a year ago.
She has friends again.
My daughters happy, she smiles and laughs again.
My daughter is working towards functional skills and has been accepted into college, a future we never thought existed a year ago.
How I think schools could be better.
Listen when parents say something is wrong, parents know their children better than anyone.
Support families instead of threatening them.
And the big one, engage children!
Maybe if children were engaged then they wouldn't find entertainment through bullying.
Bring back trips, practical work instead of being sat at a desk the whole time.
Actually teach life skills instead of things they'll never use.
Algebra, geometry and trigonometry are job specific, where do they learn about taxes, pensions and bills?
Bring back proper woodwork and using tools, science experiments, brick laying, growing vegetables to use in cookery, etc.
Stop teaching them about LGBT and just teach them everyone is different and that's okay, everyone has their own identity.
Support families instead of threatening them.
And the big one, engage children!
Maybe if children were engaged then they wouldn't find entertainment through bullying.
Bring back trips, practical work instead of being sat at a desk the whole time.
Actually teach life skills instead of things they'll never use.
Algebra, geometry and trigonometry are job specific, where do they learn about taxes, pensions and bills?
Bring back proper woodwork and using tools, science experiments, brick laying, growing vegetables to use in cookery, etc.
Stop teaching them about LGBT and just teach them everyone is different and that's okay, everyone has their own identity.