Rosie, Liverpool
My stories
My School Story
I found school hard. I am dyslexic. I remember even in infant school I couldn't keep up in most lessons becuse I struggled with reading and writing. By junior school they had me in special needs lessons but we had to go at the slowest persons rate. Which made it so hard to keep interestand made me feel patronised and stupid. Some lessons were to easy for me loke math and others were to hard. I loved creative writing I always had a storie ready to write. Sadly all I'd get from school was a negative attitude towards my writing becuase my spellings were not right. I couldn't understand why not incrouge me that way I'd happily practice more. My mum brought me an electronic typewriter and I loved it. Writing stories when I'd get home from school. But eventually the negative comments from school made me lose this love of storie telling. School never got easier at senior school I was sent to college instead of doing GCSE options. Sounds great in principle however I got made to do hairdressing. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse at the time. When the time come to sit my GCSEs I asked what extra help I'd be getting. Things like extra time a reader or a scribe. I was told you won't get anything. That stuff needed to be applied for by the school months ago. It's not like they didn't know I needed the help. I walked out of school with very low grade GCSE results and a level 1 in hairdressing I'd never use.
I was also bullied all the way through school I watched my mum try and make the school do something about it but they never did.
I have just gone through a terrible time with my son's school. He started school refusing from reception because he couldn't get phonics. Year 1 and 2 he's got worse and the school wouldn't do anything to help they have done noting but make excuses and drag there feet when it comes to doing an asd referral and when I asked for a dyslexia assessment as he was just turning 7. They never bothered to get back to me. I felt history repeating itself but now I was my mum fighting for my child and getting nowhere. While my son got sick with anxiety he shouldn't have at 6 years old.
Well that was it I deregistered him. On day one of home education my son tried his hardest and really enjoyed learning like he use to.
He tries hard every day because he is worried he will have to go back to school.
I was also bullied all the way through school I watched my mum try and make the school do something about it but they never did.
I have just gone through a terrible time with my son's school. He started school refusing from reception because he couldn't get phonics. Year 1 and 2 he's got worse and the school wouldn't do anything to help they have done noting but make excuses and drag there feet when it comes to doing an asd referral and when I asked for a dyslexia assessment as he was just turning 7. They never bothered to get back to me. I felt history repeating itself but now I was my mum fighting for my child and getting nowhere. While my son got sick with anxiety he shouldn't have at 6 years old.
Well that was it I deregistered him. On day one of home education my son tried his hardest and really enjoyed learning like he use to.
He tries hard every day because he is worried he will have to go back to school.
My Home Ed Story
I know if my mum had realised home education was possible she would of deregistered me. And I know I would of thrived.
How I think schools could be better.
While school works for some I'm not sure it can ever work for all.
However infant schools should not just let kids struggle till Junior school just because that's when dyslexia is assessed.
Assessments for asd/adhd should be easier to get. The current policy is you don't need an assessment to get help but not every school will provide help. Schools should be held more accountable for the damage they do through lack of action. Whether that be not providing help and support or stopping bullying.
However infant schools should not just let kids struggle till Junior school just because that's when dyslexia is assessed.
Assessments for asd/adhd should be easier to get. The current policy is you don't need an assessment to get help but not every school will provide help. Schools should be held more accountable for the damage they do through lack of action. Whether that be not providing help and support or stopping bullying.