If only all school staff took the attitude of the SENCO in this reblog. It took for a consultation with parents to get this far but at least the goal was reached. One size will never fit all and autistic children’s rights are being breached on a daily basis.
The single most important thing you can do as a SENCO is invite parents in for progress reviews and really listen to what they tell you. The first time I did this, the message I heard about homework was so resounding, so emphatic and heartfelt, that I took a proposal for a change of policy to SLT immediately afterwards, which was agreed. From then on, private reading was all the homework we required from some of our KS3 children.
This was not a lowering of aspirations – something we must work relentlessly to guard against in the SEND arena. Here, again, parents can be our guides. Most are passionately committed to securing the best possible outcomes for their children. They would never argue that homework should be jettisoned if they could see any real benefits. That’s why the reading continued, for all. Fluency comes only with practice – parents accept…
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