May I take a few moments to congratulate what the Learning Support Service has achieved at our son’s schools thus far… Our middle child was adopted at 16 months, and has attended the mainstream education provision within Brighton & Hove City…
Our three adopted children placed by the Local Authority have complex issues. Numeracy and literacy are the main reasons why they struggle in mainstream. Our middle son is receiving the expert care and attention of the literacy support service within the school setting.
Without this service we can categorically state that our 8 year old would still be unable to read or write what little he can. The deliverance of this specialised service is done in a timely, appropriate and expert manner, by staff who are properly qualified, over vary many years, and have much training, who are highly motivated and posses a wealth of expertise which is second to none.
Very sadly you would be mistaken to opt in for “shortermism” as a cost cutting venture now; to then end up with teens who are still unable to read and write and are passed through the education system like a sausage factory with no basic skills to remain in mainstream; having to then to implement emergency high value measures at a latter date to get children to attain their potential goals, is a flawed and costly strategy.
The primary school teachers are stretched to their limits trying to meet; goals, parents expectations, delivering the national curriculum and endless standards, most are simply firefighting and managing; not having the time or expertise in teaching the children who require it most, these children need the expert intervention of the Learning Support Service now and in the future.
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