Peerielass:
Lovelysofa, I ran this by my sister-in-law who is a teacher and she said occasionally they hold younger kids back because they tend not to be as confident as the older kids. The child might still be ok academically but may lack social skills and struggle in groups tasks and ability to communicate with other kids.. She said it’s usually beneficial for kids to repeat a year in P1 than progress to the next class and then having to struggle through out their primary and secondary school years. The school should however have highlighted it to you before now.

Message me if you have any specific questions on how to approach your discussion with the teachers at the parent evening, I can ask her.

Thank you so much.

My daughter is that child that would cling to me throughout her classmates birthday party and only start socialising 10mins to the end of the party. However, once she starts, she's literally the life of the party and I will have to force her to leave.

I'm not sure if she exhibits similar behaviour in school as nothing has being flagged with me. Her teacher uses phrases like "she's becoming more confident", etc so it's really hard to get any "negative" feedback from them.

Peerielass:


No need to shout.

I live in Scotland and have kids that have been through primary school so know a bit. If this is not a a composite case, then you need to have a proper discussion with the school when next you are in.

I also have a much older child in the same school, and we've never had this situation.

Peerielass:
@lovelysofa

Please try not to stress over nothing.

Please don't get me upset any further. If you no nothing about my post or you are unable to help,please ignore and jump and pass.

THIS IS NOT A COMPOSITE CLASS SITUATION

Peerielass:


Hi trying to understand what’s the problem is here - did your letter specifically say your child was being held back in Primary 1? The reason I ask is because many schools in Scotland run composite classes that are a combination of different year groups. This could be as a result of inadequate teachers in the school or not enough pupils in the various year groups to warrant creating separate classes for them.

I used to live in the Scottish islands and there were some schools that only had one or two teachers with all the pupils(from P1 to P7) in one class due to how sparsely populated the areas were. So a class could have P4/5/6, It doesn’t mean that they were holding back the kids in P6 to repeat with the P4s. The teacher will prepare different lesson notes for each year group. I suspect this to be the case with your child. The fact that her school reports have not indicated that she’s struggling confirms my reasoning.

I have read the discussions you linked in your post and don’t completely agree with the representation of information re Scotland.

No, the reason for putting her in a streaming class has absolutely nothing to do with staffing numbers.

Please read the link below starting from the conversation by Mamatukwas
https://www.nairaland.com/4158866/living-uk-life-uk-immigrant/664#102811096

In the letter I received from the school,they've said this is a "very considered decision" and the feel it will be beneficial for my daughter for the following reasons:
1. Build independence and confidence
2. Opportunities for support within a small group of pupils
3. Having the same teachers for another year who know my daughter well

They've also asked me not to share this whole information with my daughter just yet "so that they can work with them on the moving day and explain how this will work for them" .

Dupsyshoo Ticha Mamatukwas and anyone else that can help.

Please i desperately need your advice. This is off the back of the conversation on the thread below.

https://www.nairaland.com/4158866/living-uk-life-uk-immigrant/665

I got a letter today from my daughter's school that she won't be moving to P2 but she will be put in a "streaming" class which is P2/1 with the same p1 teachers that are currently teaching her. We are based in Scotland.

Saying that I'm shocked and disappointed is an understatement. I have attended all parents' meeting and there's been no concerns regarding her. She writes and speaks well despite being one of the youngest in her class (her class is a mix of 5 to 6 year olds) and she's in the younger range thanks to her birth month.

Please is there anything I can do to stop them from making her "repeat" a class? I have received her year report and it's full of praises and they've not flagged any concerns.

Can I push back? Should I withdraw her and take her to a fee paying school?

My daughter has been taking English kumon a month before she started primary school and I had plans to enroll for maths in p2.

I have another parents conference in the next 2 days and I intend to email the school and seriously object to the streaming arrangement. Please I need help and advice.

Thanks

Dupsyshoo Ticha Mamatukwas and anyone else that can help.

Please i desperately need your advice. This is off the back of the conversation on the thread below.

https://www.nairaland.com/4158866/living-uk-life-uk-immigrant/665

I got a letter today from my daughter's school that she won't be moving to P2 but she will be put in a "streaming" class which is P2/1 with the same p1 teachers that are currently teaching her. We are based in Scotland.

Saying that I'm shocked and disappointed is an understatement. I have attended all parents' meeting and there's been no concerns regarding her. She writes and speaks well despite being one of the youngest in her class (her class is a mix of 5 to 6 year olds) and she's in the younger range thanks to her birth month.

Please is there anything I can do to stop them from making her "repeat" a class? I have received her year report and it's full of praises and they've not flagged any concerns.

Can I push back? Should I withdraw her and take her to a fee paying school?

My daughter has been taking English kumon a month before she started primary school and I had plans to enroll for maths in p2.

I have another parents conference in the next 2 days and I intend to email the school and seriously object to the streaming arrangement. Please I need help and advice.

Thanks