And finally……
Yes Yorkshire can have the sun. Ok I was slowly sinking into the mud but it was still nice. The problem with waterproof trail running shoes is that they work until the mud reaches the top of the shoe. Then it’s wet feet time…
I was writing to school to tell them that we would not be making a decision about dropping French until after Christmas. Then a thought hit me. Yes I have them occasionally. And this one didn’t involve cheese and onion crisps.
Hawklad has not been in school since March. Up to July he was like all his other classmates. After September he has been at home while his classmates have returned. I’ve had the occasional email asking if he needed anything from one teaching assistant. And one of the teachers has wrote asking about our decision on French. But that’s it. No one asking about his well being. No one asking when he’s coming back. No one asking about how much schooling he does each day. No one asking if I’m working on his dyslexia. No one asking about his Aspergers. Or his ADHD. Or his dyspraxia. The paediatrician hasn’t seen him in over two years.
Here’s the thing School only contact us after I email them. The health services only contact us after I hassle them. What would happen if I stopped making contact…..
In our case it’s not a real issue. But there will be kids out there struggling. In need. At risk. Is anyone checking on them.
I suspect not. That’s what happens when you cut services back to the bone. When you try to outsource everything.
Definitely an unsettling thought.
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
That is unsettling. We have something similar. D is thankfully in a lot of different services, but when he was at home not one of them asked how he was actually doing at home. Their only concern was how he was doing during his time in their meetings. They didn’t see all the behind the scenes – all the work it took for us to get him into the zoom meeting or do the work at home. I know what we went through and how distant we were from his services. I can only imagine how it must feel like you are on an island with Hawklad’s school! Thinking of you! x
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It is really worrisome that the services are so apathetic.
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Government should never take money from schools or hospitals. It’s just stupid!
But GREED is the name of the game. Get while the getting is good. Help your friend get some too. Screw the poor bastards who suffer, we’ll never see them. We’ll sleep just fine on our luxury sheets in our luxury house.🤬🤬
It is unsettling and infuriating! People are being squished into the mud. The pandemic is exposing how broken our systems are.
Sorry🤐🤐🤐
Beautiful photo! I’m SOOO happy you got a little sunshine! Hopefully you’ll have lots more!💌💌💌
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And I think that sunshine is a mass hallucination
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It must be….
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Very!
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My goodness…what is that yellow thing…….?
Youa re right re people slipping through nets.
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Still trying to work out what it is…..
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Yeah… it could take some time given the rare sight it is.
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I know.
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thats nuts…over here they nag and nag when a kid( even the special needs ones) arent in school…the parents get in trouble, even if it’s virtual school
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It’s the same here. Then when the kid is back they don’t support him or her.
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‘That’s what happens when you cut services back to the bone. When you try to outsource everything.” This applies across the board. The concept of service has been sacrificed to Mammon
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Sadly it has. Thing about it . It ends up costing more and delivering less. But at least some people are making a profit.
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So right.
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Thank you
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I am just gonna live vicariously through your sun pictures, mmkay? Good. 🙂
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Still no sun?
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Nope
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Sorry.
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Goodness – that really doesn’t sound good. I don’t know if this will be of any help, but there is statuatory guidance in this area. You can read it here…
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-missing-education
It’s a while since I had any Inset training on it but you might be able to find ways to get your son more help if the school are not conforming to this guidance. Just a thought.
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Thank you x
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I wish there was a “empathise” button, I dont ‘like’ this post, because I hate how hard life is. I hope the world wakes up from this nightmare soon.
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One day it will. That’s the hope x
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It’s very unsettling for someone so young. Sadly, in this country, old people are ignored. After 40 (yes 40) doctor’s aren’t really interested anymore and when you retire, you become a non-person. For me it’s not a problem but we have homes bursting at the seams with the unwanted. It shouldn’t be this way.
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It really shouldn’t be.
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Agreed and yet, sadly it’s set to get far far worse.
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Sadly it so is.
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I know that the UK is different.
Here in the US all healthcare providers are so overwhelmed that many have retired or left medicine. Doctors are shutting down their practices and moving on to something else.
Teachers are just as buried. Some kids are in school, some at home and some are hybrid.
At my wife’s school someone leaves every few weeks.
If the UK is anything like the US all of your healthcare providers and educators are struggling to keep up, feeling like they are not and considering their options.
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Lots of good dedicated professionals are leaving here as well.
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Very unsettling. That’s why you have to continue to “bother” on his behalf. I wish every child in need had a parent like you in their corner.
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Got to keep fighting.
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