School Refusers - self help forum

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Welcome to the School Refusers resource centre School Refusers - Parental Forum The term ‘school refusers’ can incorporate pupils with varying difficulties who, for whatever reason, do not attend school regularly. Research has shown that practitioners use the term ‘school refuser’ in different ways. Sometimes it is used interchangeably with the term ‘school phobics’, but at other times school refusers refers to a broader group of pupils with more general issues of non-attendance relating to disaffection. Children who are very anxious, have problems with social relationships, are bullied, have poor literacy or numeracy skills, or who become disaffected, may refuse to go to school for prolonged periods. The school refuser may remain at home with their parent s knowledge or may set off for school as normal but truant during the day. Here, we make no distinction between different reasons for non-attendance, other than to attempt focus on long-term absence, particularly for those children who exhibit symptoms of stress or anxiety about attending school. This website is for parents seeking a way forward, and for those who, themselves, need support during this stressful period. You join us at a time when we are still building the website. Your help in bringing this resource together will be warmly welcomed. we are not experts - just concerned parents seeking an answer. Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) did devote a page of their website to school refusers. It was quite empty! Now (August 2009) they have removed the page, leaving nothing. That typifies the level of support available for those of us with children classified as refusers . We have to change that. Most children will attempt to refuse to go to school at some time or other; often complaining of stomach aches or other illnesses to excuse them from school for a day or so. They then return to school with no problems. Provision for pupils RE-Posted on 4th FEB 2016 While there is psychological literature on the causes of school refusal or phobia within the child, there has been little educational literature on factors at school that might cause the problem and also little research into the strategies that can be adopted by LEAs and schools to support such pupils. . More… Conference findings RE-Posted on 4th FEB 2016 The significant psychological difficulties found among referred school refusers highlight the need for further service provision to diagnose and treat them. Early intervention is vital to prevent problems becoming entrenched, and prolonging periods of absence from school.. More… Truancy or phobia? RE-Posted on 4th FEB 2016 School phobia is sometimes confused with truancy - even by teachers and educational workers. However, truants do not usually express or display such high levels of anxiety, and nor do they flatly refuse to attend school. More… Have you got experience dealing with a school refuser? Your own child, perhaps? Or maybe you work with children? Whatever your background, we would like to hear your experiences, or opinions. You can do this by commenting on existing posts in the blog. Or you can help financially by donating to keep the site live. Keep a record RE-Posted on 4th FEB 2016 Keeping a diary, or some other written record, of your day to day experiences with a school refuser will become invaluable as you progress along this rocky road. Remembering exactly when something happened, when there seemed to be progress, or regressions, and other events helps when talking to professionals. get your child to do the same. Start a blog Posted on Nov 13th, 2008 Consider setting up a blog. Then you can network with others who are experiencing similar problems. Keywords listed in Interests can be used to find others with similar interests , so it is easy to link up. Or you can add friends and easily track other posts on relevant topics. Best of all - it is free!

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