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Hi there
The school which my 2 children go to is not informing me on parents evenings or school plays ect, ive been in to the school to see them about this many of times now even speaking to the headmaster, All they say is they will let me know from now on but it never happens, Does anybody know what i can do about this.
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Presumably you have PR? I would contact the board of governors, but it also might be worth contacting the local education authority.
Does the school have a website - they mostly do, and you may well find these dates on there.
I had similar problems but after serving them with a letter stating my legal right to know about my child's schooling and their legal obligation to provide me with the information they backed down and i now have a reasonably trouble free relationship with the school.
That said, I was told that they don't inform parrents of events like parents evening or school plays etc... but they post various events and dates on their website - i don't belive that they don't give a handout to the "resident parent" as i know my (child) had one a few years ago for a christmas school choir and play they were doing and i do know that they do send out permision slips for school trips etc...
best you can do is to look on the school website and make note of the dates, then a few weeks before them contact the teacher to make an appointment to see them if parents evening or you need to chat about anything with them.
i find mine a lot more easy to talk with nowadays but it did take a bit of forcing with letters and proving PR etc... to start with
Thanks guys yes they do have a website but its not right useful, It does not states which year/class is doing what activities, I probably just right to them see if anything changes. Its 3 years since i split up with the ex and she still cannot be amicable in telling me about there schooling or most things really. Thanks again
Here's a link to template letter that you can use, sending a letter might put your request on a more formal footing.
http://www.separateddads.co.uk/letter-templates-for-school-health-club-activities.html
Best of luck
I used that same template a few months back with a childminder and it worked wonders. I did add a paragraph there about how good a childminder she was and how happy the child was to be there, so you may consider that too, include a complimentary paragraph before giving them stick for not keeping you up to date.
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