General Allocation Model

pandoraj09

Can anyone explain the General Allocation Model to me please? Its being quoted as to why students not doing a language/Irish have to sit at the bottom of the class and "study" rather than go to Learning Support? Very annoying to have 6 kids at the bottom of the class with nothing to do, constantly asking to go to lockers, toilet etc. Many thanks.

evolving_doors

Change in allocating process. Actually called the Teacher Allocation Model now.
Previously the dept could more or less decide... now the schools decide (based on similar criteria).
Previously parents could appeal to department if application failed (and fight them ).
Now parents can appeal to the school which is just on their doorstep! Schools have to decide very carefully now as they've become the gatekeeper... so hence why everything has to be correct.

Although in our school it was always the third or 4th week before learning support was finalised so I'd be surprised these classes would start straight away in secondary... hence why some teachers are worried about gaps in their timetable and being told that it'll be sorted later!

Was Learning support always beginning the first week in your school op?

You still have a right to tell them to bring work before classes and time their toilet break 'walkabouts' though. Keep track who's where cos if something goes wrong and a student wad supposed to be in your classroom then its on you.

byhookorbycrook

Presuming those students are exempt because of dyslexia? If they are above the cut off for learning support, they aren't entitled to it, as it is a "needs driven " model. Time was anyone with dyslexia got learning support, now it's down to the cut off in each school policy. so a child with dyslexia who is scoring on say, the 35th percentile in literacy doesn't get support, but the child on the 11th percentile gets support, even if they don't "have a diagnosis."