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Look on the forum for Oven Man. We used him and he was really decent.

Thanks Pugwash. While my daughter is probably too young yet for ideas of truanting to arise, a lot of your situation sounds familiar. I fully suspect that we're not the only child in the class in this situation and that is replicated across the school. I suspect that the school will be defensive, hence why I want some proof that it's more than just me thinking my darling child is obviously a genius but the school can't see it! Ideally therefore I'd be careful how experienced the tutor was.

The idea of an educational psychologist is interesting. Is that something you can access outside the system?

We've done a few mobile home holidays both in France and here in the UK. I think they're a great option for a budget and a good bit easier/less organising than camping. Our kids love the mini-house as they always call it. Having all the amenities onsite is great for lazy days or you can go offsite for a bit of alternative relief - they're usually in good tourist areas in France. We usually try and go somewhere near a beach that you can walk to for ultimate convenience.

We've always done 2 weeks in one place - we started doing 1 week holidays but found you'd no sooner started to relax than you had to think about heading back. 2 weeks allows for a real chill out feeling.

Would definitely go for the smaller parks and book direct as discussed above to get the best prices - and often the better vans/pitches!

My daughter is in year 4 and is reasonably bright (from what we're told). Her class is quite a handful and she's mentioned that she feels that, as a quiet child who gets on with her work, her teacher sometimes "forgets about me". I certainly feel that she could do more than she does but she's shy and won't ask for help and doesn't personally have a lot of drive. There are times when she comes home really engaged and enthused but I struggle to replicate that at home when I try to support her. I think she could manage more than she does but I'm not sure if I'm right. The last time I brought it up at parents evening, I didn't get a very inspiring response. (In terms of action/suport being suggested.)

I'd like to get someone to do a session or two with her (and her younger sister) to give me an independent view as to where they sit on the performance spectrum. I feel they could do more than they do and I'm happy to try and encourage them. But I don't want to get it wrong and put them off. I also would like to know where they stand before I discuss it with the school. But I don't know if tutors could/would be able to do some simple assessments or does it take time to get to know how kids are performing?

I'm not trying to hot-house my kids or be a pushy parent - I just want to try and do what I can to support my kids.