Over the next few posts I am going to break down the three stakeholders in a little more detail. The Child is the easiest label to define as it depends entirely on the child's capability and development. From birth through to adolescence the child will progress from wanting their concerns addressing to achieving autonomy and being the primary decision maker. Over the same period, the Parent (same labelling caveats apply as before) should transition from being the primary decision maker to wanting their concerns addressed. So who is the Parent? I've heard an annoyance, a waste of time, over protective, demanding... The School is the most complex, comprising of Teachers, pastoral staff, support staff... I'm ditching these openers. I ran out of patience too quickly with this one and could not even complete the thought as it riled me up so much. The Parent I am starting here because from experience this has been the hardest position to be in. Years of experience with other p
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