Thanks for your kind reply - I will certainly go and see his teacher and explain the situation - he had a bad start in life up to the age of two and a half - abusive relationship, drug taking father etc. etc. but for the past four years I have turned this around, moved away, got a lovely new partner who loves Max as his own. He was a bit disruptive when he first started his first school but working together with the teachers we got him through it and he was very happy there - he says often that he wants to go back there and wants to be with his old friends.