glyncochboy@hotmail.com

Hi bjkmummy.. i've a very similar situation with my son R, with the LEA in Cardiff.. My best advice to you at the moment is to make an Urgent Visit Appointment at a SEN School of your choice (within your catchment area), take your Son and see if he likes the visit.. if he does like the school, enquire about spaces for next sept.. if there are spaces, contact, both the SEN LEA admissions officer to confirm this and then your son's SENCO Officer / Educational Welfare Case Worker / Educational Psychologist (CAMHS - Hospital based, Consultant Paediatric Psychologist) / Educational O/T / Educational Speech & Language Worker etc.. to arrange an Emergency School transfer and with SNAP if necessary.. Remember that both you and your son have a big say in your choice of an appropriate school for him.. you can arrange for your son to attend mornings only at your choice of SEN School until end of term (talk to the Head Teacher, some school is better than none), otherwise tell the current school that you're going to 'Home School' your son, see if he stops being sick then.? We have even had to threaten to move home/house into Bridgend county for our son to go to a school (Heronsbridge - look this school up.!) that is appropriate for him holistically - both education and his personal happiness.. Yes, being sick, both physically and complaining are both signs of stress about going (being forced - under pressure from the truency dept.) to go to school.. it's not a good situation when you literally have to force/drag your SEN child to a mainstream school, especially when the school staff are hostile to your child being moved (they loose funding for that child).. i hope that this helps.. Please let us know.. Glyncochboy