mrs fussy Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Hi I am thinking of looking for a new school for my son as major probs with present school. what do i need to do? do i just ring around schools that i would like him to go to or contact the LEA? i just dont know where to start and i dont want his present school finding out (he is in mainstream ) mainstream is the only option as he has recently started with behavioral probs but is also very bright working at yr 6 work in yr 3. any advice appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlp Report post Posted March 22, 2007 I rang around schools to ask if they had a vacancy in the relevant year group, then arranged to visit. It was only after we had visited the school, been offered a place and took ds to visit that we informed the old school (who were so furious and unprofessional on the the phone that we didn't send him back for the last few days of term). Good Luck - a new start in a supportive environment was worked very well for us after settling in teething problems (from ds) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loulou Report post Posted March 22, 2007 Hi, If you look on your local council's website, you should be able to get a list of schools. Ringing around and going to visit is the best thing to do. You definately get a "feel" for a school when you look around. I was just reading your other thread and saw that your son is currently excluded from his school. My son was excluded several times from his mainstream school when he was 5 due to his behavioural problems. This was before he was diagnosed with ADHD and AS. He ended up totally refusing school and i had him at home with me for 18 months which was horrendous. I looked around a few other mainstream schools and realised that he would never cope and would end up being excluded again. The psychiatrist who diagnosed him said that he thought my son would be better in a special school. He is now 8 and has been at an EBD school (with a high percentage of children with ASDs) for 18 months now. He is learning (very bright boy), happy and well behaved there. What i am trying to say, is don't rule out special schools. Getting the right school and the right environment has made a HUGE difference to my son. If you read his reports from both schools, you'd think they were about a different child! Good luck, Loulou xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
butterfingersbimbo Report post Posted March 22, 2007 cant offer any more advice, but good luck i hope you find somewhere better for him. <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs fussy Report post Posted March 22, 2007 Hi thanks folks for your replies really helpful, its such a difficult decision to make especially as my son has not been too bad up until last 3 months no real problems at school although has been bullied quite badly and suspect that is a big part of the problem now, they do things very subtly to him and then wait for the reaction which doesnt usually take very long, then of course its my son who gets into trouble, the class teacher when shes allowed to teach that is and is not doing other jobs seems very good but the head doesnt seem to care. Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpkinpie Report post Posted March 23, 2007 The problem is regarding specialist provision that leas want kids to have statements to be eligable - but thye dont wan to issue statements so its catch 22. I would look around schools in your area, do you know any parents who could give you feedback. I find a typical kids experience is very differnt to that of a child with sen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs fussy Report post Posted March 24, 2007 The problem is regarding specialist provision that leas want kids to have statements to be eligable - but thye dont wan to issue statements so its catch 22. I would look around schools in your area, do you know any parents who could give you feedback. I find a typical kids experience is very differnt to that of a child with sen Hi pumpkinpie yes i have heard that statements are hard to come by, but i really feel my son would be better in mainstream, he copes at home and other situations really well no one who nows him well can believe all this as been going on i really feel he has just been failed and now school are covering there tracks, several children have been taken out of school recently due to parents not being happy with the education they are recieving. the word scapegoat springs to mind!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted March 25, 2007 hi shell, I would try and find out from the head where things are up to with his statement, you may find it better to keep him at his present school till the statement is sorted,that way it will give you more scope to look at all schools available.My son attends a unit attached to a mainstream high school and this type of provision may suit your son.But you would need a statement to access it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpkinpie Report post Posted March 25, 2007 There is nothing to stop you contacting the education officer dealing with the statement yourself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
