bluefish Report post Posted January 23, 2009 Hi, I had the welfare officer round today (at my request) as the school I had applied for turned ds down.We could of course pick holes in the silly two pages of reasons they dont want him but why would I want him to go where he is not wanted and by a Ht that has been infulensed by the old school! anyway I had decided to home educate and wanted to disscuss this with welfare officer to make sure I was keeping everyone in the loop. Anyway not only was she supportive of my decision but asked me to hang fire and allow her to approach a small village school and speak to them about ds before they recieve his documents to see if they could meet his needs. I was very wary of welfare but this lady seems to have mine and ds best interests at heart. She said she understands my situation and supports any desision I make however does not want me to make a knee jerk decision and wants to see if this school will welcome and embrase my son. I have stressed I am not prepared for ds to go to a school that might fail him and would rather H.E. she seems to understand. Just a post really to say their are some nice and dedicated people out there...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynne Report post Posted January 23, 2009 Well I refused to send my son to school (for safety reasons because he had no TA to support him) than the LEA threatened me with the welfare officer. So I rang the welfare office and explained the situation for my child missing school. She was very supportive. Able to discuss the pros and cons and said as long as I keep them involved I was not to worry. It was so lovely to have a supporting word when we were struggling with the LEA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
