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Hi all, its been a while since I was last here, and thankfully things have been good recently:) DS has settled into his GCSE years far better than expected, he's been in class every day since September and getting good grades, so it's all good atm......

 

He is now in year 10 (how did that happen?) at a Priory specialist school. he boards Mon-Fri, and is happy there. He even seems to have made a friend! But now it's time (again) to start thiniing about post 16. he is expected to get 7 good GCSE's, and is keen to go on to 6th form to study A levels in Maths and Science. The school have said they will keep him but a) that costs a fortune and B) I'd rather he was at home and c) they just provide a TA to support him in the local mainstream college. We have a very good mainstream college just round the corner from us, so I'm wondering if he could go there?

 

I have a meeting with their access people on thursday - they have asked me to bring reports etc, but tbh, we don't have anything very up to date. I was thinking of taking the last two annual review reports (last years is not good, this years is) and perhaps the last reports from when he was last in mainstream school (appallingly bad)...... But wanted some advice about what support I can ask for/insist on for post 16. He still has a statement which will be updated to an EHCP next year.

 

He and I think he needs a full time TA/suppport person(s) both in and out of lessons - not for academic issues (although there may be the occasional blip) but for social times, group work and recognising anxiety levels. I think the person(s) will need to meet him long before the college year starts and get to know him as he has some major trust issues, and often responds to rising anxiety with violence:/

 

Does anyone know if this is likely to be something a mainstream college can provide? The word on the street is they are great at saying they will do loads of access stuff but not so great at providing everything they promise:/ What is the legal standing of the new ECHPs? are they legally enforceable like a statement?

 

Any advice/suggestions gratefully recieved

 

TIA

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Nice to hear from you again.

 

Can I ask why you don't want him to stay on at the Priory school until age 19? His Statement should cover whatever costs there are and the new form of Statement - EHCP - goes up to age 25.

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It's not that I don't want him to stay as much as I am not sure there will be any benefit in him staying:/ His statement runs out at 16 - the new ECHP goes on, but its not written yet and I know the LA will argue against him staying. At the very least, I will have to have plenty of evidence as to why local college is not a viable option:) But also, if they just provide a member of staff to take him to their (not so good) local mainstream college, I might as well look at the possibility of getting someone to take him to our (oustanding) one......

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What do the school say about if they think he will cope in mainstream college. Would the school support him staying and what would be their reasons for that.

Do they have a college that they feed their pupils into and what kind of support package would a pupil get. Could that be provided at your choice of college.

What is his level of support currently.

What are the class sizes currently compared to the mainstream college.

How would he cope with "self directed" learning [which is how most learning is now].

How would he cope with different classes and different teachers and different peer groups each lesson?

 

I think you need the EHCP anyway. That requires a "re-assessment" and not just a re-write of the Statement. The EHCP should help identify the type of learning environment he needs post 16.

 

At the college of your choice how many students do they have with Aspergers and how do they get funding for students with EHCP and the provision it details.

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