Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi i have a son who is 6 years old he is in mainstream school,but the other day i was ask to come in to discuss hes behaviour ,and they said that they cant meet hes needs as hes behaviour is bad and that i should look into another school ,is that right for them to do that and leaving it to us ,i feel that they aint really help us ,even though they say they have . bernice
my son got diagnosis two years ago but only got he echp not long ago ,he as a one to one teacher in class and it as help ,but there worry about hes behaviour so they ask ask to look for a school that can support hes need,but two years ago they said he was mainsteam but he aint.
Does he have a diagnosis? That might dictate who in the council can help you.
Your son has a right to an education. The council must provide that. End of.
An individual school can decide that they "can't meet need", but sometimes for want of proper training in autism they don't know how or can't be bothered.
You need to focus on the triggers for your son and ask what they are doing to support. If he has a diagnosis some one from the council SEN team should be helping you.
Good luck
I think if they are being vocal about not being able to meet his needs it's not ideal, but I suppose it is still better that they are admitting to their failures rather than silently acting like nothing is up at your sons expense.
I would strongly suggest to them that they help you arrange a placement at another school though as they know more educators and the education world first hand, especially as they would have some duty of care to assist in the transition anyway. If they expect you to simply pull your son out of education without first securing another placement that would be very neglectful of them.And use words to that effect when dealing with them. Honestly they will look worse to the new school if they just left you to it, so I'm not sure why they are even attempting to use that excuse.
I hope it all works out. The support in education for autistic children is a disgrace. It needs to change, hopefully one day it will be better.
thank you for the information you send me
Hi There - sorry you are going through a tough time, I have gathered these linked below that may find useful.
The following page contains a lot of helpful information about education for a child with an autism: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/education This includes information regarding getting extra support for your child in their education setting.
You can search for schools that cater for children with an autism spectrum disorder on our Autism Services Directory: https://www.autism.org.uk/directory
You may want to contact our Education Rights Service who provides information, support and advice on educational provision and entitlements. Please see the following link for further information: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/education-advice-line
If you need support with an appeal against a decision about a child or young person’s educational needs, you might want to contact our Educational Tribunal Support Helpline: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/tribunal-support-line
Best wishes,
SarahMod
the school my son go's to feels that we should apply for the new school as, they dont what the new school to look at them as they cant help a child with bad austim and that aint right ,thanks for the comments
Perhaps school isn't the right environment for him.
The lack of discipline, and respect, these days have made school all but impossible to cope with for kids with Autism.
tell him he has a right to an education and that there cant remove him without at least trying