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What hope for AS kids Gove's changes

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Today I have been to a meeting at my 14 year old sons school and was informed that they no longer think that he continue his education there.  He has Aspergers and other spectrum issues which has made teaching him a challenge, but has always managed in main stream school. He has been tested and has an IQ that puts him the top 6% of the population and everyone who meets him comments on his intelligence. However due to the changes Mr Gove is introducing the expectations and pressures on schools has meant that exams are being streamlined and classroom expectations are for excellence, which in the main I agree with, its about time someone did something. But for children like my son these changes could be a death to his education. Where is the provision for children like my son who is highly inteligent but is going to be failed by the system because the school is under pressure, under resourced, and so he is sidelined with no other alternatives.  Great, Mr Gove, I agree we need to raise the standards but what about children who do not fit into the box and need a different approach and education that is on the table? My son was always a round peg trying to fit into a square hole but the hole's just got smaller.

Does anyone feel utterly frustrated with the lack of education facilities for children on the Autistic Spectrum.

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  • I thought my son would benefit from education in a mainstream school, I wanted him to learn important life and social skills to be able to cope one day in ‘the real world’. However even though he has come a long way, I now feel that we have failed him. He is in Yr 9 and about to embark on his GCSE’s which the school feel he is not ready for, academically he is very bright but he uses his energy trying to cope with the school environment.  He was recently assessed and the psychologist said that he is creating a safety zone for himself, he puts his bag on the table in front of him, knees come up and head goes down. Of course the teacher then tells him to sit up etc and when he doesn’t comply ends up in detention. So the environment is not right for him.  He also requires one to one help as he is severely dyslexic, but I am told that this is not possible, so the school is under resourced. Therefore there needs to be more specialist schools or the current school system needs to radically change in order to accommodate ASD children. I was told by the school that with the new changes, it will make it more difficult for my son as exams will be taken at the same time, ready or not, and only one re-sit will be permissible, and teachers will have more pressure to reach targets, meaning that they will have to come down heavier on those not ‘up to scratch’. I do know exactly what I want for my son and that is an education, which he is entitled to, and the support necessary to achieve. I do not feel it is the curriculum at fault but the lack of support. So I have to agree with intense as things stand. The problem now for my Son is trying to access a specialist unit at this late stage. I do feel very frustrated at the moment and like I have let my son down.

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  • I thought my son would benefit from education in a mainstream school, I wanted him to learn important life and social skills to be able to cope one day in ‘the real world’. However even though he has come a long way, I now feel that we have failed him. He is in Yr 9 and about to embark on his GCSE’s which the school feel he is not ready for, academically he is very bright but he uses his energy trying to cope with the school environment.  He was recently assessed and the psychologist said that he is creating a safety zone for himself, he puts his bag on the table in front of him, knees come up and head goes down. Of course the teacher then tells him to sit up etc and when he doesn’t comply ends up in detention. So the environment is not right for him.  He also requires one to one help as he is severely dyslexic, but I am told that this is not possible, so the school is under resourced. Therefore there needs to be more specialist schools or the current school system needs to radically change in order to accommodate ASD children. I was told by the school that with the new changes, it will make it more difficult for my son as exams will be taken at the same time, ready or not, and only one re-sit will be permissible, and teachers will have more pressure to reach targets, meaning that they will have to come down heavier on those not ‘up to scratch’. I do know exactly what I want for my son and that is an education, which he is entitled to, and the support necessary to achieve. I do not feel it is the curriculum at fault but the lack of support. So I have to agree with intense as things stand. The problem now for my Son is trying to access a specialist unit at this late stage. I do feel very frustrated at the moment and like I have let my son down.

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