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.
