Published on 12, July, 2020
In today's news:
The thousands of children missing out on key support for diagnosed special educational needs in England is a "national scandal", Ofsted has said.
Chief inspector of England's schools, Amanda Spielman, reveals 2,060 children with official education, health and care plans (EHCs) setting out their needs receive no support at all.She also raises the issue of children disappearing from education.Some parents said a child is only assessed when they are excluded.
Ms Spielman says: "Too often, children who have been assessed still do not receive the services they need."She uses her annual report to expose what she describes as a "bleak picture" of too many children "failed by the education system".
Link to article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46400397
I wonder if this is the same thing, she is urging schools to put more on to parents and blames poor parenting for everything, at least that is what is being circulated to teachers.
www.tes.com/.../parents-must-not-abdicate-role-schools-says-ofsted-chief
I think there needs to be more clarity between the services which schools are expected to provide and the services which parents are expected to provide.
Under the 1996 Education Act parents are the one's ultimately responsible for their child's education. I believe that schools should include more in the way of life skills and social skills into the curriculum but the state school system must not become a national religion like the NHS has.
The NAS provides very little help and support directly to children with ASD in mainstream schools.