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Views on attending Grammar school with Asperger's

Nikki

Hi all

My son starts secondary in Sep and he we have not been able to secure placement in any private school. We cannot afford to pay fees of specialist schools. His EHCP states mainstream secondary. The only place he has now is the local grammar school, where he passed the test. Since he masks well in school, I do not have strong evidence that he needs a specialist setting, he is quite bright. But DS has mobility issues,sensory issues,  social anxiety and processing speed issues. Not sure how he will cope. He also developed OCD recently. I will be appealing the council's decision, but till we get a hearing DS will have to go to the Grammar school. 

I would be grateful to find out if anyone has kids with ASD attending grammars and what is their experience like.

Thanks

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  • As a bit of an expert on education, let me tell you that the best school is the one you visit when its NOT their open day and they seem to have their s**T together.  Monday about 10am is a good time to see how the senior leaders are coping! To see Whats really happening for children needing support, go to the support services at the school at 2.30pm and share a cup of tea (anyone taking chocolate biscuits into an informal school meeting, will get really good answers, openness and an invite back).  The other good indicator of what the school values is usually  seeing what certificates trophies they have and who they talk about on their Facebook page and their newsletters.  I have seen dire schools do the most fancy brochure and open day...  They get out equipment that only gets taken out once a year, awkward teachers and students get the day off or go on 'trips'.  Also bear in mind that Ofsted can be more about how a school WAS rather than how it now IS.  18 months can make a huge difference in a school nowadays.  My friend moans about a local school, saying its was terrible when she was there... that was in 1978!

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  • As a bit of an expert on education, let me tell you that the best school is the one you visit when its NOT their open day and they seem to have their s**T together.  Monday about 10am is a good time to see how the senior leaders are coping! To see Whats really happening for children needing support, go to the support services at the school at 2.30pm and share a cup of tea (anyone taking chocolate biscuits into an informal school meeting, will get really good answers, openness and an invite back).  The other good indicator of what the school values is usually  seeing what certificates trophies they have and who they talk about on their Facebook page and their newsletters.  I have seen dire schools do the most fancy brochure and open day...  They get out equipment that only gets taken out once a year, awkward teachers and students get the day off or go on 'trips'.  Also bear in mind that Ofsted can be more about how a school WAS rather than how it now IS.  18 months can make a huge difference in a school nowadays.  My friend moans about a local school, saying its was terrible when she was there... that was in 1978!

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