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Dual Placements?? - Do they exist?

SusieL

Been thinking so much about Jack's education and spoken to many people and am now wondering if dual placements exist ie: Half week in mainstream setting and half week in Specialist School.

The reason I wonder this is that we don't have any mainstream schools with an ASD Unit in our area. Jack's teacher made an arrangement with a nearby special school for Jack to attend a Social Communication Group every Friday morning. This works great but now I wonder if he would benefit from more time there IF we can't take him out of the mainstream school that he's in and change to a Special School.

I know the school is given funding for providing Jack with extra help and they have to decide what areas to use the money in so he can get the most out of his education. Would it be impossible to fund time in a special school? Jack loves the noise social aspect of his primary school but I worry that they cannot provide the right 'learning' environment for him. He would benefit from time in both settings. 

Does this sound crazy or has anyone else ever thought about this? I'm going to suggest it to Jack's teacher and would love to be able to tell her that it works elsewhere.

I think the Council will freak out when I suggest it! But no harm in asking.

Parents

  • I'm visiting a Special School tomorrow and am looking forward to hearing how they teach autistic children and their views on different styles of learning.

    I'm just worried that I might think it's exactly what Jack needs and then not be able to move him there! BUT that's kind of being negative and that's something I hate doing so I'll go positive - and I have lots of questions to ask - then make decision based on what I see there and from my meeting with Jack's teacher.

    I was pretty upset tonight to be given the SALT 'Homework Pack' - it contained stuff that we have already achieved with Jack and had I been told she was going into school to see Jack I would have been there and could've discussed it with her. Grrr. Oo just thought - they must think I'm a mum they can get one over on - oh dear, poor them!

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  • I'm visiting a Special School tomorrow and am looking forward to hearing how they teach autistic children and their views on different styles of learning.

    I'm just worried that I might think it's exactly what Jack needs and then not be able to move him there! BUT that's kind of being negative and that's something I hate doing so I'll go positive - and I have lots of questions to ask - then make decision based on what I see there and from my meeting with Jack's teacher.

    I was pretty upset tonight to be given the SALT 'Homework Pack' - it contained stuff that we have already achieved with Jack and had I been told she was going into school to see Jack I would have been there and could've discussed it with her. Grrr. Oo just thought - they must think I'm a mum they can get one over on - oh dear, poor them!

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