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School - work placement

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My son came home from school on Friday and asked how he could hide from the work experience coordinator.  Apparently she is trying to track him down to make him commit to one weeks off site work experience in a pet store.  My son has ASC and it is quite evident that he would not be able to cope.  If anyone he doesn't know engages him in conversation he either freezes or runs away.  

He does volunteer at a local animal sanctuary for a couple of hours on a Sunday, but his school says that doesn't qualify.  It has taken many years to get him to the point where he feels comfortable doing this, so throwing him into an unknown environment is doomed to fail on many levels.

I would be grateful to hear how other parents have handled this issue with school?  

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  • I've just looked at a "work experence coordinator" job specification for Lincolnshire County Council at Spalding High School.

    The post holder is to solely manage work experience for year 10 and 6th form and to obtain data according to statutory requirements.

    The post requires accordance with the School's Equal Opportunities Policy, but whereas the specification talks directly about Health and safety issues in the placements, there's nothing at all about taking account of disability.

    As I haven't found the exact legislation driving this I don't know whether that's just a Lincolnshire County Council oversight or something occurring nationally.

    If it is a defect nationally, perhaps NAS could look into this?

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  • I've just looked at a "work experence coordinator" job specification for Lincolnshire County Council at Spalding High School.

    The post holder is to solely manage work experience for year 10 and 6th form and to obtain data according to statutory requirements.

    The post requires accordance with the School's Equal Opportunities Policy, but whereas the specification talks directly about Health and safety issues in the placements, there's nothing at all about taking account of disability.

    As I haven't found the exact legislation driving this I don't know whether that's just a Lincolnshire County Council oversight or something occurring nationally.

    If it is a defect nationally, perhaps NAS could look into this?

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